[ausev] 2 motors - serial vs. parallel

[Erik]

Put another way, if they are not linked by a solid shaft, why would they
necessarily turn the same speed?

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 7:38 AM, <evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org> wrote:

> I was told on another forum that if you had two motors in the same car
> - one on the right and one on the left - and you hooked them up in
> serial you would not need a differential.  The reason stated was that
> the force of the wheel on the ground itself would cause one wheel to
> slow down and the other to speed up.  Does this make sense?   Is it
> right?  has anyone ever tested it?
>
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