Thread: Belt Drive Design Problem
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Re: Belt Drive Design Problem
Curious -- has anyone in this thread experimented with belt pitches other than 5mm? A quick look at the gates datasheet suggests that a 22t (minimum size) 8mm pitch sprocket with a 12mm wide belt will have slightly more carrying capacity than a 15mm wide 5mm pitch belt with a similar sprocket diameter, and significantly more than the equivalent 9mm wide belt. I'm always trying to squeeze some extra width out of drive designs, but have heard just enough 9mm belt horror stories to discourage me from pursuing them.
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