Chain vs. Belts?!?

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Originally Posted by ASD20

There are plenty of applications where #25 is more than strong enough (like by magnitudes) and the size and weight saving are very useful.

Originally Posted by frcguy

I understand the concerns with #25, although we ran #25 on our shooter/intake and had zero issues, even with a master link. For context we ran 2 22T sprockets from VexPro driven by a MiniCIM with a 4:1 VersaPlanatary. In my opinion, it's a useful option to have where #35 would be overkill.

I certainly understand; I designed our 2016 bot with #25 chain in mind for all of the sub-assemblies except drive, but the rest of the team was worried about it, so we went with #35. We had experience with #35 from 2015, and we already had the tools we needed, so it was the quicker option at the time. By the time Kickoff for 2017 rolls around, I hope to have the younger members trained and the shop outfitted so they feel comfortable using both and can determine which is better for different situations.