IMPORTANT 2005 CHANGES!!!!

[Justin]

An Ode to Drill Motors...

Heres to Makita, Milwaukee, Bosch...you powered drive trains I'll always remember...the likes of Atlas and Hexcalibur, tank drives both. You pushed freshman around the cafe on team information night. You gave your all, stripped a few gears, and blew a few clutches. You powered many a team to Victor(y). So long old friends....

I know that they've pretty much been replaced by globe motors as the favorite for drive systems, but being so old school it is sad to see the drill motors go. They've been a staple of the FIRST kit of parts since, well probably not the begining but darn close I'd imagine. One more thing that I can bring out at a compention to get weird looks from rookies in a few years ;-)

Good luck to all teams this year...should be a fun game,

Justin

[UlTiMaTeP]

Originally Posted by Justin

An Ode to Drill Motors...

I know that they've pretty much been replaced by globe motors as the favorite for drive systems, but being so old school it is sad to see the drill motors go.....
Justin

I sure hope your not powering your drive with globes!

[Tytus Gerrish]

but a sweet $350 camera system

[Lil' Lavery]

But we get 2 more atwoods, which are so much better than the bosch's anyway.

[ShadowKnight]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

But we get 2 more atwoods, which are so much better than the bosch's anyway.

Not really. When comparing the power vs. torque between the cims and the drills, the drills won out.

[Pin Man]

That's good about the weight... You actually have more weight to work with... The battery is 13 pounds... So technically you have 3 extra pounds to work with... WOOT!

[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by Pin Man

That's good about the weight... You actually have more weight to work with... The battery is 13 pounds... So technically you have 3 extra pounds to work with... WOOT!

But the extra Atwoods replacing the drills will nearly add the three pounds back.

[NoRemorse]

Originally Posted by Kit Gerhart

But the extra Atwoods replacing the drills will nearly add the three pounds back.

But the 'atwoods' run at a much lower rpm, negating the use of MORE gearing down. If you ask me the point is null

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by UlTiMaTeP

I sure hope your not powering your drive with globes!

I think "globe" is just his nickname for the already multi-named CIM / Chipua / Atwood motor.

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Yeah, that must be it.

[Matthew_H]

Originally Posted by jgannon

I think "globe" is just his nickname for the already multi-named CIM / Chipua / Atwood motor.

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Yeah, that must be it.

The globe motors are much smaller than the CIM motors.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I think the fact that alternates have been eliminated is extremely significant.

On the upside, an alliance won't be left stranded in the case of a mechanical malfunction. Since strategy is paramount it will be important to have as many functioning robots available as possible. Also, this will give teams that were balanced on the edge a chance to make it into finals when they may not otherwise get that chance. I'm sorry if I missed this part, but how exactly would these alternates be picked?

On the downside, a team won't be able to reenter competition even if they fix themselves. This puts a lot of stress in the alliance. So if the standby team breaks, they're essentially stuck again. I wonder if there will be any team updates on this subject?