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Re: Robot lose power when reverse directions?

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
What's the gear ratio and wheel size on your drivetrain? Your problem might be that you're geared too fast. More speed = less torque = more amps to turn and more time to decel from full forward to stop to reverse. Both of those things will drain your battery quicker and drop the voltage farther. You should really be geared for something less than 15 feet per second.

Also, was this happening on a fully charged battery, or a mostly dead one?
Both fully charged and mostly dead ones

We have custom built gearboxes that i believe are 16:1 but im not 100% sure about that. We are using 12" pneumatic wheels
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