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Re: [FTC]: New Tetrix Parts

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Originally Posted by EricVanWyk View Post
Your understanding matches mine.

We did this to a couple position servos when I was in highschool. Basically, you break the internal feedback loop and remove the hard stops and it turns into something that approximates a normal motor.

I agree that it likely doesn't deserve the "servo" moniker at this point: It looks like a servo, talks like a servo, but doesn't quack like one. Not sure what I would call it. "Motor with integrated control electronics" doesn't sound as sexy as "continuous rotation servo"
I tend to call them miniature speed controllable geared motors.
(At least the parallax ones are speed controllable, I have no idea about these ones)
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