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Originally Posted by Mr V
It would be nice if there was a COTS solution for those motors. I've yet to see one actually used on a robot in person. A gear box for them would preferably use the included gear. I'm a bit surprised that VEX hasn't made a plate to adapt them to the VersaPlanetary. There are certainly thousands of them out there sitting around especially since there were 8 in this year's KOP.
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What is the benefit of these motors? Yes, they are free in that they come in the kit but when it comes to value for a FIRST Team, I recommend Banebot 775 with a Versaplanetary with a 1/2" hex output. The Banebot provides up to 270W of Mechanical Power. The Versaplanetary's hex output shaft is SO easy to use. It also lets you be "wrong late" in that you can discover that you need more or less ratio and just swap out gearsets to achieve your goal*.
Yes, the Throttle Motors are a little lighter but I just don't see any reason** to use them when there are so many better solutions available.
Dr. Joe J.
*Case in Point: After Week 1, Overclocked decided our lift was too slow. We had a 120:1 ratio in Nashua. Last night we used 10 minutes of our unbag time to go to 48:1 and bang zoom! we'll be stacking 50% more totes in Week 2 with a faster lift. We have 14 Banebot motors on our robot this year. 11 of them are connected to Versaplanetaries (the other 3 are driving our Wild Swerve modules via CIM-iles).
**I know that many teams are cost sensitive, but honestly, it is a false economy not to spend money on motors and gearboxes. Teams would be wells served to find the money to make their motor/gearbox solutions robust. FIRST is not a cheap activity. In the total scheme of things, having powerful, robust drive solutions (drive meaning more than just wheels) is the right place to spend your robotic dollars.
P.S. I have no financial interest in any of the products I have discussed. JJ