General Motor Rules

[jman4747]

Originally Posted by Scott Kozutsky

I couldn't agree more. My personal preference would be 5 CIM motors (can be freely downgraded to minis), 3 minis (plus downgraded full ones), 5 combined RS/bag/PG motors and unlimited auto motors.

It would also be interesting to see a year with a very strict motor allowance. 3 cims, 4 minis, 4 combined RS/bag/PG motors and unlimited auto motors for example.

What I really think we need is a CHEAP motor controller for the smaller motors. You don't need to withstand 100+ amps of surge current for a window motor. It would also give some much needed utility to these motors.

I inspected a team which used 1 speed controller for 2 cims. It was a bad mistake but it just goes to show that we don't need more complex rules. On that note: open up the servo restrictions.

The point was not to increase the arbitrary power limit but to limit the power by setting a direct limit on power. Right now the limit is indirectly set by specifying how many of each specific motor a robot can have. I am proposing that either it be set by a total watt limit, a categorical watt limit (see op), or similar method. The limits in the first post can simply be reduced to satisfy a reduced power allowance.

In short the point was to increase the number of different motors we could use not the total wattage of what can legally be attached to the robot.

Edit: I too would like to see an increase in both the servo and solenoid wattage limits.