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  • Gear Drives vs Belt Drives

    CE Designer

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    Updated: Oct 22, 2024
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    So far I know Gears provide better power transmisssion capabilities and there is no belt slip is with belt drives.
    What are some more pros and cons.
    High Torgue and moisture and long production runs is the type of operating environment.
    Which should i use?
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  • Ramani Aswath

    Member • Nov 29, 2011

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    <a href="https://books.google.co.in/books?id=YWBqoKKhkrQC&pg=PA155&lpg=PA155&dq=mechanical+power+transmission+gear+or+belt&source=bl&ots=VQ-Nk6xuIS&sig=QXw-dFgLAj7z1t2vRX8QyCe6siM&hl=en&ei=_-PVTpeyKcXyrQektMG1Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CFwQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=mechanical%20power%20transmission%20gear%20or%20belt&f=false" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mechanical Design - T.H.C. Childs - Google Books</a>
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  • CE Designer

    Member • Dec 2, 2011

    Thanks Bioramani, very much, gotta get to reading. The first link does not work anymore btw.
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  • muhaimmedu

    Member • Dec 2, 2011

    CE Designer, just copy the whole link with the [0].pdf, it's a pretty good read too.
    Thanks bioramani.
    Oh I'll just repost the link here then.
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  • mechky

    Member • Dec 5, 2011

    Generally speaking, if the distance between shafts is large, belt drive is preferred. However, it may vary according to application.

    Some disadvantages with chain drive-
    1. Lubrication is very important as unlubricated chains wear 300 times faster than the lubricated chains.
    2. The lubrication attracts dirt which leads to wear.
    3. Accurate alignment is required.
    4. Not suitable for vertical shaft drives.
    5. Noisy
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  • CE Designer

    Member • Dec 6, 2011

    Got the site to wok, thx #-Link-Snipped-#.
    Some good points mechky
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