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Re: Tribot swerve drivetrain

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
[*]Drive motor below the pivot - this means that you have to limit the steering angle or use slip rings. An example is CIM-in-swerve. Here, you would be adding a bunch more weight and probably volume to the rotating module. Poor choice for dual-CIMming.[/list]
And good luck finding a slip ring that is not terribly priced and weighs as much as a midsize car (hyperbole) that has 4 wires that can handle that current.
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