Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 11 20:16:43 EST 2022 | mihai_voivod
Hi guys, This stubborn conveyor (inline smt 1m 2 stage) keeps popping off its track. I have tried to replace the old belt, turn the new belt around, tighten it as much as I can, but it keeps coming off the little wheels as shown in the picture. D
Electronics Forum | Sat Feb 12 10:24:32 EST 2022 | compit
Maybe the pin (?) with wheels on the ends of the belt bent? Can they be rotated 180 degrees?
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 15 19:48:43 EST 2022 | mihai_voivod
Thank you for the answers. All the wheels are spinning. I have attached a video of it popping off. I need to count the spacers on a track that doesn't pop off and compare.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 15 20:38:10 EST 2022 | cbeneat
Bad belt? I know it's a new one, but stranger things have happened. Have you tried swapping belts from one side to the other?
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 15 20:42:06 EST 2022 | jdengler
I think it is the belt. Looking at the video it appears to come off just after the splice goes around the pulley, so probably a bad splice. Jerry
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 16 20:41:48 EST 2022 | mihai_voivod
Thank you guys for all of the feedback. I ended up swapping the left and right conveyor belts and they seem to have been working properly for 24 hours.
Electronics Forum | Tue Feb 15 03:56:18 EST 2022 | cbeneat
Is the wheel that drives the belt in alignment? I assume all the bearings are turning. We've had bearings in the past be on the edge of seizing in our end pulley's. Tightening too much could cause it to turn harder, causing the belt to jump off. Coul
Electronics Forum | Fri Feb 18 22:14:24 EST 2022 | sarason
Yes something like that.ie a higher edge. Looking at your original picture I assumed no edge. If that doesn't work, then it is time to change the belt. But do check the frame with a straight edge. you may find a little twist or bend that may not be v
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 16 23:26:48 EST 2022 | sarason
The question should be how does it ever stay on track. Replace the roller with one with closed sides and you wont have a problem. THe belts tension probably varies because of age and wear along its length, thus working for a few feet and then going o
Electronics Forum | Thu Feb 17 16:25:20 EST 2022 | mihai_voivod
I'm not understanding what roller with closed sides you are referring to. My edge roller bearing (brass color) has a lip on the side. The middle roller bearings (silver) have a slightly bigger lip. These are the roller bearing shown on the manufact
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