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Re: How to make the robot drive straight?

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Originally Posted by lorem3k View Post
This could also be a hardware problem. If some of the motors are wired in reverse polarity, or if they're just older, they might not be able to reach the same maximum speed as they could if they were new and wired straight through. If any of your motors are wired up reverse polarity and receiving a +1 signal, try re-wiring them in straight through polarity and sending that side a -1 signal instead.
Really? Does that make a difference? I've never thought of this but I just assumed motors were symmetrical in efficiency, except maybe niche motors for specific tasks (I can't even think of one right now). Do you have links to give me?

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