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Re: Mecanum Wheels Drive Chain Problem

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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
Do you have any kind of closed-loop feedback on your circuit? (A gyro to monitor turn rate, or encoders to measure wheel speed?)

Jason
We do not.


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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder View Post
the cims loose power after a while. i find that they loose somewhere between 3-5 percent per year. so if 2 cims are new and 2 are old, swap out the old ones would be my advice.
This is interesting, we just picked 4 CIMs from our motor box and put them in the gearboxes. I'll look into this.