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BBray_T1296 15-12-2015 01:04
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZehP (Post 1512324)
Does anyone know if the Versadrop piston actuates well when driving the robot on a cement sidewalk?
Quote:
Originally Posted by IndySam (Post 1512355)
"It's a cylinder, not a piston"

Brought to you by the IACNAP campaign.
Quote:
Originally Posted by cbale2000 (Post 1512395)
I cannot think of any reason why the type of surface would affect the actuation of the Versadrop cylinder. Any solid surface should work fine I would think.
Taking the bait :p

cbale2000 15-12-2015 01:10
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BBray_T1296 (Post 1512396)
Taking the bait :p
Would have helped if I had not skipped reading the above that first one...

On a more on-topic note. Is there any ETA of when these items will be available from Vex and it's suppliers? I saw that WCP said 1-2 weeks, will they be available direct from Vex any sooner than that?

Daler99 15-12-2015 01:18
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
5813 will almost definitely be using some of the encoders and the 775s. :D Vex Pro is a huge it with our team. ;)

JesseK 15-12-2015 08:48
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Ore (Post 1512306)
My campaign is cement vs concrete. (I designed concrete batching plants a long time ago so I'm a bit sensitive.)
It's funny how typing 'cement v' into google will auto complete that exact search, and yet it's the 4th link down before there's any reasonably short explanation for what the difference between the two is. And yet even after reading that simple and short explanation, I have already forgotten if concrete is used in cement or vice-versa, and which one is limestone-based vs just water and substrates.

Not railing on this, just kinda poking at it as a reminder that ya know what ya know, but there's only so much we can cram in :cool:

Nemo 15-12-2015 15:38
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JVN (Post 1511178)
If you like stalling motors at 12V for that much time... perhaps I can interest you in one of our sealed-can motors? :)
Maybe somebody can satisfy my curiosity here. Why would a sealed can motor survive a stall better than an open motor that can be cooled more easily? BAG and 9015 are roughly the same size and power, but BAG survives a stall for longer. Is it because it's sealed or in spite of that?

Edit: Is it the lack of oxygen?

jwfoss 15-12-2015 15:44
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo (Post 1512584)
Maybe somebody can satisfy my curiosity here. Why would a sealed can motor survive a stall better than an open motor that can be cooled more easily? BAG and 9015 are roughly the same size and power, but BAG survives a stall for longer. Is it because it's sealed or in spite of that?

Edit: Is it the lack of oxygen?
I believe the largest contributing factor is the greater thermal mass of the motor.

cgmv123 15-12-2015 15:50
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JesseK (Post 1512434)
It's funny how typing 'cement v' into google will auto complete that exact search, and yet it's the 4th link down before there's any reasonably short explanation for what the difference between the two is. And yet even after reading that simple and short explanation, I have already forgotten if concrete is used in cement or vice-versa, and which one is limestone-based vs just water and substrates.
Since no one else has clarified for those who may not know, concrete = cement + aggregate + water.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo (Post 1512584)
Maybe somebody can satisfy my curiosity here. Why would a sealed can motor survive a stall better than an open motor that can be cooled more easily? BAG and 9015 are roughly the same size and power, but BAG survives a stall for longer. Is it because it's sealed or in spite of that?

Edit: Is it the lack of oxygen?
The 9015 (like most other open motors) is air-cooled. The motor spinning drives a fan that draws air through the body of the motor. At stall, the fan doesn't spin, so the motor doesn't cool nearly as well.

The BAG (like the CIM and the Mini-CIM) isn't cooled per se. Rather it's case has a high thermal mass and the internals can take more heat than the internals on an air-cooled motor.

Aren Siekmeier 15-12-2015 15:53
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo (Post 1512584)
Maybe somebody can satisfy my curiosity here. Why would a sealed can motor survive a stall better than an open motor that can be cooled more easily? BAG and 9015 are roughly the same size and power, but BAG survives a stall for longer. Is it because it's sealed or in spite of that?

Edit: Is it the lack of oxygen?
I believe it's nothing more than the mass. The BAG motor has almost 50% more than the 9015 (320 g vs ~220 g). The CIM and miniCIM obviously have a much bigger advantage over the likes of the 775pro, about 3x.

EDIT: Wow I need to stop refreshing like it's 1995.

JVN 15-12-2015 15:55
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo (Post 1512584)
Maybe somebody can satisfy my curiosity here. Why would a sealed can motor survive a stall better than an open motor that can be cooled more easily? BAG and 9015 are roughly the same size and power, but BAG survives a stall for longer. Is it because it's sealed or in spite of that?

Edit: Is it the lack of oxygen?
Nemo,
jwfoss, cgmv123, and Aren Sikmeier nailed it.

I didn't mean to be unintentionally confusing, but the OTHER motors sold as part of VEXpro (which all happened to be sealed) are much more comfortable in a stall situation.

You can see the individual performance at motors.vex.com

If you're speaking in gross over-simplifications and generalities:
"Air-breathers like running fast, and don't handle high-load, low-speed very well."

Sometimes gross over-simplifications are good enough for FRC. :)

-John

Ari423 20-12-2015 12:25
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
On the VersaDrop, does anyone know how the pancake cylinder is connected to the module? It looks like it just pushes on that standoff with nothing actually connecting them together. I would imagine this is not the case. If it is the case, how does the piston not slip and miss the standoff? If it isn't the case, how does the cylinder bend with the standoff as it turns around the circle? Or is this not a major issue?

cadandcookies 20-12-2015 13:08
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ari423 (Post 1513722)
On the VersaDrop, does anyone know how the pancake cylinder is connected to the module? It looks like it just pushes on that standoff with nothing actually connecting them together. I would imagine this is not the case. If it is the case, how does the piston not slip and miss the standoff? If it isn't the case, how does the cylinder bend with the standoff as it turns around the circle? Or is this not a major issue?
When I asked this a few years ago, here's the answer Aren gave me.

I'd assume the answer is somewhat similar here-- the arc motion is so short, and the cylinder and bar are very well defined, so it isn't necessary to connect the two.

AllenGregoryIV 20-12-2015 14:53
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Nick has it right. If you have omni wheels floating, you can just leave them and they won't hurt your driving. If you float traction wheels you would probably need to add a spring to raise the module to keep it from scrubbing during turns.

GeeTwo 20-12-2015 15:33
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cadandcookies (Post 1513729)
When I asked this a few years ago, here's the answer Aren gave me.

I'd assume the answer is somewhat similar here-- the arc motion is so short, and the cylinder and bar are very well defined, so it isn't necessary to connect the two.
Quote:
Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV (Post 1513754)
Nick has it right. If you have omni wheels floating, you can just leave them and they won't hurt your driving. If you float traction wheels you would probably need to add a spring to raise the module to keep it from scrubbing during turns.

I think that it is necessary to raise the omni wheel, because it is geared twice as fast as the fixed wheel; it would be spinning against the carpet whenever you were driving in traction generating heat and wearing down the wheel. In Aren's previous answer, he refers to a spring lifting the moving wheel up. I don't see one in the assembly directions, but it may be implicit in the way pieces fit.

AllenGregoryIV 20-12-2015 15:52
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeeTwo (Post 1513762)
I think that it is necessary to raise the omni wheel, because it is geared twice as fast as the fixed wheel; it would be spinning against the carpet whenever you were driving in traction generating heat and wearing down the wheel. In Aren's previous answer, he refers to a spring lifting the moving wheel up. I don't see one in the assembly directions, but it may be implicit in the way pieces fit.
It won't really wear the wheels since there is no down force on the wheel other then the weight of the module itself.

Mr V 20-12-2015 15:53
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nemo (Post 1512584)
Maybe somebody can satisfy my curiosity here. Why would a sealed can motor survive a stall better than an open motor that can be cooled more easily? BAG and 9015 are roughly the same size and power, but BAG survives a stall for longer. Is it because it's sealed or in spite of that?

Edit: Is it the lack of oxygen?

Thermal mass. A fan cooled motor is designed as a fan cooled motor and if it is operating at zero or low rpm the fan does not cool the motor. A sealed motor on the other hand is designed without forced air cooling in mind so while operating at 0 or low rpm will cause it to heat up more than normal it is still operating as designed, ie w/o the benefit of a fan cooling it.

The fan cooling is what allows a motor to have a higher power to weight ration vs a sealed motor.

R.C. 30-12-2015 13:42
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
We now have 775pro's in stock. They'll be shipping out all week for anyone who wants them etc..

thatprogrammer 31-12-2015 10:33
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Has anyone tried using the new Poly carb tubing for prototyping? Curious how strong it is.

s_forbes 01-01-2016 22:59
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Regarding motors.vex.com:

The link for the locked rotor stall test data exists for all of the motors, but returns a 404 for the CIM and BAG motor. The data seems to exist for the other motors... Is this just an error in the site? (obligatory "fix plox")

Grant Cox 04-01-2016 18:46
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by s_forbes (Post 1515828)
Regarding motors.vex.com:

The link for the locked rotor stall test data exists for all of the motors, but returns a 404 for the CIM and BAG motor. The data seems to exist for the other motors... Is this just an error in the site? (obligatory "fix plox")
Whoops.. Thanks for pointing that out! This has been fixed.

For future reference, you can also let us know about website errors by emailing prosupport [at] vex [dot] com directly - you will likely receive a result quicker than by posting on Chief Delphi!

Akash Rastogi 04-01-2016 20:08
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by R.C. (Post 1515388)
We now have 775pro's in stock. They'll be shipping out all week for anyone who wants them etc..
Amazing pricing on these, RC.

cbale2000 04-01-2016 21:18
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by R.C. (Post 1515388)
We now have 775pro's in stock. They'll be shipping out all week for anyone who wants them etc..
Glad we grabbed some of these when we did, I see they are on backorder already. :rolleyes:

Monochron 05-01-2016 02:33
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
I was expecting a blog post sometime soon if the 775Pro was going to be legal this year. Are most people expecting them to be legal or do you think my paranoia is founded?

Munchskull 05-01-2016 03:14
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Monochron (Post 1516685)
I was expecting a blog post sometime soon if the 775Pro was going to be legal this year. Are most people expecting them to be legal or do you think my paranoia is founded?
Most people are expecting them to be legal. Manufacturers work with the GDC so that they do not sink money into a product that is not legal.

R.C. 05-01-2016 11:57
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cbale2000 (Post 1516626)
Glad we grabbed some of these when we did, I see they are on backorder already. :rolleyes:
We'll have more in stock soon ish. Also teams will have to wait till kickoff to see if they are legal!

aldaeron 05-01-2016 14:00
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by R.C. (Post 1516759)
We'll have more in stock soon ish. Also teams will have to wait till kickoff to see if they are legal!
Perhaps this is the "present" from the blog - free 775s!

Ricky Q. 09-01-2016 11:43
Re: VEXpro 2016
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by R.C. (Post 1516759)
We'll have more in stock soon ish. Also teams will have to wait till kickoff to see if they are legal!
Unlimited 775pro motors are indeed legal for 2016 per R29.

We have them available for ordering now:

http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/mo.../217-4347.html


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