2008 Kit of Parts discussion

[jgannon]

I'm very glad to see the addition of the Taigene window motor to this year's kit... it looks like an excellent replacement for the van door motor we've been missing so much. It's also always nice to see the CIM motors, though I'm surprised at the absence of the mini-bike motors. The old LED flasher has returned in place of last year's signal light. It looks like we're back to assembling our own gearboxes... does anyone know who the vendor for these boxes is? Any other thoughts on this year's kit?

[thefro526]

dude i wanna see the toughbox gearbox.

[Alex Cormier]

yea... What's with the "Tough Box" from AndyMark?

There is no specs or anything i could find for it...

It comes with a paper saying go to their site to vie assemblies.

[Fab.Master]

does anyone have the battery disconnect cables in from Anderson Power Products in their kit, we have the spec sheet in the box but no cables

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by jgannon

It's also always nice to see the CIM motors, though I'm surprised at the absence of the mini-bike motors.

For a team that doesn't have its kit yet ... do we have the CIM Motors again? The only motors listed in the Kit of Parts section of the manual (10.2.3) are these:

Denso window motors
FisherPrice Motors
BaneBots RS-540 & RS-550
Taigene van door motor

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds

For a team that doesn't have its kit yet ... do we have the CIM Motors again? The only motors listed in the Kit of Parts section of the manual (10.2.3) are these:

Denso window motors
FisherPrice Motors
BaneBots RS-540 & RS-550
Taigene van door motor

I've heard several people say this, but I definitely see two 2.5" CIMs listed on page 5 of 2008_KoP_Checklist.pdf. Are there different versions of this document floating around?

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by jgannon

I've heard several people say this, but I definitely see two 2.5" CIMs listed on page 5 of 2008_KoP_Checklist.pdf. Are there different versions of this document floating around?

Looks like they're listed on the checklist, but not in the manual ... can anyone else confirm we have them?

[Fab.Master]

the KOP has two small CIM motors no big ones this year

[dani190]

a CIM motor isn't what drives the robot is it?

[nparikh]

Originally Posted by dani190

a CIM motor isn't what drives the robot is it?

Well, if you choose to use CIM motors on your drivetrain then yes, CIM motors do drive the robot.

[dani190]

Originally Posted by nparikh

Well, if you choose to use CIM motors on your drivetrain then yes, CIM motors do drive the robot.

kk Thanks

[vivek16]

I am interested to see how the "van door" motors perform

-vivek

[Kevin Sevcik]

The lack of a mini-bike motor is very surprising since they're providing a TON of the power-grip belting you'd use with it. Also, the Tips + Guidelines document actually claims that the 2008 KoP HAS one mini-bike motor in it. Inquiring minds want to know just what went wrong.

[vivek16]

1. did we get a mini bike motor last year? what was it called?

2. The "toughbox" gearbox: can we interface multiple motors through it?

thanks much, vivek

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by vivek16

1. did we get a mini bike motor last year? what was it called?

It was a fisher-price/CIM mini-bike motor. It was the larger black motor with a toothed pulled and belt tensioner on it.