What types of chains are used and how to maintain them

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Hey everyone,

I ended up twisting up one of my chains during calibration. I didn’t attach one of the motors firmly to the top beam and it rotated while pulling tight and…yeah…NOT GOOD. I had a total of 3 links on the chain twisted.

I was wondering what type of chain is typically provided with the kit and how can I perform maintenance on it without replacing them (just yet). I noticed they are different from bike chains with the pins able to be removed. I can’t tell if they are welded in or what. I’ve only seen the proper chains on makermade, but again, I want to try to fix it myself before having to drop the money on new chains every time something goes wrong with the chains.

Any ideas are welcome!

Regards,

Tyler

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These are ANSI #25 roller chains (bicycle chains are a lightened version of #40
roller chains)

they are readily available on e-bay, including from several US sellers.

I haven’t found a chain breaker tool that lets me re-join the chains yet (like I
am used to doing on bicycle chains), but you can get a chain breaker and then
use a master link to reattach them.

David Lang

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Thanks David!

Are there recommendations of upgrading the chains or is this the best value?

Tyler

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you could go with stainless steel instead of normal chain, but other than that,
there’s no real reason to change.

David Lang

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