Pulley cable or belt. The drive element of a pulley system can be a rope, cable, belt, or chain. Hero of Alexandria identified the "pulley" as one of six simple machines used to lift weights. Pulleys are assembled to form a block and tackle in order to provide mechanical advantage to apply large forces. Pulleys are also assembled as part of belt and chain drives in order to transmit power from one rotating shaft to another. A set of pulleys assembled so that they rotate independently on the same axle form a block. Two blocks with a rope attached to one
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