Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

I've searched here and FIRST and can't find the answer, nor does it appear to be in the new "where to find KOP items list.

Where can I buy additional spare FP motors? Not the transmission, just the -9015 motors??

Sorry if this is stupid but I can't find it. and being rookies, I don't have any stockpiles of them laying around.

Thanks!
-Sarah

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...%20Rev%20A.pdf

I am not sure if you have seen this document or not. It is a list put out by FIRST of where to get more kit parts. Unfortunately it does not seem to have the FP motor listed. You may or may not still find it useful or perhaps I overlooked it.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

I looked there as well adn didn't see it. It said AM was a potential supplier for the gearbox (which I don't need) but that's it.

grr.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

I have not looked for this year's motors yet, but the following has worked in the past.

Fisher Price service centers should have them. You can get a list of local service centers from http://service.mattel.com/us/powerwheels_info.asp. There are two problems, though.

Fisher Price service centers are not supposed to sell the motors or gearboxes to the general public. A few years ago, there was a memo from Fisher Price to their service centers saying that they were allowed to sell to FIRST Robotics teams. In my experience, everyone has either lost or forgotten that memo, so it may take a few tries to find one that will sell to you.

The next problem is that the service centers usually stock the motor and gearbox as an assembly and that PN doesn't match with anything that FIRST gives us. You'll need to find a service center that is willing to go in the back and manually verify the PNs printed on the motor. Last year, the service center didn't have any of the right model in stock, but did order them direct from Fisher Price and it only took a few days to get them.

Hope this helps.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

Thanks, I'll give that a shot!

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

"We do have the motor gearbox assembly 00968-2910 in stock. They are
$24.95 a piece plus shipping and handling."

Customer Service
MendingShed.com
1-800-339-9297

CustomerService@mendingshed.com

http://www.mendingshed.com/

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I sent these folks an email, asking about the motors for FIRST competition, that was my reply.

I did ask if they had the -9015 motor on them, but did not recieve a reply about that...so I suggest you ask about this before ordering? just to make sure. There are a lot of different FP motors and gearboxes, you need to make sure you get the correct motor.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

Sweet. I emailed the places around me asking about the -9015 motor as well and hadn't heard back yet. Since they seem to know what we're talking about I'll just order from there!

-Thanks!

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

Sorry for the off topic question but regarding these Fisher Price motors....but does anyone have any idea how to connect these motors to anything in a robust way that would make them useful?

They have a weird shaped output shaft and I have not been able to find any mating gears or other means to make these useful... any ideas?

Please someone enlighten me on how to use these motors...

thanks

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

Many of the banebots gbs work with them. You need to replace the pinion gear with a 3.2 mm one from banebots and shorten the shaft.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

The first thing we always try and do is ask a fellow team, in case they are not using it.

When we went to VCU last year, that regional above all others we have been to, had the most GP!
Teams gave away motors/pnuematic solenoids/etc. no questions asked not expecting anything in return.

:D :D :D

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

Are you suggesting to remove the Fisher Price motor from the gear box and mounting it to the banebots transmission?

What is the benefit of using the banebot transmission other than connecting the output shaft easier? ... better output speed (less gear reduction ofrhigher torque)?

Can anything be used to connect the fisherprice gear box to some gear drive or pulley or is it a hopeless cause?

thanks

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

The banebots GBs are great because they mount easily and have a wide variety of ratios. We used the FP gearbox in 2005 to drive a forklift, but back then it came with a nice hub sort of thing that it mounted to. You might be able to find PVC with an ID that matches the OD of the FP gearbox to use. The FP gearboxes can be used, but in my opinion the banebots are better. They are smaller, more versatile, easier to mount and easier to design around in general.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

Motor or gearbox? If it's the gearbox, many a team uses octagons in the white part. Hose clamp around the outside, keyway or hex for an axle. I can't think of a single failure that wasn't an I.O. error.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

We took the motor and first reduction gear out of the gear box, and made a custom gear box by putting a couple holes in two 1/8" aluiminum plates, and turned down a 3/8" hex shaft to fit into bearings, and allow a sprocket to connect to it. The plastic gears in the first two stages of the FP gearbox have 3/8" hex holes...they fit on the hex shaft...it works out pretty nice.

Re: Where to get addtn' FP motors
 

Nice set up Squirrel...

I don't have any fancy tools but I have a dremel and a bench
grinder and after reading your post, I decided to tear one of our
FP gear boxes apart...

In the process, I came up with a simple retrofit for these to make a
screaming dual shaft motor for our conveyors with 1/4" output shafts...

Sorry no pictures, but here is a description of how it can easily be done:

For materials (for each motor) you will need:
Here is how to modify the motor:

By the way, the mounting plate was much wider than the
gear box to allow for mounting holes...

This set up seemed too easy to do and produces a screamer of a motor
which can use the 1/4 aluminum billet pulleys that came with the KOP...

Good luck every body!