In keeping with last week’s theme on the use of strobe lights, this week we have an example of how you can use a strobe light to identify belt slip. Did you know a 15% belt slip on a 100hp piece of machinery is not only reducing the motor 15 horsepower it could also potentially cost you at least $7,000.00 per year (depending on power cost) in energy consumption? Watch the video to see a simple belt slip calculation formula to identify your percentage of belt slip.