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Re: Aluminum sprockets for drive train - several questions

Just for perspective....the blower (supercharger) drive on my 55 chevy uses aluminum pulleys with a 1/2" pitch toothed belt, 3" wide. I've worn out two sets of plain pulleys, each lasted about 20k miles. The last time, I paid extra for anodized pulleys, they're still doing fine after about 15k miles, no noticeable wear.

How many miles do you put on your robot?