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Question Motor with a built in Potentiometer..?

Are we allowed to use a motor with a built in potentiometer in order to control the arm/gripper thingy..? and by use it I mean.. is it allowed..? and would it make sense to use it..?

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Re: Motor with a built in Potentiometer..?

Adding a potentiometer to one of the kit motors is legal, and a very good idea if you're interested in being able to automatically control the position of your arm. Using a motor that is not in the kit is not legal.
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Re: Motor with a built in Potentiometer..?

If you mean to modify the motor itself that is not allowed, but if you want to add the potentiometer into your system that could have great...potential.
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Re: Motor with a built in Potentiometer..?

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Adding a potentiometer to one of the kit motors is legal, and a very good idea if you're interested in being able to automatically control the position of your arm. Using a motor that is not in the kit is not legal.

I believe this is addressed in <r46> in the manual. If the motor type is not included in the KOP then its illegal
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Re: Motor with a built in Potentiometer..?

Thanks guys.. big help.. =D
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Re: Motor with a built in Potentiometer..?

You may couple a pot to the motor shaft, you may couple a pot to the mechanism, you may use an encoder in place of the pot for each of these applications or you may use a microswitch to sense position(s). You may not modify the motor except to modify the mounting under the rules.
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