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    Motor current calcs

    I have been handed a project that is outside my comfort zone. A 3-phase 2hp motor that drives a conveyor stops and starts frequently to control product flow. Each time the motor starts the amp draw spikes to approximately 6 x FLA for say 1/2 second. It then levels out to around 1/2 FLA for...
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    Older Versions of SW

    In SW2007 is there a way to save a model back to SW2005 format?
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    Magnetic Power

    Can anyone tell me if magnetic power is additive or something else? If I have a flat magnetic sheet and I add a second sheet does the magnetic attraction to surrounding objects double?
  4. mcguirepm

    SHAFT TIR

    Can anyone tell me where to find the standard acceptable TIR tolerance for TG&P shafting?
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    API Table Feature

    I hope someone can help me. I am trying to use TablePatternFeatureData and can't seem to get the sintax to work. I want to use PointArray or LoadPointsFromFile, but neither will work even if a copy the code from the SolidWorks help file.
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    Automating Tasks

    I am new to Pro/Mechanica and I have a question that may be basic. Is there a way to automate repetative tasks such as running a sensitivity study. If I'm running a structural analysis of a wheel I want to run a basic loading six times each at 15 degree increments without baby-sitting the PC...
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    304L or 316LN Stamping

    My company is loking at getting some small tanks stamped out of SS. Our primary choices are 304L or 316NL. As I understand it, 304 is fairly springy and requires a lot of extra attention. 321 handles very similarly to mild steel, but is more difficult to obtain and also conciderably more...
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    Motorcycle Wheel Bearings

    I am working through the bearing life expectancy calcs for the bearings in the wheels of a motorcycle. The standard L10 calcs are straight forward enough. However, I'm interested if anyone has any tire/wheel impact capacity calculations or specs that I can use. Any insights or assistance would...
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    Engineering Needs Analysis

    I have been tasked with developing an analysis of the needs of our engineering department. Positions, talents, additional training or personnel. Does anyone have a good template or instructions for such an analysis? I don't want to inadvertantly skip something. Thanks in advance. Pat
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    Fastener Torque Capacity

    Does anyone know where I can find a chart that shows fastener toqueing capacity based on the type of head (i.e. SHCS, Flat, button, Hex, etc.)? Any help would be appreciated. Pat
  11. mcguirepm

    Opening Acad with VBA

    Does anyone know how to open a specific drawing with VBA? I have a VBA program in Excel that can open AutoCAD 2005, but I can't find the proper command and syntax to open a specific drawing. Everything works fine if I manually open the drawing and then run the macro, but I need it to be fully...
  12. mcguirepm

    Excel - VB.Net & AutoCAD

    I have a vb.net application that I am writing that opens and processes an Excel speardsheet and then prints out the antire workbook. I also have as seperate worksheets within the excel file several AutoCad drawings that were inserted as WMF's with variable dimensions being filled in. The...
  13. mcguirepm

    Urethane Adhesive

    I have an application where we have a urathane bead sewn onto a belt. To make the belt endless we have standard clipper lacing on the belt, but the bead in currently "welded" using a heating element and special vice. I am looking for an adhesive that could take the place of the welding...
  14. mcguirepm

    SW & VB.Net

    I'm curious if anyone is using VB.NET for SolidWorks API programming. I saw a post from Sept'03 with no affirmative responses. Has anyone moved on to VB.Net since then? I ran my code throught the VB.Net wizard and I am now left with a lot of error messages each time I try to run it. I assume...
  15. mcguirepm

    Stair Detail

    I am looking for a typical stair detail for a residential project. Can anyone help?
  16. mcguirepm

    Chain Tension

    Does anyone have a formula that can be used to determine the proper tension in a chain conveyor. Or in other words, how high should I be able to lift the chain off of the top of the carry wearstrip. The conveyor is 90" long carrying a 500lb load on two strands of RC60.
  17. mcguirepm

    Slot Bolt

    I'm looking for a slot bolt that is really nothing more than a 1/2-13 x 1 1/2" carriage bolt with the sides of the head removed down to the square shoulder. Can anyone offer any suggestions?
  18. mcguirepm

    Output Horsepower

    I am trying to calculate the output torque of a reducer based on the the input horsepower. For instance the Dodge gear book tells me that at 1750 input RPM a Size 200, 30:1 gearbox has an output torque of 624in-lbs with a .83 input horsepower. If I use a std 3/4 hp motor what would be the...

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