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jedimastert 2 days ago

> Also, I wonder how resistant this mechanism is to wear and fatigue.

He actually discussed this in an earlier video for his initial tests on the capstan drive. He ended up testing the rope he used for around 358 hours (two weeks) on continuous use in the drive itself with very low backlash

https://www.aaedmusa.com/projects/capstandrive

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MwIBTbumd1Q&t=10m