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Gravity Takeup Counter Weight Calculation Worksheet: Belt Width Wrap Factor Horse Power FPM (BW) (C)

The document is a worksheet for calculating the gravity takeup counter weight needed for a conveyor system. It provides inputs for horsepower, feet per minute, belt width, and wrap factor. It then calculates the total counter weight needed based on these inputs using formulas for tension equations. The recommended total counter weight is 773520 lbs.

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Gravity Takeup Counter Weight Calculation Worksheet: Belt Width Wrap Factor Horse Power FPM (BW) (C)

The document is a worksheet for calculating the gravity takeup counter weight needed for a conveyor system. It provides inputs for horsepower, feet per minute, belt width, and wrap factor. It then calculates the total counter weight needed based on these inputs using formulas for tension equations. The recommended total counter weight is 773520 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)
586 19 42 0.7
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 1017789.47 PIW = Te/BW 24233.08270677

T2 = Te*C 386760.00

Total
Counter Weight = 2*T2 773520.00 lbs Maximum Recommended Counter Weight

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