The power pulley system is the most complex and most
effective of the three systems. It’s distinguished by having
one upper group and several lower groups that are connected
in series, with the hook attached to the last one,
as shown in Figure 6-24.
As you see, this system starts with one section of the
string (black) coming off the reel, going through the upper
pulley, going through the pulley of the first lower group, and
then being tied to part of the upper group. Then the lower
group has another section of string (green) attached to it.
This string goes through the pulley of a second lower group
and is then tied to part of the upper group, just like the first
string’s section. This series of repetition can continue until the
final lower group, which has a hook attached to it and handles
the actual load. In Figure 6-24, the hook is present on the
4th lower group, but it could just as well be present on the
20th one. Note that by moving the points where strings are
tied to the upper group away from its pulley (to the left in
Figure 6-24), it’s possible to make the lower groups travel
not only up and down but also forward and backward.
The mechanical advantage of the power pulley system
is equal to 2n, where n is the total number of lower
groups. This means that the mechanical advantage increases
rapidly with the number of lower groups, starting with 2 for
one group, 4 for two groups, 8 for three groups, 16 for four
groups, and so on. This may not sound impressive compared
The power pulley system is the most complex and most
effective of the three systems. It’s distinguished by having
one upper group and several lower groups that are connected
in series, with the hook attached to the last one,
as shown in Figure 6-24.
As you see, this system starts with one section of the
string (black) coming off the reel, going through the upper
pulley, going through the pulley of the first lower group, and
then being tied to part of the upper group. Then the lower
group has another section of string (green) attached to it.
This string goes through the pulley of a second lower group
and is then tied to part of the upper group, just like the first
string’s section. This series of repetition can continue until the
final lower group, which has a hook attached to it and handles
the actual load. In Figure 6-24, the hook is present on the
4th lower group, but it could just as well be present on the
20th one. Note that by moving the points where strings are
tied to the upper group away from its pulley (to the left in
Figure 6-24), it’s possible to make the lower groups travel
not only up and down but also forward and backward.
The mechanical advantage of the power pulley system
is equal to 2n, where n is the total number of lower
groups. This means that the mechanical advantage increases
rapidly with the number of lower groups, starting with 2 for
one group, 4 for two groups, 8 for three groups, 16 for four
groups, and so on. This may not sound impressive compared
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