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Originally Posted by steelerborn
Thanks
I was actually thinking about putting the belt sprockets on the inside of the module. But I then thought that having them on the outside will allow easier access to the belts. We have never used belts before does it matter how easy they are to access?
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As long as it's properly tensioned, the system should be fine. However, properly tensioning and aligning belts can a bit of a dynamic situation when in FIRST. Constantly flexing frames can lead to sudden losses or gains in tension, unless you can design a quite rigid chassis.
I really dig the direction you're heading in, so keep it up! A Belt drive crab isn't common, and if you can pull it off it ought to yield some nice weight advantages.