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Re: Be afraid... Be VERY Afraid

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Originally Posted by MICHAELABICK View Post
Smaller wheels will give you more torque. Think of a wheel like a pinion on a rack, except there is no teeth. IF you reduce the pinion size you get more torque but less speed.
This is how I usually think of it.

Anyways, is there a reason you are using belts and not gears for this? Is it for a more quiet operation?

Are the wheels of different material? Is one grippy for more traction but one slippery for ease of turning? Maybe this isn't a swerve, but a fixed unit and you have the slippery wheels to ease turning a 4-wheel long bot. But I doubt its as simple as this
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