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Re: smoking drill motors?
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Originally Posted by HHSJosh
We have vertically mounted drill motors, connected to the kit's gearbox with a 2:1 gear ratio. The output axle of the gearbox runs to one of the kit's 12.5" pneumatic wheels. I will try to get a picture up soon, I have none with me at the moment.

Thanks for your help.

Do you have your gear boxes aligned so that when the bot is going forward, both motors are going in their forward direction? Or is one going forward and the other in reverse? If this is the case, that would explain the lag between the two wheels. These motors are more efficient when run in the forward direction, so if one runs opposite the other it will do so unevenly.