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Re: 1 Encoder, 2 Jaguars

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
That's exactly what you don't want. You want the motors to share the load. If two motors are mechanically linked to the same gearbox, you don't want separate closed-loop speed controls. This won't guarantee load sharing.

If the intent is for the motors to share the load, this is not a good approach.
Assuming both Jaguars have the same PID coefficients, and the load is sufficiently large, the motors will share the load.

I'm trying to avoid two Jaguars fighting with a small load, which can happen due to variances in motors.
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