Thread: Kitbot/cims/transmissions running too slow?
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Re: Kitbot/cims/transmissions running too slow?
I tested the living daylights out of that gearbox. I tested the 4wd configuration with 8 inch wheels and it behaved as expected (around 9.5 ft/sec). I use a closed-form non-linear differential equation to solve for position, speed, and acceleration over time and it tracked exactly with my testing of the frame.

What type of six inch wheels are you using?

What type of bearings?

How much chain tension do you have?

Something is not quite right.

-Paul