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Re: Chain Tensioning

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Originally Posted by Oblarg View Post
You could always consider using belts. Much less headache that way, and they're more efficient/make less noise, to boot!
My only real issue with belts is that they're thick. They take up a lot of valuable horizontal space on the robot that can be used for mounting electronics and such. Also, Vex doesn't (at least yet) have GT2 profiles for VersaPulleys (I'm absolutely addicted to the VersaHub). We could probably get them manufactured, but I'd rather use our machining resources for other stuff.
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