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Re: Intake Conveyor Ideal Speed

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Originally Posted by matthewdenny View Post
So just to be clear...
We are planning on using 1" diameter rollers with belts on them, and a 10fps drivetrain. We therefore are shooting for 15fps linear speed on the belts, which would mean a roller speed of ~3400 RPM. Does this seem right/plausible/safe?

*We are using 2" wide urethane orange belts with 3D printed crowned pulleys on the drive axle.
I have your RPM's at 3400. someone check my math. But that's fast. try a larger roller.
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