Originally Posted by
jbmx4life
I think that you misunderstood.... both examples he gave were a 2.0 ratio, he was just asking which one would be more beneficial for particular applications.
I understood completely. He said an 18/36 set of pulleys and a 17/34 set of pulleys both have a 2:1 ratio, but one would have to have an advantage over the other.
I responded that I thought the 2:1 ratio would be the better of the two.