"Testing"   and 'testing to failure' are two different things.

We wouldn;'t  do every test drive to failure ( a crash )  would we ?

On 10/12/2012 8:47 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> Pretty much "testing" means to failure under controlled conditions, which we
> don't really have.  Hopefully it will outlast the van!
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rocket J Squirrel [mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 4:47 PM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Bando 9.5mm belt on 1.9L test report
>
> So /that's/ how a belt is tested?
>
> I'm always the last to know.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
> On 10/12/2012 07:33 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
>> You haven't tested it yet!  Report back in 10,000 miles or when it
>> squeals for mercy or fails completely.
>>
>> Thanks for being a guinea pig.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
>> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 3:00 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Bando 9.5mm belt on 1.9L test report
>>
>> A few weeks ago I burned up some bandwidth here talking about putting
>> a heavy load on the alternator, to charge a pair of GC2 golf cart
> batteries.
>> Dennis pointed out that the arrangement of the belt -- less than 1/2
>> wrap around the crank pulley -- isn't quite optimal for driving a tough
> load.
>> The discussion forked into one about how the pulleys are set up for
>> 9.5mm belts but 10mm belts seem to be in use most commonly these days.
>>
>> It seems that a belt that fits properly might do a better job keeping
>> the alternator turning.
>>
>> Someone pmailed a suggestion to try Bando, and their website turned up
>> the
>> 2435 9.5mm x 1100mm belt. I didn't know the reputation of the company
>> and inquired here whether anyone had any feedback. No one had any
>> feedback any which way.
>>
>> At which point I was urged to just try the Bando belt already, and let
>> the group know how it worked out. So I ordered a pair, and today installed
> one.
>> Well, I can't really say how well it works. There are probably some
>> SAE and ISO tests for such things, but all I can say is that the
>> alternator and water pump bones go round and round when the engine
>> bone goes round and round. So I guess it's satisfactory.
>>
>> Beyond that, I can't comment. So I guess this isn't much of a test report.
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>