General Belt Tensioning

In the following sections, specific procedures for changing and tensioning each of the robot's drive belts are provided. However, the following general comments and tensioning specifications apply to all belts.

The following table contains all relevant tension values and constants needed for the Sonicmeter for Production_a versions of the robot and later.

Tension Values and Constants

Belt Mass (g/m) Width (mm) Span (mm) Tension (N)

J1 Stage 1

2.8

12

75

135

J1 Stage 2

4.1

25

113

425

Z Stage 1

2.8

12

76

68

Z Stage 2

2.8

20

441

289

J3 Stage 1

2.8

12

83

68

J3 Stage 2

4.1

15

152

182

Theta Stage 1

2.8

9

257

60.5

Theta Stage 2

2.8

9

267

147