Mechanisms — pulley system

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Compound Weight Motor diagram
Compound Weight Motor Mechanism: How It Works, Diagram, Parts, Formula and Uses Explained
How a Compound Weight Motor works, with a worked example, formulas, and named applications in clocks, foundry hoists, and gravity-powered demonstrators.
Endless Cord-winding Device for Clocks diagram
Endless Cord-winding Device for Clocks: How It Works, Diagram, Parts and Maintaining Power Explained
How the endless cord-winding device for clocks (Huygens' loop) keeps weight-driven clocks running while you wind them. Theory, design rules, and worked example.
Pulleys Combined with a Differential Gear diagram
Pulleys Combined with a Differential Gear: How It Works, Diagram, Formula, and Uses Explained
Learn how pulleys combined with a differential gear split torque between two outputs. Engineering breakdown, formula, worked example, and real industrial uses.
Equalizing Pulley diagram
Equalizing Pulley Mechanism: How It Works, Parts, Formula, Diagram and Uses in Elevators and Cranes
Equalizing pulley explained — how it splits load equally between two cables, where it's used in elevators and cranes, with formulas and a worked example.