Thread: Can we use globe motors this year?
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Unread 10-02-2011, 09:21
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Re: Can we use globe motors this year?
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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
You never could buy a Globe motor.....
This is a false statement. I have ordered them prior years many times.

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Originally Posted by fox46 View Post
I have to say I too am extremely dissapointed with banebots but also with FIRST for eliminating all the great motor options we used to have- Two FP motors, Globe motors, Van door, Keyang, seat motors. KOPs from the past used to have such a variety of power options, now all we have are little screamers that whizz along at 20000 RPM (aside from the sacred CIMs). I am sure it has made life much harder for many rookie teams and those short on resources.

It is my firm belief that banebots donated the motors to FIRST in hopes of it generating business for their company. What do you do with a motor that has a 20000 RPM output? The only logical solution given our weight and size restrictions is a planetary reduction. Who has the planetary reductions?

Unfortunately I don't think Banebots anticipated the demand for their product and as a result the teams are paying the price in lost build time. I applaud Banebots for donating the motors for the KOP but I am furious that due to a lack of other options we have essentially been forced to buy their products to build our robots. What's next? CIMs replaced by RS775s? All they have to do is donate a couple more RS775s with some CIMulators and FIRST will nix the CIMS. Then they have a monopoly on the motor supply to all teams and we are at their mercy.

Anyway, I have to get back to dissassembling cordless drills and trying to retrofit globe gearboxes......
I agree with this. We have noticed a large reduction in the amount of stuff we get in the kits without a reduction in kit cost also.