Jogged my memory. Earlier I said I needed pliers to adjust the belt length. Now I remember, I only used pliers for the second tab when reassembling. Not that I couldn't have done it by hand but it's a lot easier.
I also remember the instructions for the Fenner Power Twist V belts specifically recommending on where to remove links for shortening, at certain sections only corresponding to the direction arrow mark. I never thought much as to why but that's what I have always done as best I could.
Now it got me wondering. Instruction sheet mentions "hand tight" length. My guess is that the sections are pre tightened at the factory and they recommend you make your splits at intervals so you don't have too many loose connections close to each other. They also recommend rechecking tension after a bit of use which is probably needed once your connections have tightened.
Wondering if this has anything to do with some of the issues mentioned here. I would think overtime the links would all eventually tighten up but I'm sure Fenner probably has a good reason on why they recommend this.
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