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20th Sep 2014, 21:09

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Herod

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DL ... The load will be going up at the same speed as the Herc... why would releasing a lock make it slide vertically downwards?

Gravity dear boy; gravity. The Herc is still powered (I hope), while the load, once released, isn't.

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