25-12-2013, 17:25
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Re: pic: Practice DT
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Originally Posted by Joey Milia
I'd second this. On the prototype of last years gearbox we had two belts on the same pulley with no flange between them. Even with space between the belts, they would drift together and started to eat each other. Not enough for he belts to be anywhere near failing but there was plenty of rubber dust. I don't think it's a good idea to force the belts together.
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Were you running exact center-to-center distance on your belts? While we don't cram belts onto tiny pulleys we do run two belts without a flange in the middle and it's worked fine for us. I suspect running exact centers helps prevent the belts from walking.
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