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Re: Chain Tensioning

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Originally Posted by Oblarg View Post
Tensioners on a belt are decidedly unnecessary, in my experience, and will do nothing but add additional friction.
Friction, but only if you use on-belt tensioners. Plus, that would be pretty low anyway depending on the setup.
I'm thinking more of cams or screw tesneioners. Even better would be to use 192 method that they used on the gearbox: screw holes that were slightly farther or closer to the other side of the belt, from -50 to +50 thousandths. It's a really clever system.
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