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Direct drive versus belt driven

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jWorking

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Sep 26, 2007
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How do you calculate the power requirement for both systems?

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For both >what< systems?

The >what< is important because a well designed belt drive is fairly efficient, so the difference in power requirement for a belt driven >what< and a direct driven >what< is only a few percent. I.e., the power requirement of the >what< dominates.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
 
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