Services, Shaft speed, Pulleys and belts – COOK ACSC User Manual
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Belt and Pulley Installation
Belt tension is determined by the sound of
the belts when the fan is first started. The
belts will produce a loud squeal, which dissi-
pates after the fan is operating at full capacity.
If belt tension is too tight or too loose, lost
efficiency and damage may occur.
Do not change the pulley pitch diameter to
change tension. The change will result in a
different fan speed.
1. Loosen motor plate adjustment bolts and slide motor
plate so that belts easily slip into the grooves on the pul-
leys. Never pry, roll, or force the belts over the rim of the
pulley.
2. Slide motor plate until proper tension is reached. For
proper tension, a deflection of approximately 1/4” per
foot of center distance should be obtained by firmly
pressing the belt. Refer to Figure 1.
3. Lock the motor plate adjustment bolts in place.
4. Ensure pulleys are properly aligned. Refer to Figure 2.
Pulley Alignment
Pulley alignment is adjusted by loosening the motor pulley
setscrew and by moving the motor pulley on the motor shaft.
Figure 2 indicates where to measure the allowable gap for
the drive alignment tolerance. All contact points (indicated
by WXYZ) are to have a gap less than the tolerance shown
in the table. When the pulleys are not the same width, the
allowable gap must be adjusted by half of the difference in
width. Figure 3 illustrates using a carpenter’s square to
adjust the position of the motor pulley until the belt is parallel
to the longer leg of the square.
Bearing Replacement
The fan bearings are pillow block type ball bearings.
1. Remove the old bearing.
2. Remove any burrs from the shaft by sanding.
3. Slide new bearings onto the shaft to the desired loca-
tion and loosely mount bearings onto the bearing sup-
port. Bearing bolts and setscrews should be loose
enough to allow shaft positioning.
4. Correctly position the wheel and tighten the bearing
bolts securely to the bearing support.
5. Align setscrews bearing to bearing and secure tightly to
the shaft.
NOTICE! Never tighten both pairs of setscrews
before securing bearing mounting bolts. This may
damage the shaft.
6. Inspect the wheel position again. If necessary, readjust
by loosening the bearing bolts and setscrews and repeat
from step e.
Tolerance
Center Distance
Maximum
Gap
Up thru 12”
1/16”
12 up through 48”
1/8”
Over 48”
1/4”
Figure 2
OFFSET
ANGULAR
OFFSET/ANGULAR
A
W
X
Y
Z
B
CENTER
DISTANCE
(CD)
GAP
GAP
Motor Services
Should the motor prove defective within a one-year
period, contact your local Loren Cook representative or
your nearest authorized electric motor service represen-
tative.
Changing Shaft Speed
All belt driven ventilators
(5HP or less) are equipped
with variable pitch pulleys.
To change fan speed, per-
form the following:
a. Loosen setscrew on
driver (motor) pulley and
remove key, if equipped.
b. Turn the pulley rim to
open or close the
groove facing. If the pul-
ley has multiple
grooves, all must be
adjusted to the same width.
c. After adjustment, inspect
for proper belt tension.
Speed Reduction
Open the pulley in order that
the belt rides deeper in the
groove (smaller pitch diameter).
Speed Increase
Close the pulley in order that
the belt rides higher in the groove (larger pitch diameter).
Ensure that the RPM limits of the fan and the horsepower
limits of the motor are maintained.
Replacing Pulleys and Belts
1. Clean the motor and fan shafts.
2. Loosen the motor plate mounting bolts to relieve the
belt tension. Remove the belt.
3. Loosen the pulley setscrews and remove the pulleys
from the shaft. If excessive force is required to
remove the pulleys, a three-jaw puller can be used.
This tool, however, can easily warp a pulley. If the
puller is used, inspect the trueness of the pulley after
it is removed from the shaft. The pulley will need
replacement if it is more than 0.020 inch out of true.
4. Clean the bores of the pulleys and place a light coat
of oil on the bores.
5. Remove any grease, rust or burrs from pulleys.
6. Place the fan pulley on the fan shaft and the motor
pulley on the motor shaft. Damage to the pulleys can
occur when excessive force is used in placing the pul-
leys on their respective shafts.
7. After the pulleys have been correctly placed back
onto their shafts, tighten the pulley setscrews.
1 foot
1/4 inch
Figure 1
ACSC-HP
Size
Maximum RPM
Standard Reinforced
150
1952
-
165
1728
-
180
1829
-
195
1570
-
210
1626
-
225
1435
-
245
1185
1234
270
1025
1049
300
980
1046
330
830
912
365
735
872
ACSC-XP
Size
Maximum RPM
165
2508
180
2396
195
2100
210
2126
225
1879
245
1616
270
1656
300
1391
330
1182
365
1132
Figure 3