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Changing blower/pulley speed

Changing blower/pulley speed

Changing blower/pulley speed

(OP)
I need help finding the formula and using the formula correctly to change speed on a electric motor / v-belt driven blower. The blower pulley is a 3v3.65 3sh turning 3400rpm and the motor pulley is a 3v6.9 3sds turning 1750 rpm.
I need the blower to be turning 2750 rpm. How do I figure this out? I am not an engineer and any help would be appreciated.

RE: Changing blower/pulley speed

Basically, you must slow down your blower by 23.6%, or reduce the driver pulley by 23.6%, or use a 3V5.3 pulley on the motor. You have not mentioned motor horsepower or service factor or center distance, which come into consideration when specifying a belt drive. You can download software that will allow you to make the most logical & economical drive design at

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Russell Giuliano

RE: Changing blower/pulley speed

(OP)
Thanks, for the reply. While I was waiting for a reply I found an old Machine Shop Mathmatics book and found the formula   speed of drive x Dia. of drive
          ------------------------------ = RPM
                  Dia. of driven

I just kept changing the Dia. of driven until the RPM = 2400.

          1750 x 6.9
          ----------  = 2415rpm
              5.0
Does this look right?

RE: Changing blower/pulley speed

Basically yes. 6.9 divided by 5 will give you a 1.38 ratio or speed multiplier (without any correction factors for effeciency). 1.38 x 1750 = 2415

Russell Giuliano

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