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Originally Posted by Dominator1619
I think allowing us to know a general list of parts allowed before is a great thought, but it really would only help veteran teams. Rookie teams with no real veteran support in thier area wouldn't have much of a clue of what they'd really need for compitition. Not everyone in the first world really comes on here, so rookie teams that are completely unaware of CD would be hurt by a reduced/eliminated KOP. I know our team every couple of years just recycles the stuff we don't use anymore (due to new rules/stuff going bad) and it helps raise some funds for our team plus the junk just doesn't end up in some landfill somewhere. And as far as limiting creativity with the expansion of the motor selection to allow for more of one type, creativity can be limited because of unreliablity in the motors we have. I know our team alone burnt up almost a dozen rs-550's this past season, so where's the encouragement to use those motors again if we had so many problems with them these past few years
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In general, the 550's used in FRC are not unreliable because of any fault in the motor design. Typically only the combination of the motor, the transmission, and the demands on the system result in unreliability. With small, powerful motors, one must do everything necessary to prevent them from stalling or running slow. This means higher reductions, and using sensors to protect the motors if necessary. The 500 size motors we have been allowed to use in the past have been invaluable additions to the list of available motors due to their high power output and their compact size and I would hate to see them go without a suitable replacement to fill the gaping hole it would leave in the motor options available to teams.