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Re: Drop-center drivetrains: Why?

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz View Post
Simply put, without dropping the center wheels, drive motors rapidly go to stall current in turns.
And when drive motors rapidly go to stall current, that means...
  1. Robot doesn't turn
  2. Breakers pop
  3. or Worse

We've been using 6WD with dropped center wheels for years (with the exception of last year).

We like using pneumatic center wheels. Makes adjusting the offset very easy.
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