How about new motors?

[Manoel]

I think it's a very good idea to change from the drill motors to something else. It doesn't have to be much more powerful, only more efficient. The drills heat up, are noisy, and has caused lots of problems to many many teams, including us (fortunately, not during the real thing... )
But I'm not sure if that Magmotor is the best choice, for the following reasons:
- It's a 24 Volt motor
- It weights a lot, using two of these and the Exide battery, you'd be using almost 30% of the maximum weight allowed
- It's kinda expensive, at U$ 345... I don't know in the USA, but here in Brazil we can buy the drill with the gearbox for about U$ 40...
Other than that, it's a very impressive motor, just not for FIRST competition, I believe. If someone comes up with something as powerful, but lighter and cheaper, I'm all for it...


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