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Offline rmonks

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What would you do
« on: August 11, 2011, 12:38:04 PM »
Last week i was printing and there is a thunderstorm which has been rare here lately, anyway the power goes off, and there i am with shirts in the oven and the belt has stopped,  I managed to rotate the belt to get the shirts out, and luckily the power comes back on. My question is would the belt be able to withstand the heat from the elements , or should i pull the pin holding the belt and remove it from the oven. What would you do.
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 01:15:19 PM »
I've always been told it would burn the belt. I know it will almost catch a shirt on fire.

I used to take a flatten box and waved it though the tunnel til it cools some.

Where my shop is now power goes out a lot, so I bought a ac/battery fan and let it blow though the tunnel.

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Re: What would you do
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 01:45:20 PM »
Quote from: rmonks on August 11, 2011, 12:38:04 PM
Last week i was printing and there is a thunderstorm which has been rare here lately, anyway the power goes off, and there i am with shirts in the oven and the belt has stopped,  I managed to rotate the belt to get the shirts out, and luckily the power comes back on. My question is would the belt be able to withstand the heat from the elements , or should i pull the pin holding the belt and remove it from the oven. What would you do.


I could show you how to put a UPS on the drive motor if you ask nicely.  That way the belt will continue to run for awhile even in a power failure.
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2011, 02:07:54 PM »
Ive heard the same thing about the belt melting, bit the guys at Brown told me most belts are rated to 1600f....?? Not sure which is right tho.
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2011, 02:23:27 PM »
P that would be great...but from past post about the elements going out and not knowing that make a buzzer or light that goes of when the elements go out or off.
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2011, 03:18:32 PM »
Please....................... Preston..................... Show us how to connect a ups to the 90volt dc drive motor.

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Re: What would you do
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2011, 03:26:22 PM »
The guys at Brown were right.  The belt is rated well above the dryer temp.  What catches belts on fire are shirts catching on fire as they have a much lower flash point.
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2011, 03:31:55 PM »
I was told it would warp the belt. And really mess with the tracking.

I guess not? :o
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2011, 03:48:11 PM »
Quote from: Printficient on August 11, 2011, 03:26:22 PM
The guys at Brown were right.  The belt is rated well above the dryer temp.  What catches belts on fire are shirts catching on fire as they have a much lower flash point.
That makes sense, good point Sonny!!
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2011, 04:07:06 PM »
Quote from: killergraphics on August 11, 2011, 02:23:27 PM
P that would be great...but from past post about the elements going out and not knowing that make a buzzer or light that goes of when the elements go out or off.

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Re: What would you do
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2011, 04:08:04 PM »
Quote from: rmonks on August 11, 2011, 03:18:32 PM
Please....................... Preston..................... Show us how to connect a ups to the 90volt dc drive motor.

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I will draw something up that hopefully everyone can understand.
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2011, 05:53:15 PM »
Quote from: killergraphics on August 11, 2011, 03:31:55 PM
I was told it would warp the belt. And really mess with the tracking.

I guess not? :o
Not really.  The material of the belt is such that only a very quick and drastic change in temp would do that.
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Re: What would you do
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2011, 06:10:17 PM »
Most all the belts I have seen out there are PTFE impregnated fiberglass belting and are rated for 550 degrees constant max.  Not saying there are not some rated higher but the standard seems to be 550.
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