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When the connecting rod is too long, secondary forces arise due to reciprocating masses.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

This is a very interesting question from Balancing of Coupled Locomotives & Secondary Forces of Multi-cylinder Inline Engines in portion Balancing of Reciprocating Masses of Machine Dynamics

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Correct choice is (b) False

Best explanation: When the obliquity of the connecting rod is taken into consideration which means that the long is not too long, then the secondary disturbing force due to the reciprocating mass arises.

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