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Re: pic: Crab Drive Frame

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Originally Posted by yongkimleng View Post
Hmm is it a good idea to have 2 gearboxes driving the wheel orientation? Maybe they move at different speeds / distance moved and cause uneven tension on the chains across the two sides..
I believe that the AM 2-speeds are driving the wheels not controling the rotation of the crab pods. The rotation of the pods looks like it's being handled by two smaller motors. You can see the pulley/sprockets poking out of the frame on the top-left and bottom-right of the frame.
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