Tension of toothed conveyor belts
If the belt is sufficiently short and free (not pressed against a sliding base), you can use the same devices as for a transmission belt. Otherwise, there is no device for measuring the installation tension.
If you do not have any calculation notes or information from the supplier, you can follow these two basic rules:
- The default tension can be a maximum of 30% of the permissible load.
- In general, the maximum tension generates 1 per thousand elongation, i.e., 1 mm for a 1 m belt.
