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Re: Problem with tank drive

If you are using the default code, check the trim tab on the fwd-aft axis on the joystick that is working. It will probably be at one end or the other of its travel. Slide the trim tab to the other end and things will probably work the way you want.

This feature is written into the program to enable teams to try different control configurations with minimal effort, but it is easy to forget it is there. On Saturday we spent 20 miutes trying to figure out why one side of the robot wasn't working. Finally somebody remembered to check the trim tab and fixed it. It was only about the third time this happened, so maybe next time we will remember.
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