Trane IntelliPak WEHE Series - Page 105

Service & Maintenance
104 RT-SVX35H-EN
6. Recheck the tension of the new belts at least twice
during the first 2 to 3 days of operation. Belt tension
will decrease rapidly until the new belts are “run in”.
Readjust the belt tension as necessary to correct for
any stretching that may have occurred.
Table 40. Belt tension measurement and deflection ranges
Belts
Cross
Section
Small P.D
Range
Deflection Force (Lbs.)
Super Gripbelts Gripnotch Steel Cable Gripbelts
Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max
A
3.0 -3.6 3 4 1/2 3 7/8 5 1/2 3 1/4 4
3.8 - 4.8 3 1/2 5 4 1/2 6 1/4 3 3/4 4 3/4
5.0 - 7.0 4 5 1/2 5 6 7/8 4 1/4 5 1/4
B
3.4 - 4.2 4 5 1/2 5 3/4 8 4 1/2 5 1/2
4.4 - 5.6 5 1/8 7 1/8 6 1/2 9 1/8 5 3/4 7 1/4
5.8 - 8.8 6 3/8 8 3/4 7 3/8 10 1/8 7 8 3/4
Belt
Cross
Section
Small P.D
Range
Deflection Force (Lbs.)
358 Gripbelts 358 Gripnotch Belts
Min. Max. Min. Max.
5V
4.4 - 8.7 ------ ------ 10 15
7.1 - 10.9 10 1/2 15 3/4 12 7/8 18 3/4
11.8 - 16.0 13 19 1/2 15 22
Figure 57. Belt span