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Re: Encoders on Drive Motors?

Put it on blocks and see if you can determine if any of the wheels rotate less well then others.

Determine if the frame is warped.

With it on blocks, mark the wheels and set the speed controllers to the same value and do a visual encoder to see if it is the drive wheels or speed controllers that are doing it. Is it only at high speeds, or all the time?

To add encoders, there is at least one example that will get you started, and if nothing else, it will help with diagnosis and measurement of the difference between sides. To find the example, you can do it from the Getting Started window/Support, or you can go to the Help menu/Find Examples and look in the FRC/Robot and Motor section.

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