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Re: H-Drive Strafing issues

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Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung View Post
I had moderate success with a fixed mount h drive in the fall of 2014 albeit the entire chassis was made of folded 1/8" polycarbonate. The flex in the PC acted like a suspension for all the wheels.

All in all I would definitely take a look at 148's robots both their 2010 and 2014 strafe wheel assemblies.
So you didnt need to add suspension into the frame? We found ut if you drive forward slowly it strafes well.
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