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Re: Belts vs. Chains

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Originally Posted by richardmcc2 View Post
Has anyone actually broken a chain on a drive system before? I've never heard of something like this and would think it'd be very difficult to do on a FIRST robot, even if you're only using #25 chain.
YES, #25 can break and will, especially on a drive train. We have an absolute rule that no #25 on the drive.

We do use it in some other lower stress / lower power areas.

There is a good write up of chain vs. belt on the gates website -
http://www.gates.com
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