no. there are lots of illegal motors. assume a motor illegal until proven legal.
what makes some motors illegal is not being in this year's KOP or being one too many of a legal motor.
read the manual!
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Originally Posted by EricH
Van Door: black, looks kind of like a window motor with an extra-long shaft. Discontinued after 2004, IIRC.
Globe motor: looked like a BB with a black gearbox on the end of the same diameter and a shaft with a flat on it. I forget when it was discontinued; probably shortly after 2004.
Mabuchi motor: looks like a BB motor, no gearbox. Don't remember when it disappeared; it was used in 2005.
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from what I have seen, van door motors were in kits as late as 09. My current team has one, and they were 09 rookies (and the motor was labeled as being from the 09 KOP). they were legal in 08 (148 used one to steer that year).
the globes were KOP as late as 09 as well... my team at the time used one for a turret; my current team as well as 1024 used 4 to steer crab modules that year. IIRC they were legal in 10.
there were also various mabuchi motors (same co. that makes the FP) that were legal last year... but not this year. not sure on when they were KOP.
the window motor above doesn't look legal. the threaded insert was aluminum, not copper. also, the contact covers were white, not black.
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