30-03-2014, 21:41
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#StickToTheStratisQuo
AKA: Gregor Browning
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Team Role: College Student
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,447
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Re: Belts in a Drivetrain
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Originally Posted by DampRobot
We went with 9mm belts and 24t pulleys tensioned by cams on VersaBlocks. It's amazing, we've never had problems with ratcheting, and the drivetrain is noticeably more efficient. If you tension properly, 9mm shouldn't be a problem (given reasonably sized pulleys).
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Could you put your information in the spreadsheet? With the new versachassis + belts + pulleys from VEXpro your specific setup will become more common, and your data point would be useful.
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