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Re: Belt Drives

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Originally Posted by joeweber View Post
This would be for a mecanum system which uses one CIM For Each Wheel. I Though it would be a large weight savings but I am not used to working on belt systems.
keep in mind that pulley/sprocket/gear weight increases in a squared fashion with diameter. Even pocketing, a 7" pulley will be HEAVY.
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