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Re: Strange Jaguar/CIM Motor Behavior

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Originally Posted by Jimbo2032 View Post
Should the rollers be able to spin freely, or should they have some resistance, or should they pretty much be bound up and hard to turn?
To get ideal "mecanum" behavior, you want the rollers to spin freely but have as little axial free play as possible.

If the rollers don't spin freely, it will affect the ability to strafe, and to some extent the vehicle rotation (turning) will suffer also.