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Re: Swerve Drive vs Mecanum Wheel drive?

My experience with mecanum is that it causes a serious power drain when strafing (going sideways). Our battery is usually at 11.5v when going forward (using 4 CIM motors & Toughboxes), but it drops to 8v when strafing.
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