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INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
i n s t a l l a t i o n
The Belt Itself
A belt having extreme lateral stiffness, relative to its width, will be more difficult to train due to its lack of contact with the center
roll of the carrying idler. Recognition of this fact enables the user to take extra precaution and, if necessary, load the belt during
training to improve its steerability. Observation of troughability design limitations will normally avoid this trouble (Fig. 13).
Some new belts may tend to run off to one side, in a certain portion or portions of their length, because of temporary lateral
mal-distributions of tension. Operation of the belt under tension corrects this condition in practically all cases. Use of self-
aligning idlers will aid in making the correction.
Incorrect Troughing
Correct Troughing
Fig. 13