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Re: New Vex Mecanum

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Harder to turn?? The rollers should spin freely.
Yes, ideally they should spin with no resistance. New wheels have very little friction in the rollers. After lots of use they have a little bit more friction. I don't know how much more; this is a qualitative observation and I don't have any numbers. It may still be in the range of "negligible".