[SEL] Belt power question

[Andrew]

Take a minute and think about some the application belts are used for, I
use 2 B belts to drive my 7.2KW generator off a fairbanks 118, I've run it
with just one and it was fine. Another is mower decks, those belts seem to
take a beating. BTW I built a charger with an 85 amp alternator and a 5HP
briggs directly couple to the alternator and when you really load it up it
pulls pretty hard on a 5HP briggs at 3600 RPM, actually you can get to the
point where it stalls the engine.
Andrew.

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On Fri, 24 Mar 2006, Bill Dickerson wrote:

>
> I'm wanting to create some displays to run with engines.
> Question - how much horsepower can be transmitted by a belt say the size of
> an old fan belt from a car, or an A/C belt.
> I have a LOT of old belts I've collected over the years. I've used them for
> small things like squirrel cage fans and such powered by my engines, but I
> was wondering, if I get more serious, how much HP can a "fan belt" actually
> transmit?
> Heck, how much HP does a car fan take? Can't be much.... And an alternator
> cranking out 65 amps is drawing what, a bit over 1 hp?
>
> Bill
> Runnells, Iowa USA...........
>
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