Additional field coils around motors

[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by ConKbot of Doom

...we aren't supposed to open them up to mess with them,

here is where your thinking is slightly offtrack - we are not allowed to modify the motors to enhance their performace, whether you open them or not

but if you were to wind additional coils around the motor, could you increase the field strength legally?

if you add field coils to a motor, with the intention of altering its torque and speed characteristics, how can you say the motor has not been modified?

from Daves post in the motor bias thread:

In 2005, Rule <R31> stated the following:

<R31> So that every robot’s maximum power level is the same, the motors in the kit may not be modified except as follows:

• It is acceptable to modify the mounting brackets and/or other structural parts of the motors (output shaft, housing, etc.) as long as the electrical system is not modified and the integral mechanical system of the moving parts (bearings, bushings, worm gear output stages, etc.) is not changed or removed. ...