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Re: robot turns to the left?

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Originally Posted by rdoglivin View Post
Four motors,we found out the arcade drive is the problem by switching outputs on the side car from 1,2,3,4 to,4,3,2,1 and the problem switched so the bot turns to the right going forward and the left going back does any one have experience with arcade drive not working any suggestions?
If you are doing this, make sure your motors aren't fighting each other in the gearbox. Be absolutely sure when you do this that the two motor controllers controlling the motors in one gearbox are flashing the same color light. If you have motors working against one another, it can trip the overcurrent protection in the controllers and have symptoms of what you are describing.
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