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Quality Transmission Components
125 Railroad Avenue, Garden City Park, NY 11040-5016
Phone: (516) 437-6700 Fax: (516) 328-3343
e-mail: support@econobelt.com
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Quality Transmission Components is the exclusive distributor of Zetasassi Belt and Chain Tensioners
in the US, Canada and Mexico. These well-made tensioners will improve the operation of belt and
chain drives by many hours by keeping the tension constant. This occurs because the tensioners
create a:
1) Automatic reduction in the belt or chain slack.
2) Reduction of noise and vibration.
3) Uniform and more efficient transmission of drive torque.
4) Decrease in sprocket, pulley, belt or chain wear.
5) Increased life of belts and chains.
6) Possibility to adjust the tension of the drive.
These units are easy to install and maintenance-free. The spring-loaded units, available in rotational
and linear movement types, will automatically keep the tension constant, eliminating frequent manual
adjustments which would interrupt the operation of the machinery.
All tensioners should be installed on the slack side of belts and chains. For rotational movement
units, please make sure to install the units, as shown below.
It is also recommended, for both rotational and linear tensioners, that the tension force be applied
from the outside of the belt or chain loop as to not reduce the wrap-around angles of the belt or chain
over the pulleys or sprockets.
As shown in the pictorial index on page 3-1, several designs of tensioners are offered as arm only,
arm with roller attached for belts, arm with sprocket attached for chains, or arm with polyethylene
sliding head for chains.
Further variations are offered, as well as replacement heads, as shown in the pictorial index on
page 3-2.
Most chain tensioners are also offered with ASA or ISO single, double and triple chain heads.
Availability of heads other than for single chain is given on each product page.
Introduction to
Belt and Chain Tensioners
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