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Re: Some more VersaChassis Questions

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The one for the regular season we had to check almost every match and retention frequently (we were running chain and 4" wheels) as it slipped fairly regularly, even when tightened super hard and locktited down.
Yeah, this was my exact experience with bearing blocks on 80/20 sliders. "Re-tension belts/chains" was the number-one drive item on our pit checklist every year we did that, because they simply would not stay put. It wasn't a bad setup, but it doesn't compare to a really good system where you set it up and don't have to touch it again.

The cams look really nice for chain, but I prefer belt and I think simply putting a single bolt through the frame material would probably be easier (and have marginally less weight/complexity) there.

Unfortunately, I won't get to see any of this in practice this year because 449 had already purchased framing material before VersaChassis was unveiled, and 4464 is (overwhelmingly likely) gonna stick with the kitbot chassis. There's always next year, though.
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