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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
Not trying to offend, but same question as before (and to Jesse as well). Why? What is the advantage?
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We used belts in ours, so I think some advantages would be lost on chain, but the main reason is to protect the belts from damage and to keep them out of the way of the electronics. Since timing belts don't need any real adjustment once you get them "just right" (properly tensioned and aligned), ease of maintenance is not much of an issue. Even so, we can get a belt out in 7 minutes, enough to do a belt change between matches.
25 chain tends to stretch, and I would be concerned about that and sprocket wear. Especially because you cannot see the chain and thus have little indication how badly it needs to be retensioned.