NeveRest 60 in FRC

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RE: Neverest 60 gearmotors (all the Neverest motors are the same motor with different gearboxes, correct me if I'm wrong, Billfred)

The actual motor is compatible with anything (okay, I've only seen them in VPs and Banebots) that will take a 550 motor. This has become popular in FTC this year-- I know some teams running them through VersaPlanetary gearboxes and one of the FTC Robot In 1 Weekend teams used them on their shooters with Banebots gearboxes.

I think that FRC teams that use them (presuming they're legal), will be very pleasantly surprised compared to the old garbage Tetrix motors. I've seen a Neverest 40 stall for a full two minutes and perform just fine for the rest of a tournament. Compare this with the Tetrix motors that burned out if you looked at them funny, they're a major improvement. I would hesitate to call these guys "magic smoke generators" after watching teams abuse the different flavors of Neverest for the past few years. The only failure mode I've ever seen on them is due to improper/uncareful use of set screws, not due to the motors themselves.