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Originally Posted by M. Mellott
As you guys have some experience with these belt drives...
How does the belt drive handle high torque situations, such as a pushing contest vs. another robot? Can it handle a high-torque transmission setup?
Also, assuming the belt is inside rectangular tubing, how easy/difficult would it be to change a belt if you do have that rare belt failure? I can see pulling out the axles of the end wheels to wrap a belt around the pulley relatively easy, but the axle of your center wheel is also the output shaft of your transmission--seems very time consuming to change if you're in a playoff situation.
I think I too would go with 2 belts on each side--you would guarantee a solid 180-degree wrap on each pulley, plus the redundancy of multiple belts.
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Good point on the drive axle.