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Unread 24-01-2002, 09:16
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Originally posted by Joseph F
um. y-splitter. Hook up the left motors to independent victors, then attach the victors to a y-splitter and then put the other end to pwm1. do the same on the right with pwm2. its the simplest method.
If I remember correctly, splitting a signal to two speed controllers is pushing the limits of the power supplied on the PWM signal for the speed controller's optocoupler. Technically, it can be done, but personally, I'd say play it safe and give each speed controller to its own set of pins.
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