Counterweight: 55,000 x sin 54 deg.35' (incline of lower run)
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3 (rope gear ratio) 14,940 lb.
Weight of piston and chariot: 33,060 x sin 54 deg.35'
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12 (ratio) 2,245
Power: 156 p.s.i. x 1,134 sq. in. (piston area)
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12 (ratio) 14,742 31,927 lb.
Excess to overcome friction 2,665 lb.
_The Roux, Combaluzier and Lepape System_