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Brayton
16-03-2016, 21:19
So I recently gained a stock of over 400 vend motors, I will spare you the details of how and why but essentially you can understand I am looking for something to do with some of them. There a plenty of projects of course that can be done with such high torque motors, but I immediately thought of how awesome they would be for driving a lifting arm or something of the sort. I know FRC mainly allows automotive motors but anyone know if these are allowed? If not is there somewhere I can appeal to have them made legal?

If you are unfamiliar or just curious of what one of these looks like here is a photo:
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wTcAAOSw5VFWLU-d/s-l300.jpg


Thanks in advance!
EricH
16-03-2016, 21:21
We'll just start with:

If it is NOT on the approved motor list, it is illegal. (And automotive motors aren't the main motors, BTW--they're barely used, even though they're unlimited.) Automotive motors of the listed types are legal; other automotive motors probably aren't.

If you wanted to get motors made legal--for next season, at any rate--you'd email frcteams@firstinspires.org and make the suggestion.
Brayton
16-03-2016, 21:46
We'll just start with:

If it is NOT on the approved motor list, it is illegal. (And automotive motors aren't the main motors, BTW--they're barely used, even though they're unlimited.) Automotive motors of the listed types are legal; other automotive motors probably aren't.

If you wanted to get motors made legal--for next season, at any rate--you'd email frcteams@firstinspires.org and make the suggestion.

Where is the list of approved motors?
EricH
16-03-2016, 21:50
Where is the list of approved motors?
R29. It's fairly expansive, but not to the motors you have, I'd think.
cbale2000
17-03-2016, 01:10
Could you post more details about these motors? Perhaps a spec sheet and some higher resolution pictures? Legal or not, I'd be curious to learn more.
DonRotolo
17-03-2016, 18:12
If not is there somewhere I can appeal to have them made legal?Donate them to FIRST. They'll put them in FIRST Choice. Contact Kate Pilotte at HQ
pmangels17
17-03-2016, 20:00
Where is the list of approved motors?

Read. The. Manual.

I'm sorry to be blunt, but it's brutally true. Read the whole thing. Have everyone on your team read it too. Then read it again.