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Calculation Worksheet

This document provides a worksheet to calculate the gravity takeup counter weight needed for a conveyor belt. It lists the horsepower, feet per minute, belt width, and wrap factor for the conveyor. It then calculates the total counter weight needed based on these specifications using formulas for takeup torque and counter weight. The recommended total counter weight is 9414.29 lbs.

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Calculation Worksheet

This document provides a worksheet to calculate the gravity takeup counter weight needed for a conveyor belt. It lists the horsepower, feet per minute, belt width, and wrap factor for the conveyor. It then calculates the total counter weight needed based on these specifications using formulas for takeup torque and counter weight. The recommended total counter weight is 9414.29 lbs.

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Gravity Takeup Counter Weight Calculation Worksheet

Customer: Phone:
Contact: Email:
Conveyor #: Fax:

Enter the Horse Power (HP), Feet per Minute (FPM), Belt Width (BW) and Wrap Factor ( C )

Belt Width Wrap Factor


Horse Power FPM (BW) (C)
101.9716 271.656 1400 0.45
from chart below

Automatic Takeup Manual Takeup


C (Wrap Factor) Type of Degree Bare Lagged Bare Lagged
Drive Pulley Wrap Pulley Pulley Pulley Pulley
Single no snub 180 0.84 0.50 1.20 0.80
Single w/snub 200 0.72 0.42 1.00 0.70
210 0.66 0.38 1.00 0.70
220 0.62 0.35 0.90 0.60
240 0.54 0.30 0.80 0.60
Dual 380 0.23 0.11 0.50 0.30
420 0.18 0.08

Te = HP*33,000/FPM 12387.22 PIW = Te/BW 8.8480147161

T2 = Te*C 4707.14

Total
Counter Weight = 2*T2 9414.29 lbs Maximum Recommended Counter Weight

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