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4)

is

lo cating

the

pin

whic

h

is

binding

the

most.

The

force

diagram

(Figure

5.5)

developed

in

c

hapter

5

suggests

a

fast

w

a

y

to

select

the

correct

pin

to

lift.

Assume

that

all

the

pins

could

b

e

characterized

b

y

the

same

force

diagram.

That

is,

assume

that

they

all

bind

at

once

and

that

they

all

encounter

the

same

friction.

Now

consider

the

eect

of

running

the

pick

o

v

er

all

the

pins

with

a

pressure

that

is

great

enough

to

o

v

ercome

the

spring

and

friction

forces

but

not

great

enough

to

ov

ercome

the

collision

force

of

the

key

pin

hitting

the

hull.

An

y

pressure

that

is

ab ov

e

the

at

p ortion

of

the

force

graph

and

b

elo

w

the

top

of

the

p

eak

will

work.

As

the

pic

k

passes

o

v

er

a

pin,

the

pin

will

rise

until

it

hits

the

h

ull,

but

it

will

not

enter

the

hull.

See

Figure

5.3.

The

collision

force

at

the

sheer

line

resists

the

pressure

of

the

pic

k,

so

the

pick

rides

ov

er

the

pin

without

pressing

it

into

the

hull.

If

the

prop

er

torque

is

b eing

applied,

the

plug

will

rotate

slightly

.

As

the

pick

leav

es

the

pin,

the

key

pin

will

fall

back

to

its

initial

p

osition,

but

the

driver

pin

will

catch

on

the

edge

of

the

plug

and

stay

ab ov

e

the

sheer

line.

See

gure

6.1.

In

theory

one

stroke

of

the

pick

ov

er

the

pins

will

cause

the

lo

c

k

to

op en.

In

practice,

at

most

one

or

tw

o

pins

will

set

during

a

single

strok

e

of

the

pic

k,

so

several

strokes

are

necessary

.

Basically

,

you

use

the

pick

to

scrub

bac

k

and

forth

o

v

er

the

pins

while

you

adjust

the

amoun

t

of

torque

on

the

plug.

The

exercises

in