[mman1506]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

For the following questions, assume a 20" wide conveyor that is 20" long. There would be 8 strands of 1/4" polycord acting as the conveyor.

How fast can a polycord conveyor belt be run? How is that speed effected by number of turns the conveyor makes? How do you frame your conveyor and how do you keep the belts in line? What does the polycord roll around (what diameter)? What durometer polycord works well with the Fuel if anybody has tested that? Does a single run of polycord with a stationary wall work better, or does 2 powered runs of polycord work better? Does the conveyor require a significant amount of power to run, especially when loaded to capacity with Fuel?

Probably a lot of unanswerable questions, but I'm just looking for asomething much information about conveyors as possible, because I've never built one before.

I've used polycord flat belt for a robot combat weapon drive spinning at 10000+ RPM. No issues. I always recommend flat polycord over round as it is much easier to center by using a crowned pulley which can be easily made by wrapping electrical tape on your roller. (watch this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sM0Qjumyro)

This document has some good info on one sided conveyors vs two sided. (http://files.andymark.com/ManiupulatorDesign.pdf)

Conveyors generally don't require tons of power, usually the belts will slip on the game piece before the motor stalls.

The amount of turns don't really affect the power necessary.