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Re: What teams have used belt drive on previous robots?
We used two XL series 3/8" wide timing belts to lift our arm for the light weight. We kept them tensioned very well but often times they still slipped. We broke a belt twice. We were able to uncap the small goal with this arm, but that is about the limit before they started slipping. We probably would have been better off going with something like #35 plastic roller chain.
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Teacher/Engineer/Machinist - Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2011 - Present
Mentor/Engineer/Machinist, Team 968 RAWC, 2007-2010
Technical Mentor, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2005-2007
Student Mechanical Leader and Driver, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2002-2004
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