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Re: pic: One-day Minibot

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill_B View Post
Is there an A in Q&A that tells us definitely that the pinion is not part of the motor? There has been a lot of traffic about pressing things onto the motor shaft, but I don't recall anything about the pinion being a Tetrix part and thereby modifiable.
Quote:
<R93> Minibot motors may not be modified except:
a) as allowed in Rule <R47 A-D>
b) a burned out motor may be repaired by replacement of the burned-out inductor with an
identical part.

<R47> Motors and servos used on the ROBOT shall not be modified in any way, except as follows:
A. The mounting brackets and/or output shaft/interface of the motors may be modified to facilitate the physical connection of the motor to the ROBOT and actuated part.
B. The electrical input leads on the motors may be trimmed to length as necessary.
C. The locking pins on the window motors may be removed.
D. The connector housings on the Window motors (PN 262100-3030 and 262100-3040) may
be modified to facilitate lead connections.
R47-A covers the removal of the pinion - if you consider the pinion to be a part of the motor.

Personally, I don't believe that the Pinion is an "integral part" of the motor, since removing it doesn't change how the motor works...
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