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Re: Modifying CIMs to implode?
I will just chime in to say that I'm not to concerned how hot motors are after X number of minutes of drive time during practice. Only how hot they are at the end of 2:15 minutes. If they are a little toasty but not to hot to touch, then We've got fine gearing as far as motor health is concerned. Anything after that is just a sign to me that I could get a little more speed from them if I used some taller gearing. As long as the bot turns and the motors are not fried, go for some more speed if that fits your game plan.
Remember- These machines only have to run for about 2 minutes at a time. It doesn't do you much good to make it more efficient or reliable then it has to be. We all have the same power available, the teams that win are often the ones that squeeze every last watt they can from the motors. If that means heating the motors up more then they were designed for, I can live with it. I'd rather sacrifice a motor every now and then then sacrifice a function.
Which makes me wonder if running this years FP motors at 12 volts is really worth it. I'm still not sure. 407 is such a lovely number...
My how his thread has wondered. My apologies for pulling it further off topic.
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