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Re: Different motor speeds?
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lugnet.robotics
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Date:
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Thu, 28 Dec 2000 16:24:44 GMT
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Original-From:
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Sean Kelly <kelly@ad1440NOSPAM.net>
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> Folks: 1040EST 363-2000
So few days left in the year, eh?
> Is this a fault in one of my motors or is it a basic flaw
> of design I can fix by using gears to couple the wheels
> to the motors or something?
According to what I've read, all LEGO motors spin better in
one direction than another. And you're going to be
hard-pressed to find two motors that spin at exactly the
same speed in the same direction, too, as you face slight
variations in the weight of the internal flywheels to the
number of windings in the coils to yet other factors.
Yes, gears will help you overcome this obstacle:
differential gears, specifically.
--k
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| Folks: 1040EST 363-2000 Now that I'm "off and running" with regard to emailing to the list I thought I'd ask a question that's been going through my mind. I've build a very (VERY) simple robot that basically consists of two medium sized wheels (...) (24 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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