Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Top 10 Reasons Why a Strobe Light is an Analyst’s Best Friend: #4 – Belt Inspections

Belt inspections are singled out from other types of inspections due to the difficulty of using a strobe light on a lower frequency and belts often run at <500 rpm. Rather than a simple key or mark, you are trying to find some recognizable lettering on the back of the belts at a relatively slow flash rate – it can be virtually impossible.

An easier technique is to flash at least 1000 cpm or higher and lock in on a multiple of belt rpm rather than 1x. Once you have a lettering pattern frozen, you can tune away slightly and perform the same slow motion inspection on the belts, accurately assessing belt condition even while flashing at 2x or 3x belt speed.


This tip is provided by Scott Dow, Senior Instructor of Mobius Institute.

Come back to our blog next week to read #3 in our Top 10 Reasons Why a Strobe Light is an Analyst's Best Friend. To learn more about IMVAC and the event nearest to you, visit vibrationconference.com.




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