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Old 08-16-17, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by TimothyH
Gates says that their belts use "Advanced no-stretch carbon cord technology."

Not sure how much of that phrase is engineering and how much is marketing.

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Translating into engineer-speak:
"Recent low-stretch carbon cord technology."

So not radically different in this case.
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