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Chain Sprocket and Drive Calculations

Relationships for proper clock chain selection

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Chain Sprocket and Drive Calculations

Relationships for proper clock chain selection

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Chain Drive Sprocket and chain relations

The three chain sprockets of my grandfathers clock are each configured with 8 teeth around the
circumference of the wheel. Assuming that most clock chain sprockets use the same
arrangement, the following can be used to determine the correct match for chain and drive
sprocket.

Circumference of the sprocket wheel (where the chain rests):


2 X 8 (teeth) X 12”/(LPF) = circumference (in)
Diameter of sprocket wheel (where chain rests) (Radius1):
Circumference / Pi = Diameter (in)
Radius at chain (Radius1):
Diameter /2 = Radius1 (in)
Radius at teeth tops (Radius2):
Radius1 + .125” = Radius 2 (in)
Arc Distance from tooth top to tooth top (paper impressions from sprocket wheel):
Radius2 x Pi/4 = Paper Strip Impressions (in)

Example for 43 LPF chain:

Wheel Circumference at chain; 2 x 8 x 12 / (43) = 4.465”


Diameter at chain, 4.465” / 3.1415 = 1.421”
Radius1 at chain 1.421 / 2 = .710”
Radius2 at teeth tops .710 + .125 = .835”
Paper Impressions .835 3.1415/4 = .656”

This can be condensed to the following expression:

[(30.557/LPF) + .125] x .7854 = Paper Impression Spacing

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