Call me crazy, but there's a hidden op strategy

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by pfreivald

6 CIM tank drives are perhaps the most common drive in FIRST.

I would bet 4 CIM is far more common, the kit chassis transmission has been designed for it since like 2005.

Originally Posted by Kevin Thorp

6 CIMS? Wow. The stall current is 133 amps per motor, or 800 amps total. How do you keep from tripping the circuit breaker?

Don't Stall, a single CIM will trip a breaker at stall. Putting multiple motors in parallel should move you to a better part of the current curve, at the same torque, two motors in parallel should draw less current than a single motor.

Originally Posted by 2846 driver

Think about it though. Gears have a huge value to them. They make you think that shooting would be a waste of your time, practically. So why not create the ultimate gear robot and just crush everyone else and get those sweet RP?

I think that this will be the most broken strategy, but most of my team doesn't, but we'll see at the regional competition.

A good piece of advice, is to design you drive train so it can play great defense, but build towards a different strategy. You are much more likely to be picked for the finals as a decent gear bot that has a great drive train, than being a purpose built defense bot.