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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
Those were the 36mm gearboxes with the much more powerful RS-540 motors though.
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Exactly... The applications for these little motors in the real world are limitless, but in the
FIRST world, I don't see very much use. These are the motors that can probably be found in a lot of children's toys (not that the big scooter motor cannot be found in children's scooters, and I actually had one of these motors before they came in the kit).
But with what EricH said, the motors on the small BaneBots are very strong. In fact we used this motor for our arm last year (2007). However, we did manage to burn it out a few times when we accidently stalled it in the pit and in the workshop. This year's fork mechanism involved a more complex and intricate system involving a FP motor, its gearbox, a muffin fan, a servo, and the tread that came with our test AM Performance wheel, some aluminum tube, 1/4" aluminum plate, a 10 turn potentiometer and about ten hours or more of work.
What we ended up with was a very nice wench system that worked flawlessly all season.
