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Unread 19-01-2012, 17:30
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Re: Banebots RS-775 Case Short

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
That's four very high power motors your skipping out on for your robot (the 550s).
"Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me."

A lot of teams are naturally gun shy about these motors because of the huge failure rates teams saw last year. I'm not surprised at all that some teams are taking a "better safe than sorry" attitude when it comes to the 775's. Much like most things in life, it comes down to the risk to reward ratio. Is the higher power available from the 775's enough to justify the risk of my robot having severe electrical issues? Each team's decision will be based on just how risk adverse they are and how high of a risk they view the situation as. I know on 1114 we'll be giving these motors another chance, but at the first sign of trouble they'll be introduced to our arbor press.
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