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I'm getting a power rating of 4.65 kW without the factor of safety. I'm using an overall factor of safety of 1.5 (apart form the cable which is higher). The calculations I've done so far are specifically without the factor or safety included so as to obtain maximum values. The factor of safety...

I looks similar to the picture attached. It has a simple electric winch at the base, with a single pulley at the very top of the boom.

I have a platform which can lift 600 kg (the platform itself weighs 95 kg so their combined mass is actually 695 kg) at 0.75 m/s up to around 37 m in height at a maximum angle of inclination of 87 degrees. The issue I'm coming across is determining the power required to lift said mass as the...