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Re: Mecanum Drive Train

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Originally Posted by Tank2010 View Post
We were wondering how other teams have connected the motors to the wheels. we have a couple of Ideas like using 4 tough boxes or just connecting the motors straight to the wheels. Any suggestions?
Do not connect the output from the motor directly to the wheel. You will need to gear down the output from the motor to ensure the wheel has enough torque to move your robot and do so without popping every circuit breaker in the universe.
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