View Single Post
  #12   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 02-02-2016, 11:44
Jimmy Nichols's Avatar
Jimmy Nichols Jimmy Nichols is offline
Mentor,QCR Planning
FRC #1038 (The Thunderhawks)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Rookie Year: 2004
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,010
Jimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond reputeJimmy Nichols has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via Yahoo to Jimmy Nichols
Re: What is this thing?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Skywalkar View Post
Unfortunately, no; the reason why we weren't able to place an order for a second year of donations turned out to be that the 2015 spindle motor was going out of production altogether.

You should be able to find that particular motor from third-party resellers or scrap yards for a while yet, since that motor was most recently used in vehicles built on the GM Alpha platform:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Alpha_platform

---

Here's the closest motor that I could find out of what we're currently producing right now:
http://www.bosch-ibusiness.com/boaae...57/product/614
It drops the Hall sensor, but the other characteristics and dimensions are quite similar.

While I'm at it, here are a few others like it:
http://www.bosch-ibusiness.com/boaae...%20Spindle/357

The public-facing method for purchasing these motors is located here:
http://www.bosch-ibusiness.com/boaae...m?locale=en_GB

---

I don't personally work in the motors group, however, so there may be easier (or cheaper) ways than what I've found here. Let me contact Kevin (the lead associate in getting these motors available in the first place) and see if he's got any better ideas...
I'm not personally interested but per the manual this year:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Game Manual Section 4
Table 4-1 Select Automotive Motors (Window, Door, Windshield Wiper, Seat, Throttle)
are legal and unlimited.
__________________
Jimmy - Lead Mentor, Pit Boss, Miami Valley FRC Regional Planning Committee
Lakota Robotics - FRC Team 1038

2013 - Crossroads Team Spirit,Quarter-Finalists - Queen City WFFA - Paul George,Quarter-Finalists - Ohio FRC State Championship Champions
2012 - Queen City Volunteer of the Year,Team Spirit,Finalists - Smoky Mountains Engineering Inspiration,Quarterfinalists
2011 - Pittsburgh Semifinalists - Buckeye Engineering Excellence Award,Coopertition Award,SemiFinalists
2010 - Pittsburgh Judge’s Award,Quarterfinalists - Buckeye Industrial Design Award,Finalists - IRI Mentor Round Champions
2009 - Buckeye GM Industrial Design,Champions
2008 - Midwest Engineering Inspiration,Quarterfinalist - IRI Semifinalist
2007 - Pittsburgh Motorola Quality,Finalist - Buckeye Rockwell Automation Innovative Controls,Finalist - Championship Newton Quarterfinalist