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Re: regulated power for potentiometer

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Originally Posted by Tom Line View Post
I'm curious about your drivetrain. I wager a guess you're seeing this in high gear when accelerating your cims near stall from a stand still.

The sonic shifters in their default ratio, direct driven to four inch wheels with 4 cims are at the very extreme end of gear ratios - a full battery easily drops to 8 volts under acceleration from a stand still in high gear.
This can be fixed by having your shifter shift to low gear when the robot's not moving. Shouldn't take more than a few lines of code.
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