PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDES
VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES
Belts damaged during
Replace belts
installation
Shock or extreme overload
Eliminate overload cause or redesign drive.
Belt Stretch Beyond
Worn sheaves
Replace Sheaves
Take-up
Under designed drive
Redesign and replace drive
Take-up slippage
Reposition take-up
Drive excessively tensioned
Properly tension drive
Damaged cord section
Replace belts and properly install
during installation
Excessive Vibration
Damaged belt cord section
Replace belts
Loose belts
Tension drive
Belts improperly tensioned
Tension drive with slack of each belt on the same
side of the drive
Belts too Long at
Insufficient take-up
Use shorter belts
Installation
Drive improperly set up
Recheck driver and driven machine set up
Wrong size belts
Use correct size belts
Belts too Short at
Insufficient take-up
Use longer belts
Installation
Drive improperly set up
Recheck driver and driven machine set up
Wrong size belts
Use correct size belts
Belts Mismatched at
Belts matched by code
Replace belts with Machine Matched Belts
Installation
number only
Belts Mismatched at
Old belts and new belts used
Replace with new belts
Installation
together on the same drive