CIM Motor Sacrifice

[Bob Steele]

In the real world of FIRST you will probably find that the FP motor of the past few years if roughly equal to 1/2 of a CIM... (roughly... and I mean in practice and not just theoretically) 2 FP motors weigh less than a CIM.

In this game the shooter may be located high on your robot so make sure you consider the weight distribution carefully... going over the "bumps" is going to present difficulties and a low CG will really help you not tip over...

Remember you can double up 2 FP in a transmission by using a CIMULATOR
so in effect you have the power of a CIM in a smaller and lighter package...
You could also use a 775 cimulator to do the same thing with those motors..

Up to about 2-3 years ago the FP motors we used had little ( if any ) thermal protection and they were notorious for burning out...in the past few years they have added thermal protection which really helps their longevity and usefulness.

I am not sure about the new 500 size Andy Mark motor... yet

Also don't discount the BaneBot 550's ... they also have plenty of power (more than the FP in wattage...) but they have no thermal protection.
We used them very successfully on our lift last year...

They are rather unforgiving though...

You don't need the CIM to throw the balls unless you really want to use it..
You have plenty of other options...

Do some prototyping and see what you can find out!!