Thread: Do fans count as motors?
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Re: Do fans count as motors?
Short answer: yes. Your 12V blower would not be permitted for use on the robot.

Long answer: It is not a motor on the approved motor list. So for it to be legal, it has to be one of the exceptions listed in R32.
It's not a hard drive fan that is part of a legal motor controller or is a KoP part. It's not a factory installed vibration and autofocus motor in a COTS computing device. It's not a PWM COTS servo with a retail cost of less that $75. It's not a motor integral to a COTS sensor.
So it's not an approved motor and it doesn't not meet the criteria for any of the exceptions in R32. Therefore, it is not legal.


Also, I'm honestly not sure if the very idea of an air powered shooter is legal either. There's another thread where that's being discussed.
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