Improper gearing and power draw

[Ether]

Originally Posted by MysterE

...improper gearing (6:1) and six inch wheels. We have two cims and one mini on each Transmission, one Cim from the shooter, a compressor, and an Andy Mark motor driving our pickup.

We are considering removing both mini cims and installing omni wheels on the back of the bot to help lower traction and lower the power draw.

You didn't say: Is this a 6WD or 4WD? Long or wide?

[ktorrico]

Are your speed controllers in "brake" mode?

We had a similar problem at our first district event, and switching to "coast" mode fixed the problem.