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Re: [FTC]: Question about the chains
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Originally Posted by Teched3
Chain alignment is probably the most crucial operation you will have to perform with #25 chain, along with maintaining good chain tensioning. If the chain becomes slightly loose, and you take a side hit from another robot, it can walk the chain off the sprocket. Tensioners in the middle of a chain run can help substantially to minimize this potential. 17 inch wheel spacing is a dimension we have used with a single tensioner, and with good sprocket alignment, we have lost only one chain in 14 years of competition. That happened in the days BB (before bumpers), and the chain took a direct hit from another robot frame. 
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Hodge,
This is a FTC thread. The driving forces and speeds are a lot lower than with FRC motors.
In general, they should have no problem or need only a rudimentary chain tensioner.
Regards,
Mike
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Mike Betts
Alumnus, Team 3518, Panthrobots, 2011
Alumnus, Team 177, Bobcat Robotics, 1995 - 2010
LRI, Connecticut Regional, 2007-2010
LRI, WPI Regional, 2009 - 2010
RI, South Florida Regional, 2012 - 2013
As easy as 355/113...
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