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App for Detecting Serpentine Belt Wear

06/07/2012 4:52 PM

Here's an interesting use of smartphone technology, you take a picture of your serpentine belt with your phone and the App analyzes the ribs and gives you a go-no-go evaluation of the belt...

http://www.gates.com/news/index.cfm?location_id=752&id=11579&show=newsitem

http://youtu.be/wdaortMgwSY

NB: I have no commercial interest in Gates.

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Re: App for Detecting Serpentine Belt Wear

06/07/2012 5:09 PM

That is certainly a more high-tech application than this.

How much 'Tech' do we really need? Is there an app for determining shoelace aglet wear? How much life is left in a rubber band?

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Re: App for Detecting Serpentine Belt Wear

06/07/2012 5:43 PM

I've never used that device.

I'm not sure I even know how to get the hood of my truck open any more.

I don't have a smart phone either.

I'm confident that the audible warning device will alert me to any problems, unless the radio is turned up too loudly.

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