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Originally Posted by waddell
We're considering running 1/4" solid or hollow on smaller diameter pulleys than what is recommended in McMaster? For instance 1.5 inch rather than the recommended 2 inch for the 1/4 solid.
Has anyone tried that and been successful ......or had issues with connections failing?
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In FRC, you can run polycord around smaller diameter pulleys/rollers than is recommended without any problems.
These cited minimum values are for long-term operation, and FRC robots literally only see dozens of hours of run time over the course of a season. Over the lifespan of a FRC robot, running polycord over rollers 0.5" to 0.75" below the minimum recommended values shouldn't cause any problems as long as the polycord was fused together properly.