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Originally Posted by Karthik
I love the simplicity of what you've proposed, but for me to get behind the issue, FIRST would need to identify a vendor which has a steady supply of motors in at least 75th percentile (perhaps much higher depending on the marginal power increase available around the 75th percentile) of power available in the form factor.
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Wouldn't it then actually serve both goals to say: N Cims and an unlimited number of Bag, Mini CIM, and AM 9015 motors[1].
No team has an advantage in finding a better motor. Inspectors now only have 4 motors to identify. Simpler on teams, simpler on inspectors. No serious advantage to teams who can find a slightly better motor. All motors have a wide variety of COTS interface solutions (interfacing with the old FP gearboxes sucked) The only downside is I'd like to see a lower power motor added but we could open up servo limits (say 20W) and that would fill that need.
Course, I don't understand why we need MORE variety in motors.
[1] I picked a motor that's widely available from a supplier familiar with FIRST ordering and timelines.