When a takeup weight is offset to the side of a conveyor, a wire rope is commonly routed from the takeup weight through a series of sheaves to the takeup carriage. The friction developed from a series of wire rope sheaves can effect the actual belt tension at the takeup carriage. Through real-time testing the actual tension on a takeup carriage was recorded with data acquisition using an internally strain-gauged turnbuckle. The wire rope used to transfer the takeup weight to the takeup carriage was routed through a series of lubricated bronzed bushed sheaves. The tension on the takeup carriage was found to be as much as 26
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