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Old 10-14-2017, 03:42 PM   #20 (permalink)
Grant-53
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Dipping into one of my text books, Mechanical Engineering Design 5th Ed. Shigley and Mischke, we find V belt efficiency ranges from 70 to 96%. A notched V belt is different from timing belt system which rivals a roller chain with efficiency of 97-99%.

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