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Re: Weird Chain tensioner.
I've built bots with extremely well thought out and elegant tensioners, and I've built bots with no tensioners (using "pre-stretched" chain). The thought out and elegant tensioners did their job, which when they're doing it, makes them almost unnoticeable.
The bots I've made without tensioners have also worked very successfully, to the point where it too was almost unnoticeable.
The point here is that you are addressing the facts and coming to terms with the fact that the chain needs to be tight. Some teams prefer to work tensioner free for one reason or the other. Some teams won't add a chain to a mechanism without a very well designed tensioner in place.
Personally, I think with a tensioner you are covering all your bases and it is the safest/most logical bet. The point of my post is just to acknowledge that the real problem is ensuring a tight chain.
-Brando
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