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Unread 09-02-2016, 22:44
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Re: Problem with drivetrain and we can't figure it out.

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Originally Posted by Shaif View Post
I noticed it said brownout protection on the dash whenever the problem occurred so we switched out the battery and everything seem to go a little better. We no longer loose connection from driving the 4 motors but out of curiosity how many CIMS can we drive at the same time at full power?
It depends on a lot of things. Including the gear reduction, and weight of the robot - on top of that, if you have enough CIM's running, your robot will be able to move, but no for very long because it would drain the battery.

If you want a more technical answer (I could work the numbers for you, or document how to do it for you), let me know (reply, private message, or email). I recently did a bit of research into gear box design for the sake of an engineering project, and have developed some tools to allow me to quickly analyze a motor/gear ratio/robot weight combination. I also have a stack of references available if you would like to do your own research.