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To change the direction of pull.
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Would you use a fixed pulley or movable pulley to lift a heavy load?
Fixed if it weighed as less than you, but a movable pulley wouldn't be helpful here. You'd be best with a pulley with multiple supporting ropes.
How would you use a fixed pulley to lift something heavier than yourself?
You have to have the right size pulley for the weight of the object you want to move and a secure place to attach it. Then, once it's all hooked up, you'll need to generate the force to pull on the rope or cable that will then move your object. If it is more than you can produce with your body, you can attach an engine to it and let it do the work.
Can you use belt and pulley in two wheelers?
It would depend on what you want to use the belt and pulley for
How do you calculate the mechanical advantage of a movable pulley?
use calculator
What is the example of moveable pulley?
Zip lines weight training machines hoists electric elevators cranes The cord that pulls up window blinds is a pulley. A example of a pulley is a block-and-tackle a flag pole. window blinds The shades a fishing pole
Why might you want use a single fixed pulley?
if you use a double fixed pully, it could make the rope or wire haver that much more preasure
Why might you want to use a single pulley?
if you use a double fixed pully, it could make the rope or wire haver that much more preasure
What type of pulley can you use to change the direction of the effort force?
Fixed Pulley and Compound Pulley.
What do we use a fixed pulley for?
this is berat writing.we use fixed pulley for lifting load up only by using force on the effort that makes the load lift
What simple machine is used in venetian blinds?
The blinds use a pulley (fixed pulley).
Would you use a fixed pulley or movable pulley to lift a heavy load?
Fixed if it weighed as less than you, but a movable pulley wouldn't be helpful here. You'd be best with a pulley with multiple supporting ropes.
Is a clothesline a fixed or movable pulley?
A clothesline can be a simple line strung between to upright fixed points, or it can be woven through a pulley system to allow the user to stand at a fixed position to use it.
What is the benefit of a fixed pulley?
a fixed pulley changes the direction you are executing the force in. fixed pulleys are made to work with gravity which makes the work you must use less than if you were lifting straight up and against gravity.
How would you use a fixed pulley to lift something heavier than yourself?
You have to have the right size pulley for the weight of the object you want to move and a secure place to attach it. Then, once it's all hooked up, you'll need to generate the force to pull on the rope or cable that will then move your object. If it is more than you can produce with your body, you can attach an engine to it and let it do the work.
How can a fixed pulley make work easier?
Mechanical advantage is not the only reason one would use a pulley. For instance in a car, pulleys are used to drive alternators and power steering pumps. The use of the pulley and belt is to give power to these devices from the crankshaft. It's a method of transfering kinetic energy to these devices.
Why use a single fixed pulley if it does not give a mechanical advantage?
It allows you to pull from a convenient position. For instance you can raise your washing line or flag whilst standing on the ground instead of having to climb the support pole.
How much effort force would you use to lift a kg weight with a fixed pulley system?
a lot
