? Type of input power (electric motor, internal combustion engine with mechanical or hydraulic drive).
? Type of gear to be driven.
? Amount of horsepower necessary to supply suffi cient power to your driven shaft.
? Full load speed of your fastest working shaft (rpm).
? Desired pace of the slow running shaft ( or the needed pace ratio). NOTE: If speeds are variable identify the horsepower to be transmitted at every speed.
? Diameters on the drive and driven shafts . . . This worth may perhaps restrict the minimum quantity of teeth for the sprockets.
? Center distance from the shafts.
? Note the place and any room limitations that could exist. Usually these limitations are on the maximum diameter of sprockets (this restricts the use of single strand chains) or the width of your chain (this restricts using multi-strand chains).
? Conditions of the drive which includes a determination of your class of load (uniform, reasonable or heavy), severe operating temperatures or chemically aggressive environments need to be noted.
Abbreviations Utilized in Equations
N Variety of teeth about the big sprocket.
n Amount of teeth within the small sprocket.
R Velocity in revolutions per minute (rpm) from the huge sprocket.
r Speed in revolutions per minute (rpm) of the compact sprocket.
C Shaft center distance in chain pitches.
HP Horsepower rating of your drive motor or engine.
KW Kilowatt energy rating of drive motor or engine if employing metric units.
SF Support Factor