What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks

On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:42:00 -0800 (PST), mark
wrote:

What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks

The tensioner goes on the slack side; on the right in your case.

--
Ned Simmons

On Jan 23, 3:59*pm, Ned Simmons wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:42:00 -0800 (PST), mark
wrote:

What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks

The tensioner goes on the slack side; on the right in your case.

--
Ned Simmons

So would the top, middle or bottom be better or does it make any
difference?

On Jan 23, 3:59*pm, Ned Simmons wrote:
On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:42:00 -0800 (PST), mark
wrote:

What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks

The tensioner goes on the slack side; on the right in your case.

--
Ned Simmons

Both pulleys are 7" and 33" apart

On Jan 23, 11:42*am, mark wrote:
What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks

Put the tensioner on the side that isn't pulled taut by the
power drive (that's the right in your example). It's best
to keep the smallest of the two pulleys as fully wrapped
as possible, you can achieve that by putting the tensioner
near the smaller of the two.

On Jan 23, 8:00*pm, whit3rd wrote:
On Jan 23, 11:42*am, mark wrote:

What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks

Put the tensioner on the side that isn't pulled taut by the
power drive (that's the right in your example). * It's best
to keep the smallest of the two pulleys as fully wrapped
as possible, you can achieve that by putting the tensioner
near the smaller of the two.

So if they are the same size would the middle be best?

On Jan 23, 5:52*pm, mark wrote:
On Jan 23, 8:00*pm, whit3rd wrote:

...* It's best
to keep the smallest of the two pulleys as fully wrapped
as possible, you can achieve that by putting the tensioner
near the smaller of the two.

So if they are the same size would the middle be best?

Not exactly the middle, but a few inches one side or the other (two
adjacent same-length belt segments can resonate IF they are
matched, there's less vibration issue if they're mismatched).

mark wrote:
What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks

Tensioner goes in the slack side of the belt.

Location is either centered if the pulleys are the same size OR shifted
toward the smaller pulley (drive or driven).

If you want a handy tensioner that is automatic just look over any
vehicle made after about 1997. Spring loaded and compact. I just used a
couple with flat idlers to tension up the belts on one of the local
Amish farmers power plant.

--
Steve W.

Slack side, closer to the largest pulley (keeps the smaller pulley fully
wrapped), closer to the drive pulley if the pulleys are the same size.

mark wrote:
What side does a belt tensioner go on if the power pulley is on the
bottom and driven pulley is above it and they are rotating
counterclockwise. Also should it be closer to the power, driven or in
the middle? Thanks