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Re: CIM Drive Train motors
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Originally Posted by PhatMike View Post
Also remember that if you have double (or triple) the motors on your drivetrain, you're going to drain your power much faster. If you get into a pushing match with a robot that has 2 or 3 motors on each side of its drivetrain and you're running single motors, then you MIGHT actually have the extra voltage in your battery to hold your own.

Food for thought.
not necessarily.... When thoose CIM motors stall they hog power.

our 2006 robot had 1 CIM on each side and they hauled all 120lbs around and after 2 minutes you could tell the battery was getting low.... plus with the other attachments on there the battery drained very fast.