Uses of CIMS and associated reductions

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Johnny

I personally think this thread would be more interesting with motors that have more power i.e banebots or fisher price motors(which are the best motors ever imo).

You do realize that the CIM is the most powerful (and robust) motor in the kit, right? the FP and RS-550 aren't even that close. The CIM's peak mechanical power is 337 watts compared to 245 watts for the RS-550. The "2011 FP" is the closest at 289 watts but it was only legal for two years.

The thread is a little empty mainly because 4 CIMs has usually been the limit and most teams throw them all in the drivetrain.

[AdamHeard]

To save money, we try to only use COTS gears in our CIM boxes. We use COTS gears so we can find a .step file for them, and save money by 3d printing them for free.