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Selecting the correct size fastener for your application may be the first step to long splice life, but proper installation is the key to splice longevity and belt conveyor efficiency. In our last issue of The Lowdown, we discussed how to ensure a Clipper® Wire Hook splice was properly installed (vol. 4, issue 3). This issue will advise proper installation and inspection techniques for the easy-to-install, durable Alligator® Ready Set™ Staple splice.

Properly Installed Alligator® Ready Set™ Staple Splice: 1: Belt is flush against fastener belt stops across width of belt; fasteners are parallel with belt edge. 2: Staples should be completely driven through and properly set into pockets on bottom side of fastener plates. 3: There should be a slight puckering of the belt at the front edge of the top plate. On belts with very hard top covers, or no top cover, this may not always be possible. 4: Fastener plates should be firmly compressed onto belt and you should not be able to catch your fingernail under front edge of fastener plate. 5: Loops have not been crushed. Hinge pin insertion is easy. 6: Corners on trailing end of belt have been notched/chamfered. 7: Pin Retaining Washers, if used, are properly crimped.