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Posted by Richard Edwards on April 6, 2008, 1:11 pm
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On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 07:54:03 -0700 (PDT), jontom_1uk@hotmail.com wrote:
>On 6 Apr, 12:15, Richard Edwards
>> My Denford Viceroy has a link belt drive from countershaft to layshaft
>> (similar to Boxford). Is their a preferred direction of rotation for
>> these belts?
>> In other words when one considers the three sections that comprise a
>> full Vee form, should the outer section lead the inner or vice versa,
>> or doesn't it matter.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> Email address is valid but remove burrs before sending!
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>
>Richard
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>Page 8 of this booklet gives fitting instructions for T-link type
>belts:-
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>http://www.normalkeilriemen.de/pdf/Link_Belt_English.pdf
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>Interestingly it says that "The belt will run equally well in either
>direction but preferably with tails leading". I must admit that
>although my Boxford is fitted that way and is fine I normally install
>them as Tim has suggested and they work fine as well ?? guess it
>doesn't really matter.
>
>Regards
>
>Keith
Thank you for the pdf most informative.
Unless I still have got it wrong I assumed that Tims method is as per
the pdf.
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Richard
Email address is valid but remove burrs before sending!
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> (similar to Boxford). Is their a preferred direction of rotation for
> these belts?
> In other words when one considers the three sections that comprise a
> full Vee form, should the outer section lead the inner or vice versa,
> or doesn't it matter.
>
> --
>
> Richard
>
> Email address is valid but remove burrs before sending!