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- From: rakoczynskij@gtephx.UUCP (Jurek Rakoczynski)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: New type of belt?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.170531.19746@gtephx.UUCP>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 17:05:31 GMT
- References: <1992Aug12.171154.8081@berlioz.nsc.com>
- Organization: AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
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- In article <1992Aug12.171154.8081@berlioz.nsc.com>, jtu@berlioz.nsc.com (James Tu) writes:
- > I just got my alternator belt replaced and the new belt doesn't look like an
- > ordinary belt. The inside part of it was notched on purpose. They were sort
- > of semi-circular notches. Is this a new type of belt which increases traction?
- >
- > It's sort of the belt world's version of the ping-pong paddle with the tiny
- > studs to increase the control or spin.
- >
-
- It's typically called a cog belt that's designed to go around a
- smaller radius than a similiar belt without the notches. It generally
- has a similiar load rating and has less heating from flexing than a
- belt without the notches.
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