Re: VSG Belt Drives (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 02:52:42 -0800 (PST)
From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: VSG Belt Drives (fwd)

I wouldn't use the belts; just the drive mechanism.

Adam

--- High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
>
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> Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:24:16 -0800
> From: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: VSG Belt Drives (fwd)
>
> At 11:33 AM 1/28/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
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> >Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 02:34:04 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: VSG Belt Drives
> >
> >Instead of buying an expensive belt sander, how
> about
> >using an exercise treadmill. I picked up one that
> has
> >a variable speed DC motor that runs the belt from 0
> to
> >6 MPH for free! Within a month or two (spring
> >cleaning), the folks that forked over $500 to
> >$1,000
> >for these things will realize that they will never
> get
> >used, and they'll start selling them at garage
> sales
> >for pennies on the dollar, or sometimes even for
> free!
> >I've picked up another type that uses a constant
> speed
> >AC motor with a variable diameter pulley
> arrangement
> >to control the speed. I like the DC drive better,
> but
> >either type has tons of torque, for pulling big
> people
> >along, and most of them pull belts that are between
> >18" and 24" wide.
>
>
>
> Excellent idea... here's a question.. Are the belts
> insulating or conductive?
>
>
>


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