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Re: Dual versaplanteary's with different reductions question

You could explore options of driving them both with one-way bearings. That might do the trick, since they wouldn't backdrive each other. This could be an issue if you ever wanted to run your intake in reverse, but it could be something to consider if you are only driving it in one direction. Or you could have each motor spin a different shaft/roller/wheel, and depending on the geometry of everything it could work out.
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