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Re: Chain vs. Belts?!?

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Originally Posted by Chak View Post
I've heard that multiple times, but I've always wondered what "FRC applications" means. After all, one team's robot might go through tons of matches and hours of practices. Another team's robot might go through just one competition with minimal practice time. Doesn't the difference in runtime affect how much chains/belts stretch?
Yes, but even given the variation in runtime between different FRC robots, the runtimes of all FRC robots are on a scale that's orders-of-magnitude smaller than that of these parts in actual industry, so "FRC applications" remains a very meaningful distinction.
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