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Re: Spinning the Robot with Mecanum Wheels

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Originally Posted by spacewolfx View Post
could it be that your COG is off by an uneven distribution of weight?
The problem is almost certainly the setup of the wheels. There is one setup of mecanum wheels that works right and one setup that behaves as described. I don't remember what the appropriate way to swap the wheels is to get them into the right setup, but I'm sure someone will be by shortly who does know.
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