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Mounting Channels for UHMW Belt and Chain Guides
Installation Tips – Installation of standard 120" C channel in galvanized, 304 stainless steel or anodized aluminum is an easy, cost-effective process. Simply mechanically fasten the channel to the mounting surface with screws. Fenner Drives can provide channel with 0.20" diameter mounting holes on 12" centers. Consult factory for availability. The other option is to tack-weld the channel to the mounting surface. Telescoping Splice – When connecting more than a single section of channel, make sure the adjacent ends are parallel. Then simply “telescope” the guide rail into the adjacent metal channel as shown below.
Thermal Expansion - Trackstar Belt and Chain Guides are cut to size at the factory in an ambient temperature of about 73°F. When planning the installation, one must consider the effects of heat and the dissimilar thermal expansion properties of plastic materials versus steel. Higher temperatures will cause the Trackstar guides to expand more rapidly. Always work from the installed temperature and then determine the anticipated increase in environmental temperature to determine the expansion. For example:
The illustration shows how to allow for the thermal expansion of plastic materials. Using short sections of guide and leaving small gaps (expansion slots) is preferable to using longer sections and leaving larger gaps. Fasten just one end of each section of guide to the channel to allow for expansion and contraction.
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