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Originally Posted by billbo911
Alignment, alignment, alignment.
#25 chain needs to be aligned properly.
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Agreed.
We used a #25 chain, six 8" pneumatic wheel, 22 tooth Vex sprocket drivetrain this year and had no major problems. We worked hard to make sure that all of the sprockets were aligned. We also used the Dark Soul chainbreak tool to assemble the chain in order to avoid using links and it worked well. There was some slack that showed up and one chain slipped off so we had to improvise a chain tensioner using large zip ties and encountered no further problems. We were quite pleased with the results.
Now I must also add that our robot was well under the weight limit (90 lbs) so I think that helped.
In the future, depending on the nature of the game and if we are close to the weight limit, I think I'd go with #35 just for peace of mind.
Dan