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Re: pic: Prototype Drivetrain v2

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Originally Posted by Edoc'sil View Post
It seems foolish to throw away a useful tool.


And simply no, I do not see a good way to tension it like you have it set up now, mainly do to the fact that springs in a tensioner will allow chains to slip.

Something like this could be converted into that tensioner from mcmaster mentioned earlier. I have never used this style to tension, I have no idea how they work. http://www.mcmaster.com/#sprockets/=70knoq


The link isnt working here is the pn 6793K19
Wouldn't an active chain tensioning system work? So there would be two pieces of nylon with machined slits for the chain to pass through them. They could be hooked together with springs about 75% as strong as the springs on the suspension. As the suspension traveled, the springs on the tensioners would take up the slack generated by the travel. This might work better with an idler sprocket in between, but I'm not sure.
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