First Class Lever Calculator

Dimensions

Enter your specific requirements and find an actuator which has enough force to lift your load.

LE Distance (Inches)

LI Distance (Inches)

Load Weight (Lb's)

Results

30lb's

Force Required

Based on your input, you will need an actuator that has atleast 30lb's of force. This is becuase your load is 1 times closer to the pivot than the actuator is.

Diagram

Results

30lb's

Force Required

Based on your input, you will need an actuator that has atleast 30lb's of force. This is becuase your load is 1 times closer to the pivot than the actuator is.

In this example the Actuator is doing the pushing movement. If the actuator is placed under the lever then it will be doing the pulling where the force requirements are exactly the same. For more information on first class lever's, check out our blog post on them here.