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Ok, so it's not a car, but thought some of you would get a kick out of this.
This is a caliper assembly for a holding brake for a mining project I'm working on. There are two of these carriers (each have 4 calipers) per 5500kW (7375hp) drive, and two drives per conveyor. We're moving 7800mT/hour of ore on an inclined system, and when it clogs or is in emergency shutdown mode, there must be something to keep the system from moving backwards under its own mass.
Loads to the sturcture (I'm the structual lead on the project) are in the area of 35mT per assembly, one up and one down.
Quite sporty in red if you ask me.
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Last edited by s8ilver; 02-06-2019 at 01:06 PM.
Nathan in Denver
1999 M Roadster, VFE V3 S/C, Randy Forbes Reinforced, Hardtop, H&R/Bilstein, Apex PS-7, Supersprint
1999 Z3 2.8 Coupe, Headers, 3.46, Manual Swap, H&R/Koni, M Geometry/Brakes, M54B30 Manifold, Style 42
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And I thought these were big; nearly the size of a stock Roadstar...
(wife's X5M daily driver)
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What material are you using for the conveyor brake pads?
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Beats me. In my world we only care about what happens under that base plate. I'll ask one of the gurus around here.Originally Posted by Tigershark48
Update: Pads are organic with some mix of Kevlar.
Last edited by s8ilver; 02-06-2019 at 03:47 PM.
Nathan in Denver
1999 M Roadster, VFE V3 S/C, Randy Forbes Reinforced, Hardtop, H&R/Bilstein, Apex PS-7, Supersprint
1999 Z3 2.8 Coupe, Headers, 3.46, Manual Swap, H&R/Koni, M Geometry/Brakes, M54B30 Manifold, Style 42
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