Thread: How Many Moters
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Re: How Many Motors

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Originally Posted by ICE_Bear View Post
Sorry,not four wires, four motors. We have three wheels on each side of the chassis, and two motors connected to each gear box. Do we have to have each motor connected to motor controllers or can we get away with one motor on each side connected?
If you don't want to use one of the motors, remove it from the gearbox so it doesn't have a negative impact on your efficiency.

However, verify that your drive-train still performs the same. 1 cim per side will make it significantly harder (nearly impossible) to traverse the outerworks.
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