Thread: HELP: Voltage Drop
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Re: HELP: Voltage Drop
I agree that there is a definitely a scrub problem given noodle "tubes" and no center drop. The relative wheel traction needs to be changed. Maybe smaller KOP wheels in front? Intentionally offset the CoG?

But back to OP. 1 gearbox per side with 2 CIM per gearbox - front CIM gets hot. No way this should happen. Do you have a gear AND key on each CIM output shaft? Are the gears all the same number of teeth (you need to actually count them). Did we get an answer as to if you are using a Y cable to drive two speed controllers per side (preferred method) - total of 4 speed controllers and 2 roboRIO PWM ports? Have you calibrated the speed controllers (this could actually be an issue if at zero one is forward and one is reverse)? Do the speed controllers on one side light the same color when driving forward?