VARIGEAR® INFORMATION
Varigear® (VU) With Option H
BELTCHANGE PROCEDURE: VU1-VU6, VZ1.VZ4
1.
Run the unit to its maximum speed by: Rotating
the handwheel CCW to its' maximum limit.
2.
Disconnect the electrical power from the motor controls.
3.
Remove the side ventilating louvers or covers
4.
Remove cover items #2 and #3.
5.
Remove the 4 or 6 bolts which hold the 2-beltcase
halves together.
5a
Support motor before separating belicase halves.
(VZ1-VZ4 models only).
6.
Split the beltcase. (VU1-VU6)
6a
Separate the beltcase halves by a few inches.
(VZ1-VZ4 models only.)
7.
Press a wooden block between the 2-pulley halves of
the M lower (driven) pulley. (The pulley halves must
now be opened to their maximum position.) The
wooden block will keep the driven pulley open when
the belt is removed. DO NOT use a tapered wedge.
A tapered wedge may fly out and cause bodily harm.
Varigear® (VZ) With Option H
Std. Supplied Varigear®
Variable Speed Units Varigear® VU1-VU6
8.
Open-up the upper (driving) pulley halves to their
maximum position, remove belt.
9.
Install the new belt. First wrap the belt around the
driven pulley and secondly around the driving pulley.
10.
Remove the wooden block, reassemble beltcase,
install covers and louvers.
11.
Turn the handwheel so the driving (upper) pulleys close
and the belt is properly seated. When readjusting rotate
pulleys and belt by hand. When properly seated, the
unit can be started-up under power.
WARNING
NEVER ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE A
DRIVEN PULLEY ASSEMBLY. THE SPRING
IN
THE
ASSEMBLY
CAN
ONLY
BE
REMOVED BY AUTHORIZED FACTORY
PERSONNEL WITH SPECIAL TOOLS. A
SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE SPRING CAN
CAUSE SEVERE BODILY HARM. WHEN
THE EF OPTION IS SUPPLIED, MAKE SURE
THE
MOTOR
IS
ADJUSTED
TO
ITS'
MINIMUM
SPEED
SETTING
BEFORE
MOUNTING THE MOUNTING BRACKET.
WHEN A UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE
OPTIONS H, H, HS OR EF FOLLOW THE
SAME BELTCHANGE PROCEDURE.
CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CHANGE SPEED
WHEN THE BELT IS NOT ROTATING.
FOR LONG BELT LIFE OPERATE THE UNITS IN
THE TEMPERATURE RANGE
(-20 degrees F to 105 degrees F)
KEEP THE VENT OPENINGS CLEAN!
IF THE HANDWHEEL ROTATES DUE TO VIBRATION,
TIGHTEN UP THE LOCKSCREW #6
Std. Supplied Varigear®
Variable Speed Units Varigear® VZ1-VZ4
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