Polipasto potencial

English translation: Compond pulley system with one fixed pulley and any number of moveable pulleys

10:43 Jun 12, 2019
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: Polipasto potencial
In a secondary school technology textbook. It divides block and tackle systems into two types, 'factorial' and 'potencial'.

Explanation of what it refers to here:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aparejo_potencial

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Eleanor Bridgwood (X)
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English translation:Compond pulley system with one fixed pulley and any number of moveable pulleys
Explanation:
Aparejo potencial
Está compuesto por n poleas móviles y una polea fija. Permite realizar una menor tensión de equilibrio que en el caso del aparejo factorial.

https://www.fisicapractica.com/aparejo-potencial.php

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/AGL5899.0001.001/185

Compound Pulley
"Compound pulleys using one fixed and two moveable pulleys to pull a weight up by applying a downward…

https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/galleries/236-pulleys




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Note added at 6 hrs (2019-06-12 17:37:31 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be 'Compound pulley system...'
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4Compond pulley system with one fixed pulley and any number of moveable pulleys
Helena Chavarria
3block and tackle
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block and tackle


Explanation:
I think it's basically a block and tackle but may be a variant


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_and_tackle
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Compond pulley system with one fixed pulley and any number of moveable pulleys


Explanation:
Aparejo potencial
Está compuesto por n poleas móviles y una polea fija. Permite realizar una menor tensión de equilibrio que en el caso del aparejo factorial.

https://www.fisicapractica.com/aparejo-potencial.php

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/AGL5899.0001.001/185

Compound Pulley
"Compound pulleys using one fixed and two moveable pulleys to pull a weight up by applying a downward…

https://etc.usf.edu/clipart/galleries/236-pulleys




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Note added at 6 hrs (2019-06-12 17:37:31 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be 'Compound pulley system...'

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