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Re: Two Motors Under One Motor Controller

One solution would be to use a "Y" pwm cable. In programming you would only create one motor controller, but the rio would send out the signal to two controllers via this split "Y" Cable.

If you are using the CAN Bus you can create a "Lead" and a "Follower" controller to match outputs.

Both of these methods can be useful if you are driving two motors into the same gearbox.
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