Broken FP wire leads

[Tom I]

Soooo, it's kind of fun doing the impossible.

I know this isn't exactly the most conventional way, but we managed to make it work. If there's one thing we're incredibly good at on Team 811, it's defying convention and jerry-rigging something to make it work. We actually melted the plastic housing around the contacts and inserted a new piece of metal to add a contact point. Not exactly the best plan, but it actually works.

Let the chastising remarks commence now.

[RoboMaster]

Sounds great, if you did it well and didn't actually damage the motor more or something like that.


BUT, watch out, that might count as modifying the motor, since you replaced/added parts to the motor itself. That has commonly been against the rules.

[PAR_WIG1350]

Originally Posted by Tom I

Soooo, it's kind of fun doing the impossible.

I know this isn't exactly the most conventional way, but we managed to make it work. If there's one thing we're incredibly good at on Team 811, it's defying convention and jerry-rigging something to make it work. We actually melted the plastic housing around the contacts and inserted a new piece of metal to add a contact point. Not exactly the best plan, but it actually works.

Let the chastising remarks commence now.

I do believe melting the motor housing is technically illegal, but depending on the extent to which it was done, a regional inspector might allow it if the motor is functionally unchanged and uncompromised electrically or from the standpoint of safety. If you go to worlds, the inspectors will likely be more strict.

[Tom I]

One could technically say we did change the motors, yes. That will have to be looked at thoroughly to be sure we're not breaking or lawyering any rules. Functionally there were no changes made to it, just soldered a bigger mounting surface to the contact leads. We've checked and the system is still isolated from the motor housing so we're still electrically neutral with no shorts. Our other motor is being prepped for swapping it out anyways, for the second it has any hiccups it's getting replaced, but this way we can continue testing and calibrating our shooter (another tread to follow!). Thanks all.