O-ring vs fused cord
O-ring vs fused cord
(OP)
This may or may not be the best place to ask this question but anyway her goes....I have a small conveyor that I would like to use uses o-rings to move sheets of paper as per the attached PDF (to get perspective the pulleys are 1.0" dia). I have been advised that for this application an o-ring, since it is molded, will not hold up vs a fused cord (of equal mat'l) since the cord is extruded. Sounded reasonable when it was explained to me but I'd like some confirmation. The plus side of the o-ring is cost since it is a std size.
Any comments appreciated.
Any comments appreciated.





RE: O-ring vs fused cord
RE: O-ring vs fused cord
RE: O-ring vs fused cord
RE: O-ring vs fused cord
RE: O-ring vs fused cord
Start with std prongs then move to cord!
Cheers
RE: O-ring vs fused cord
Anyway... I find that I agree with this statement: In this application, with the 'belts' in tension, and with everything else being equal, an o-ring will lose its elasticity much sooner then an extruded fused cord.
That said I will probably use o-rings and if performance becomes an issue I have the cord idea for plan B. As usual Pros and cons for everything.
Thanks to all for your comments.