Just saw they do have htd belts aswell… Gt carbon has a slightly different profile then htd…It will work tho…
I tried them on 18t pulleys for 5 mins but I was concerned about how tight they were. I loosened drive drain and fit them (what felt like) correctly on 20t.
There are gt3, htd, and the polychain with a white tag on them in above pictures.
Here’s their webpage. They have tension info there if you need it. Poly Chain® Synchronous Belts
I do have plans to reach out to them and ask for cad drawings for the polychain that suppose to have 4x better torque transmission then htd belts. Could ask for pulley drawings for esk8 size and cnc them at the same time I make my pulleys for my ebike…
I think they will slip less then htd belts whem braking
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Evolve has gt3 pulleys.
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Is this a 5MGT belt or an HTD5M?
Why are you ripping so much belts lol. Haven’t ripped one since ages. Lots of single motor builds?
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single motor on unity super single
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Damn
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Yes; single motor builds definitely stress the components to their maximum. Especially when you use the super single configuration with a Unity or something and a huge motor and are fat, and your power limit becomes… well, the belts themselves.
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I’ve seen some ppl use stacked belts, maybe something you could consider. If not, why not just use a chain?
Can’t get/make wheel pulleys wider than 15mm without spending a fortune on HTD5M pulley stock.
Chain would solve this tough, while being dirt cheap.
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I would feel more comfortable with a better belt or gears, I just
I don’t know.
Something about a chain spinning that fast makes me feel uneasy, like it’s going to jam up and Superman me off the front into traffic. Probably an irrational fear, but a fear nonetheless.
I’d love to explore the “better belts” route, regardless.
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Well you could just print a cover for the chain drive, no chance of locking up then. Many many motorcycles and bikes are using chains, seems like a proven concept to me lol
You do you, just saying that chains are the best cheapest option here. Like if you get more durable belts they will superman you all the same.
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you could go for 3d printing extra wide pulleys in like cf or pc
some of them have ridiculous strengths
ewww
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I’d machine two pulleys and attach them together before I tried that.
Finding stronger belts would be more ideal though. For now.
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ran that for ages on my old setup
works suprisingly well
Surely?