Quick Answer: The Simple Machines Pulley is an apparatus that models how using several pulleys increases mechanical advantage, for both qualitative and quantitative work.
Last updated: October 2026
Key Features
Models how several pulleys increase mechanical advantage
Suits qualitative and quantitative investigations
Design lends itself to enquiry-based activities
Supplied with a manual
Size 16 x 9 x 41 cm; weight 800 g
Technical Specifications
Specification
Value
Size
16 x 9 x 41 cm
Weight
800 g
Type
Simple machine
Supplied with
Manual
About This Product
A pulley is a form of wheel and axle in which a rope or cord runs over a wheel and turns it as the rope is pulled. With this apparatus, students see how adding pulleys increases mechanical advantage, and they can take measurements as part of enquiry-based activities. The Simple Machines Pulley is available for supply within India and for export to Burkina Faso, Guinea, Angola, Vanuatu, Cameroon and Kiribati.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What does the Simple Machines Pulley demonstrate? It shows how using several pulleys increases mechanical advantage, and it can be used for both qualitative and quantitative work.
