Is the tension on a slipping belt higher than just before it slips? It might be less After all, the slipping belt has stopped transmitting torque. This is the real question I’ve never measured.
A really cheap solution is to put a low-amp fuse on the motor. Not a breaker, a fuse and keep them in a locked cabinet. People will soon learn to take it easy. > On Jun 7, 2025, at 7:58 AM, Roland Jollivet <roland.jolli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why don't you use an idler pressing on the back of the belt, on the tension > side, indenting it slightly. If the tension is too great it will move the > idler outwards and trip an Estop. Probably RC the signal so it doesn't trip > on spurious conditions, like start-up. > > Roland > > > On Fri, 6 Jun 2025 at 20:53, Dave Engvall <dengv...@charter.net> wrote: > >> I apologize in advance for being off topic but need ideas (cheap and easy) >> for shutdown of a machine (Jet 25” planner) when overloaded, eg the drive >> belts are making high pitched sounds. My thought are: tach/generator on >> drive shaft and slave shaft. Integrate the voltage on each and trip when >> the integral hits a certain difference. >> >> I’m open to other approaches. : suggestions ? >> Machine is not mine but part of a makerspace with both good and clueless >> users. >> Thanks ! >> >> Dave >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
