11-01-2012, 19:31
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Steel is love. Steel is life.
AKA: Kara Bakowski
 FRC #0341 (Miss Daisy) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Conshohocken, PA
Posts: 1,852
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Re: Recycled Automotive Motors
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Originally Posted by Teched3
Do you really want to use a recycled motor on your competition robot, where you have no idea how much it has been used, or hanging around? Might be OK for practice bot or prototyping. You are right though, in that you might find one that is more powerful or in between those that are offered in the kit as a more effective choice. what about having spares if you do use them. the rules say nothing about obtaining spares.  |
If you're getting a motor from a car, I sure hope it would be in good working condition (unless it's coming from a very old car). I don't know about you, but I expect my door locks to last the life of my car...being on a FRC robot shouldn't kill them so easily.
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Michigan Technological University///Materials Science and Engineering '15///Go Huskies! #tenacity
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FRC 341 (2016-present): Mechanical/build mentor
Volunteer (2010-present): MAR Seneca '17, FTC Hat Tricks Qualifier '16, Brunswick Eruption '16, MAR Montgomery '16, MAR Westtown '16 Portcullis Victim, MAR Springside-Chestnut Hill '16, Ramp Riot '15 '16, FiM Escanaba District '14 '15, MidKnight Mayhem '13 '15 '16, FiM Detroit District '13, IRI '10 '12, FiM Waterford District '11 '12, MARC '12, CMP Galileo '11
FRC 1189 (2008-2011): Team Captain, Pit Crew, Website group leader, Team Education group leader, Proud Alum. We've got spirit, yes we do...
 
 
WMWBS '10 '11
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