Poll: How many CIMs are you using?

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

I'm interested in seeing what the other teams with 0 CIMs are up to... for our part:

-9 775 pro
-3 BAGs
-1 window motor

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

6 CIM (4 drive)
1 MiniCIM
1 775

[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by kingbrandon14

6 CIMs on drivetrain, plus 4 MiniCIMs and 2 Andymark 9015 motors. That's over $1000 on speed controllers alone!

If you are running them all on new Talon SRXs. Half that if you run them all on new Sparks.

For us the real number is even less, because we are running many of our motors on controllers re-used from earlier years. They'll show on our CAW at the appropriate cost, of course.

[Nathan Streeter]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

6 CIMS (drive train)
2 MiniCIMS
8 775 Pros

:O Those batteries won't last long if those 775pros have any legitimate duty cycle!

[Bob Steele]

Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter

:O Those batteries won't last long if those 775pros have any legitimate duty cycle!

Not to worry... we have a plan.
We need a bunch of energy at the end of the match...we are lifting very quickly... 4 of the 775's are for that (about 3 -4 seconds)... another for getting the hook up... so about 2 seconds for that one...

We have an active current management system in place too...
It will be interesting.

We are running on all Talon SRX controllers. (Utilizing CAN... we did that successfully last year too... the new CAN works quite well) this really cleans up the wiring... all encoders are run back through CAN. Reliable to date...

[kitare102]

Originally Posted by Bob Steele

Not to worry... we have a plan.
We need a bunch of energy at the end of the match...we are lifting very quickly... 4 of the 775's are for that (about 3 -4 seconds)... another for getting the hook up... so about 2 seconds for that one...

We have an active current management system in place too...
It will be interesting.

We are running on all Talon SRX controllers. (Utilizing CAN... we did that successfully last year too... the new CAN works quite well) this really cleans up the wiring... all encoders are run back through CAN. Reliable to date...

Whoa there, I'm interested to see what makes 4x775pros necessary for a 3-4 second climb. For our winch, we're using a single CIM, 10.71:1 reduction with a .5" pulley that gives a fairly robust ~4.5sec lift time.

[Bob Steele]

We will be posting a reveal sometime after bag day.
2 --775's would probably do it.... We have plenty of weight... We are using all of our CIM's in the drive base.

Perhaps we can show you in St. Louis? If we both make it.

[Knufire]

4 CIMs, one BB 775. Lift time < 0.5s.

[asid61]

4 cims, 2 BAGs, 4 775pro, 1 RS-775 or AM 9015.

[Anupam Goli]

Originally Posted by Knufire

4 CIMs, one BB 775. Lift time < 0.5s.

I take it you're using a PTO? or a clever passive intake + low goal mechanism?

We're using 4 CIMS in our drivetrain, as well as 2 miniCIMS, 3 BAGs, and maybe another CIM or 2 elsewhere. (power hungry robot...)

[Oblarg]

449: 6 CIMs on drive, 1 bag on intake.

5830: 4 CIMs on drive, 1 bag on intake.

[Paul T.]

were doing 4 cims on the drive train, you would have to ask the students what else. i just fix things that break and machine things that they tell me are impossible.

what really concerns me is the 17 teams that are not using cims. well except apple pie, btw if you need a few extra throttle motors we'll hook you up. i think theirs one in my wives toyota i dont think she'll notice its gone.

[KrazyCarl92]

5 CIMs
no other motors (for now)

[RonnyV]

4 Cims
2 Bag
2 Snowblower
2 775Pro

[Ian Good]

4 Cim Drive
2-3 Bag Motors
2 775pros