Thread: Severe voltage drop
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Unread 25-03-2016, 15:37
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Re: Severe voltage drop
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Originally Posted by team3192 View Post
Driving forwards and backwards drops the voltage from 12ish to about 9, and turning the robot (driving either side in the opposite direction) drops the voltage from 12 to 6 on average.
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Here are three pictures of the CIMple box coupling itself: http://imgur.com/a/jj0OB
Are those black rectangular pieces on your treads rubber or some other grippy material? It looks like you have a very long piece of tread in contact with the carpet on each side. Perhaps some of the other people who have direct experience with treads (we don't) can offer an opinion on whether or not this will be too much traction to allow turning.