80 SERIES
OM−00856
PAGE B − 7
INSTALLATION
er at the measured belt span. Set the small O-ring
on the deflection force scale to zero.
Place the tension tester squarely on the belt at the
center of the belt span. Apply force on the plunger,
perpendicular to the belt span, until the bottom of
the large O-ring is even with the top of the next belt,
or with the bottom of a straight edge laid across the
sheaves.
Read the force applied from the bottom of the small
O-ring on the deflection force scale. Compare this
force with the value shown in Table 1 or 2 and ad-
just the tension accordingly. Note that the
tension
for
new belts is
higher than that for
used belts
to
allow for expected belt stretching.
Do not
over-ten-
sion used belts to the higher deflection forces
shown for new belts.
