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| Splice fails (rupture of reinforcement) | | Belt tension too high | | Modify conveyor to reduce the belt tension (e.g. increase speed, reduce running resistance, increase friction between drive pulley and belt) |
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| Splice fails (separation between splice steps) | | Old or wrong splicing material | | Resplice belt with correct splicing material, do not exceed maximum storage time |
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| | Rubber solution not evaporated sufficiently | | Resplice belt, let rubber solution evaporate well |
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| | Ambient conditions during splicing too humid | | Resplice belt, provide rain protection, heat belt ends (max. 80°C) before final assembly |
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| Splice opens in belt centre | | Compression of belt centre in transition area | | Increase transition length, elevate the pulley 1/3 of the trough depth, increase pretension |
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| Splice opens or break at belt edge | | Tension at the belt edge to high | | Increase transition length, elevate the pulley 1/3 of the trough depth, reduce pretension |
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| Splice opens or breaks at the bottom side | | Compression on the bottom side | | Increase pulley diameter |
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| Fasteners pulling out | | Wrong type of fastener or fasteners not tight | | Refasten belt with right fastener, retighten new fasteners after a few hours run |
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| | Tension to high | | Change type of fastener, decrease belt tension |
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| Transverse breaks in the belt right behind fasteners | | Fastener plates too long for pulley diameter | | Use smaller, shorter fasteners |
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| | Fasteners too big | | Increase pulley diameter |
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| Cover strip separates from splice | | Pressure during splice too low | | Replace cover strip, increase pressure of vulcanizing press |
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| | Cover strip to thin | | Replace cover strip by thicker type |
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| | Joint sections of rubber covers cut too steep | | Replace cover strip, cut cover less steep |
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| | Joint sections not ground | | Replace cover strip, grind/roughen joint section |
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| | Uneven transition allowed belt cleaner to rip off cover strip | | Adjust belt cleaner, smoothen transition in splice section |
