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Re: Chain vs. Belts?!?

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Originally Posted by Ginger Power View Post
I wouldn't trust it in high torque situations such as drivetrains, as I haven't worked with it yet. If anybody can speak to polycord's power transfer ability before slipping that'd be awesome. I can't wait to test the stuff in many different applications.
We tried using it this year for driving our intake. Our intake was designed to pinch the ball between the wheels and a churro and we could not spin the ball out. The polycord would just slip. We were attempting to use it more like a traditional belt, which was probably our mistake, and only had 2 cords. However, in 2015 we used it for a conveyor belt and it worked fine. I think the main dlfference is we had a lot more cords (4 or 5) and it was a lower torque application.
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