Drive Belt Tension Adjustment
About
This procedure provides instruction to adjust the Drive Belt tension to specification. The belt
alignment and tension should be verified anytime the belt is replaced or when there are any
belt related issues (unusual noises, drive belt slippage, etc.) during normal operation.
The Drive belt connects the Drive Assy pulley to the EMS Brake Assy pulley.
About Sonic belt tension adjustment
The "Gates Carbon Drive™" mobile app is used to measure the belt tension sonically using
the belt vibration frequency
tion sound wave and a smart phone running the "Gates Carbon Drive™" app to measure the
belt tension frequency (Hz), see
page
71.
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The hertz (symbol: Hz) is the derived unit of frequency in the International System of Units
(SI) and is defined as one cycle per second.
Contact Precor Customer Support at support@precor.com or 800.786.8404 with
any questions.
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(Hz
). Pluck the belt like a guitar string to create the belt vibra-
" Gates® Carbon Drive™ Mobile App User Guide" on
5 Adjustment Procedures
Drive Belt Tension Adjustment
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