#25 Chain

[cadandcookies]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

The best way to fix #25 chain is to use #35 chain. People claim that if you use it correctly, #25 is perfectly fine. It's that first part that's hard. If you have the weight, I highly reccomend #35.


*Disclaimer: I hate #25 chain with a fiery passion because it cost us over 12 hours during RI3D this year. We would've been done a solid 12 hours earlier if we had used #35.

To be fair, your Ri3D robot had some massive, exposed chain runs that are exactly where using #25 chain would cause issues.

This is a good case example: #25 chain needs to be used with care and precision. If you aren't confident in your ability to provide that, or want to push your chain to its limits (small sprockets on big wheels, lots of torque or speed), you really should be using #35, just due to the fault tolerance.

This year lends itself well to very fault-tolerant, robust robots. While #25 can live up to that challenge, it requires a lot more care and effort to make it do so, especially after build season.