Conveyor cool down?

[Gilligan]

I checked it this morning and I'm ok this time.

Obviously now I know and I will stick to my initial thoughts and let it cool down.

MK, if your belt motor is single phase then you could setup a delay timer to shut off after X time.  I have a few that I jacked "came across" in a compressor room for a large building AC unit. (they control the dampners for the duct work).

[tpitman]

With my cheap-azz dryer I turn off the heat and let it run for about 15 - 20 minutes to cool off. I leave the belt switch on all the time and shut it down at the breaker box so if there's juice going to the dryer, the belt is running. Not interested in buying a replacement.

[sweetts]

With my cheap-azz dryer I turn off the heat and let it run for about 15 - 20 minutes to cool off. I leave the belt switch on all the time and shut it down at the breaker box so if there's juice going to the dryer, the belt is running. Not interested in buying a replacement.

Man stick a switch on it, every time you cycle a breaker switch it reduces ever so slightly the tolerances of the breaker, it may be years but at some point that breaker will fail, a 20 dollar switch is much cheaper then burning up your shop if it fails.

[ebscreen]

Cycling breakers makes them trip at lower amp draw, meaning less likely to burn things, but more likely to
shut your shop down with everything going. Which then could burn things in the dryer if the belt
stops moving...

[sweetts]

Cycling breakers makes them trip at lower amp draw, meaning less likely to burn things, but more likely to
shut your shop down with everything going. Which then could burn things in the dryer if the belt
stops moving...

I was aways told that too, but back when I was in school for electronics we set up a test with varying loads up to and over the breakers rated amperage. The only breakers we were able to put a load on greater then 15% of rated amperage for a duration greater then 20 seconds were the breakers that we cycled more then 200 times. We used a new breaker as our base line. Do what you want but there is no reason in the world to use a breaker for a switch its just bad practice. I should say we also had cycled breakers pop sooner, the point is you can not  say with 100% certainty that it will open the circuit sooner in every case. I say why roll the dice.

[Gabe]

for those using the fan in order to cool down quicker
is not a good idea. it may cause the temperature probe to shatter due to drastic change from hot to cool
thus reducing it`s reading accuracy

[tpitman]

Cycling breakers makes them trip at lower amp draw, meaning less likely to burn things, but more likely to
shut your shop down with everything going. Which then could burn things in the dryer if the belt
stops moving...

I was aways told that too, but back when I was in school for electronics we set up a test with varying loads up to and over the breakers rated amperage. The only breakers we were able to put a load on greater then 15% of rated amperage for a duration greater then 20 seconds were the breakers that we cycled more then 200 times. We used a new breaker as our base line. Do what you want but there is no reason in the world to use a breaker for a switch its just bad practice. I should say we also had cycled breakers pop sooner, the point is you can not  say with 100% certainty that it will open the circuit sooner in every case. I say why roll the dice.

Well, then I'll start unplugging it. Thanks for the info.