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Re: Motor Speed offset

A quick dividing line in troubleshooting these kinds of issues: Mechanical issues doesn't come & go. Compare the drag of one side to the other by turning the wheels through a couple of rotations. If one side is harder to turn than the other, you have mechanical issues. Otherwise it is probably electrical.

Get in the habit of observing the status lights on the controllers. Motors pairs should be blinking at roughly the same rate and color. If you are consistent with your motor wiring, Colors on the right side & left side will be different with a non zero command. I have occasionally found CIMs to spin backwards. --With red positive it spins CW rather than the normal CCW
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