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Re: pic: CPR 3663 2016 robot

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Originally Posted by aarond7198 View Post
Are you running tank drive? We have similar/same wheels and the voltage we are running drops significantly due to the resistance/dragging. Have you run into the same problem? Looks awesome and good luck at competition(s).
We ran into the same problem. To remedy it we ground off all the tread on the front wheels and then wrapped them in fiber strips that look similar to what casts are made of. It works really well and we achieve the same value of the pneumatic wheel while having the turning ability of an omni wheel.
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