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Unread 01-05-2003, 18:27
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Originally posted by Ryan Dognaux
Woa ! Now that's awesome too.. I wonder if there'd be some way to only run it w/ two motors.. like make one of those non-powered so it just slides w/ the others.. but then it wouldn't really be a versatile.. hmm....
Given the complexity of such a system, I don't think that would work too well. To get the full flexiblity it offers, you need 3 motors. Besides, what would the advantage be in powering 2/3 of such a system, over just a standard 2WD system?
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