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    V & Wedge Belts

    A drive belt is a length of synthetic flexible material or rubber, joined to make a loop. Drive belts or V belts are used to join two or more pulleys together. These belts are designed to be fitted to the outer edge of the belt pulley. When tension is applied to the belt it creates friction, thus transferring friction into motion. You can find more information in our drive belts guide.

    How to identify the correct drive belt

    Identifying the correct size belt for your application is critical. As belts can stretch over time is it all too easy to make a mistake. One way to ensure you make the correct selection is by checking to see if the belt drive still has a manufacturer part number printed on the belt. If this is not possible due to wear, then you need to measure the belt in two very specific ways. A drive belts size is determined by two things, length, and width.

    Measuring the length of the V belt

    The length of the drive belt or poly v belt is calculated by measuring the inner circumference of the belt. This can be done with either a specialist V belt measuring tool or a cloth tape. Do not try to measure with a steel tape or ruler. Once you have the circumference of the belt make the tape straight giving you the length.

    Measuring the width of the V belt

    If you look at a belts cross-section a wrapped belt or wedge belt will have trapezoidal shaped teeth along the inner side of the belt. To measure the width simply measure across the top of the vee and the height of the vee. The two measurements relate to the ’section’ size.

    Belt Types

    Once you have the two measurements the figures can be used to identify the belt 'type'. The width measurement would generally appear as a single letter or three letters x the length. Typical belts would appear like: A Section x Length, B Section x Length, Z Section x Length, XPZ Section x Length, SPZ Section x Length, SPB Section x Length

    4212 Products showing for V & Wedge Belts

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    SPA
    2240mm
    2258mm
    12.7mm
    2240mm
    2195mm
    -
    10mm
    -
    90mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    SPA
    1900mm
    1918mm
    12.7mm
    1900mm
    1855mm
    -
    10mm
    -
    90mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    A
    1300mm
    1350mm
    13mm
    1330mm
    1300mm
    -
    8mm
    PET, Rubber
    80mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    Z
    710mm
    748mm
    10mm
    732mm
    710mm
    -
    6mm
    PET, Rubber
    50mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    A
    560mm
    610mm
    13mm
    590mm
    560mm
    -
    8mm
    PET, Rubber
    80mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    SPA
    850mm
    868mm
    12.7mm
    850mm
    805mm
    -
    10mm
    -
    90mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    A
    2080mm
    2133mm
    13mm
    2113mm
    2083mm
    -
    8mm
    PET, Rubber
    80mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    -
    1280mm
    -
    17mm
    -
    1250mm
    BX
    11mm
    Rubber
    90mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    SPZ
    2030mm
    2043mm
    9.7mm
    2030mm
    1992mm
    -
    8mm
    -
    63mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    B
    1210mm
    1284mm
    17mm
    1255mm
    1215mm
    -
    11mm
    PET, Rubber
    125mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    B
    2030mm
    2101mm
    17mm
    2072mm
    2032mm
    -
    11mm
    PET, Rubber
    125mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    B
    1450mm
    1519mm
    17mm
    1490mm
    1450mm
    -
    11mm
    PET, Rubber
    125mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    A
    1120mm
    1170mm
    13mm
    1150mm
    1120mm
    -
    8mm
    PET, Rubber
    80mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    Z
    660mm
    698mm
    10mm
    682mm
    660mm
    -
    6mm
    PET, Rubber
    50mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    XPZ
    1000mm
    1013mm
    9.7mm
    1000mm
    924mm
    XP
    8mm
    Rubber
    50mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    SPB
    4250mm
    4272mm
    16.3mm
    4250mm
    4190mm
    -
    13mm
    Rubber
    140mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    A
    1370mm
    1425mm
    13mm
    1405mm
    1375mm
    -
    8mm
    PET, Rubber
    80mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    SPB
    2360mm
    2382mm
    16.3mm
    2360mm
    2300mm
    -
    13mm
    -
    140mm
    -
    -
    -40°C
    +70°C
    RS PRO
    B
    1720mm
    1794mm
    17mm
    1765mm
    1725mm
    -
    11mm
    PET, Rubber
    125mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
    RS PRO
    A
    838mm
    888mm
    13mm
    868mm
    838mm
    -
    8mm
    PET, Rubber
    80mm
    -
    -
    -
    -
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