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Re: #25 & #35 chains

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Originally Posted by B Toth View Post
We have always used #25 chain on our drive trains. We have never had a problem with it breaking or anything. We even used it with the large CIMs from last year, and they held up through 3 competitions. I have found that #35 is too heavy and is relatively unnecessary for the robot.
my team came to the exact opposite conclusion. Though it may be heavier it takes stress better. The smaller chain seemed to break more then the larger chain did. If our robot was over weight due to chain weight then we lost the weight other places.
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