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Re: Do GT2 belts work on HTD pulleys reliably?

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Originally Posted by Knufire View Post
The 5mm that the OP referenced is the pitch, not the belt length. Nearly all pulleys sold by FRC suppliers are 5mm HTD, either 9mm or 15mm wide. You were probably referring to the latter?
(Duh) Silly me. We had bad luck with the 9mm wide and switched to 15mm wide. They are both 5mm pitch as you correctly pointed out. YMMV depending on transmitted torque & pulley size.
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