As promised, in this article we will look at anchor and belay systems in relation to mechanical advantage systems (MAS). We'll also explore how to simply figure out what a mechanical advantage ...

In the world of rope rescue, we use mechanical advantage systems really for two reasons. The first being a force increasing tool and the second, a means of reducing the weight of a load during a ...

Various pulleys with different degrees of mechanical advantage (1:1, 1:2, and 1:4) can be used with different masses and a newton scale to perform a quantitative demonstration. Mount the rod ...