BELT LENGTH FORMULA:
L=2C+1.57(D+d)+(D-d)²/4C
L=Inside length of belt
C=Center distance
D=Outside diameter of large pulley
d=Outside diameter of small pulley
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TYPICAL SEMI-ELASTIC BELT
LENGTH CHECK:
7/16" x 14 1/8"
Belt length to normalize between 14" and 14
1/8" at a tension of 4# after one or *more
five second extensions to 14 1/2".
Caution: Do not extend beyond 14 1/2".
(* If needed to remove crimp caused by storage.)
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BELT WIDTH TOLERANCES:
Over 5" wide: ± 1/16"
5" and under : ± 1/32"
Specially tooled
narrow widths:± 1/64"
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PULLEY CROWNS:
Up to 3" width
(General): Diameter of pulley at crown
to exceed diameter of pulley at edge by 1.6% to
2.5% of pulley width.
Over 3" width (General):
Diameter of pulley at crown to exceed diameter of
pulley at edge by .5% to 1.6% of pulley width.
NOTE: MEI belting products are designed to run
"true" with minimum pulley
crown. Unless unusual tracking problems exist,
minimum figures should be chosen since ideal
drive properties are developed through uniform
belt-pulley contact.
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ANTISTATIC PROPERTIES:
Antistatic MEI belts are
semi-conductors. (Edge resistance less than
10 megohms.) They can be expected to
adequately prevent buildup of an electrostatic
charge providing the unit on which installation
is made has a proper ground.
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BELT FLEX LIFE:
Normal operational flex life can
be projected in multiple thousands of hours.
Routine MEI proof of concept testing has a
duration of 2,000 to 5,000 plus hours.
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