Alternative motors for drive train

[Andrew Schreiber]

2337 attempted to use FP motors in their drive. It didn't end too well as I recall.

[theawesome1730]

In 2007 118 used a "v6" transmission for their swerve drive Video while they did use 4 CIMs, they had two smaller motors supplementing them (I'm not sure what kind).

[MichaelBick]

This year we're running a 4 CIMs and 2 550s on our drive. It gave us quite a bit of pushing power to push around almost all of the teams at the Israel and LA regionals.

[Mark Sheridan]

Originally Posted by theawesome1730

In 2007 118 used a "v6" transmission for their swerve drive Video while they did use 4 CIMs, they had two smaller motors supplementing them (I'm not sure what kind).

They were the fisher price motors.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Mark Sheridan

They were the fisher price motors.

Yep.

In 2006, 968 ran 2 CIMs and 1 FP in each drive transmission (or was it 1 and 1? I forget.). Anyways, I recall that they got quite a bit of practice in changing FPs out of the trannies due to frying. Something about FPs (and most of the KOP non-CIM motors) not exactly handling stalling very well.

I've used 4x RS775 motors in a drive, but there was almost no pushing involved, and weight was a very definite factor (as in, lower the weight for better points). This was not an FRC robot, BTW.