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Re: pic: Sorta WCD

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
Wait, one chain per side or one chain per motor and the 2 closest wheels? While the latter sounds fine, I would not advise the former due to the fact that a single failure would render the robot un-steerable. If two chains are used per side, on the other hand, there is at least some degree of redundancy.
1 chain per dewalt, which makes it 2 per side
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