Attachment chain actually has a lot of lateral play for it's size. If your bogies aren't keeping it tracking correctly especially on turns at high speed, there is a good chance of a derailment. Also, although those sprockets are big, there isn't as much engagement as you would expect, the teeth aren't that deep and if the chain doesn't come in square to the sprocket it causes a lot of trouble.
On Jan 25, 2011, at 7:22 PM, Doug Conn <[email protected]> wrote: > Does it come off when going straight, or just when turning ? You may want to > make the front and rear and sprockets are as aligned as possible. > > - Doug > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Enzo Salas > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 9:33 AM > To: R/C Tank Combat > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: [TANKS] Reasons why track chain attachment throws off its sprocket > > Hi, > > I use chain attachments with sprockets for my tracks and the problem > is when I run my tank; the chain goes off my idler sprocket.. I > already have two tensioners for each side. > > Any suggestions? > > > Regards, > Enzo > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
