Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

after looking at your setup, can you confirm what your gear reduction ratio is.
We are running a window keyang motor for our arm to lift the ball and right now with the reduction of 64:1, we have no issues or strains on the motor whatsoever. The ball can be held in place at any height with no problems.
As stated earlier in this thread, additional reduction is probably your solution.
:D

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

so i am assuming that two FP motors would be legal?

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

alright i will bring this up with our engineers and see if it is possible. the nice thing is that we are about 5-10llbs under weight which helps a lot when you run into problems like this. (:

again, i thank you all for your support!

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

yes 2 FP's are legal

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

alright thank you so much.

i have been talking to our engineer throughout the night. hopefully we can come up with something!

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

Agreed, one or two keyang motors with additional reduction would probably be your best option at this point.

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

well it looks as if we have solved our problem!
1 taigene motor and 2 globe motors.

please tell me this is legal :D

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

it is

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

great. thanks again everyone for your help!

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

You cannot use 3 of the taigene motors if I am reading this correctly.
<R58> Motors, pumps, and, Robot Controllers from previous robots shall not be used in addition to
those provided in the 2008 Kit Of Parts. They may be used as direct one-to-one SPARE
PARTS for those provided if the provided part fails or is damaged. They can only be used if
they are identical to the part being replaced.
 Note that the Fisher-Price motor found in the 2008 Kit Of Parts (Part number 00968-
9015) is different from the Fisher-Price motors used in most previous FIRST
competitions. Only the Fisher-Price 00968-9015 motor may be used as a SPARE PART
for the Fisher-Price motors provided in the 2008 Kit Of Parts.
<R59> Additional motors specifically permitted on 2008 FRC ROBOTS include:
 All motors, actuators, and servos provided in the 2008 Kit Of Parts,
 HITEC HS-322HD servos,
 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) servos (Innovation First part number 276-2162),
 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) motors (Innovation First part number 276-2163),
 One or two additional 2-1/2” CIM motors (part #FR801-001 and/or M4-R0062-12 in addition
to those provided in the Kit Of Parts. This means that up to four, and no more, 2-1/2” CIM
motors can be used on the ROBOT.

Re: HELP!!!!! Taigene motor load
 

bruceb-
we are only using 1 taigene, 4CIMs, and 2 globe motors