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archimedes33
Oct20-10, 05:23 PM
I am working on making a system of pulleys and a lever. I am planning on using a complex pulley with a few blocks. I wanted to know what how much weight is taken off with the addition of each pulley. If anyone knows some of the equations involved it would be much appreciated. I was planning on lifting about 200 lbs.

russ_watters
Oct20-10, 06:54 PM
Welcome to PF.

Try the wiki first and if you have any more specific questions, please feel free to ask: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_advantage