PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE
SOLUTION
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDES
VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES
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Different brand name belts
Replace with a set of Machine Matched Belts
used on same drive
Driver and driven shaft shifted
Realign drive
Worn sheaves
Replace sheaves
Belts Mismatched
Belts improperly tensioned,
Replace belts and tension drive with slack of
After Service
causing more stretch of some
each belt on the same side of the drive
belts than others
Old belts and new belts used
Replace with new belts
together on the same drive
Different brand name belts
Replace with a set of Machine Matched Belts.
used on same drive
Driver and driven shafts
Realign drive
shifted from parallel
Belt cord section damaged
Replace belts and install properly
during installation
Drive Fails to Adjust
Fretting corrosion (drive
Sheave must be disassembled, cleaned and
allowed to operate at one
lubricated, then reassembled.
speed over a period of time).