Adjusting The Belt Tension - DURKOPP ADLER 745-34 Speedpocket User Manual

3.3

Adjusting the belt tension

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Caution: Danger of injury !
Switch the main switch off.
Adjust the belt tension only with the sewing unit switched off.
Correction
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Push the transport carriage to the front.
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Measure the distance between the toothed belt and the upper edge
of the table top with a tape measure 1.
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Pull the toothed belt down with a spring balance 2 and a power of
20 N.
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The toothed belt tension is correct when the distance between the
toothed belt and the upper edge of the table top can be reduced by
11 mm at 20 N (Example: 170 - 11 = 159 mm).
Consequences of a too high toothed belt tension
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Reduced durability
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Noisy running
Consequences of a too low toothed belt tension
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No faultless meshing between belt teeth and disc toothing
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The teeth may skip over under load
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Non-uniform stitch lengths
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Loss of steps possible
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