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Originally Posted by ICE_Bear
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?
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If you don't plan to power both motors, you should only have one motor in the gearbox. You can take the other out without any side affect. Leaving one in and unpowered just adds extra resistance/load. But your drivetrain will be able accelerate significantly faster and have more pushing power if you have two CIMs powering the gearbox.
Just curious - is the reason you're not powering all motors due to not having funding to purchase additional motor controllers? Or because you're unsure of how to get that to work either in code or electronically? As Kevin stated, you should really try to power both CIMs. The REV spark is only a $45 controller.