kevlar vs. fiberglass vs. polyester

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kevlar vs. fiberglass vs. polyester

Postby generalsocial » Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:55 am

Is kevlar the best tension member for the belts?
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Re: kevlar vs. fiberglass vs. polyester

Postby r691175002 » Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:18 am

In general its a tradeoff where the stiffer (more rigid) members stretch less but have trouble going around small diameter pulleys.

I'm pretty sure you want fiberglass for the ~20 tooth pulleys we are using but I'm not entirely sure. The sdp manuals should have more to say on the subject.
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