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Re: Chain vs. Belts?!?

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Originally Posted by Munchskull View Post
This is anot extremely common questions on CD and TBH this thread is TL;DR.

My personal take on belt verses chain is dependent on where it is on the bot. Ifor it is on the drive train I use Center to Center chain #25 and forget about it. In my experience the stretch is small enough that it has not noticeable impact on the bots performance.

Everywhere else I use belts and put them in tub.
The chains vs. belt discussion is a common topic that the OP probably could have searched for and gotten the same results more quickly, but the last page and a half of this thread actually turned into a helpful (for me at least) discussion about tools for chain. Your info about the #25 chain is still helpful though; it's always good to know of teams that used a less common method with success.

Never underestimate a CD thread's ability to get derailed.

EDIT- Oh, and there's a brief excursion of people discussing polycord as an alternative to belts and chain. The more derailment, the better!
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