POBCO Snapidle® provides a constant amount of tension to the chain drive, increasing drive life. It tensions, guides, quiets, controls and increases both chain and sprocket life. It requires no mounting devices or maintenance and is a benefit to the drive system, not a deterrent. Economical, easy to install, maintenance free, the POBCO Snapidle® is the answer to the problem of controlling drive chains.

By being able to take up tension through the chain, POBCO Snapidle® eliminates the need for adjustable center distance drives. All chains may be ordered in even pitches (eliminating half links) since the additional tension may be taken up by the POBCO Snapidle®.

Since the POBCO Snapidle® "floats" on the chain drive and actually absorbs shock, it does not add to vibration in the drive. Both sprockets will have the maximum chain wrap possible, thereby increasing chain life (load sharing) and sprocket life (the chain is unable to crawl out of the teeth).

On large chain drives, the expense required to install a tensioning system may be unrealistic. A POBCO Snapidle® unit at a fraction of the cost of traditional tensioning methods can tension almost any roller chain drive. Many multiple strand drives cannot be tensioned by traditional idling or tensioning systems, but are readily fitted with POBCO Snapidle® economically.

POBCO Hi-Temp Snapidle®
For temperature applications ranging from 200 degrees Fahrenheit to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, the PSI-HT series should be considered. With all the benefits of the standard POBCO Snapidle®, it offers the enhanced benefit of controlling drive chains in extreme temperatures. Where most tensioning systems are not applicable, POBCO Hi-Temp Snapidle® solves the problem.