Usage of Motors and there crazy uses!

[JesseK]

FP Transmission/RS-540/FP Motor - We considered using two FP Transmissions with the BB540 and FP motor for our lift. Instead we used 2 CIMs and a wench for the lift. We then put the 540 & FP motors on AM Planetary Transmissions and put those into our AM SuperShifters to complement our drive train CIMs. The free-spin speed of the FP motor after the AM Planetary reduction wasn't quite within the "rule of thumb" (+- 10%) tolerances of the CIM, so we wound up removing these in Atlanta.

Window Motors - We didn't consider these, as their torque/speed characteristics weren't in line with what we were trying to do. We only needed motors in two subsystems (drive train & lift) and everything else was pneumatically driven.

Small BaneBots - We considered this for an upgrade to our paws. We wanted an active intake, yet we didn't have enough FIXIT window time to make one and do the necessary repairs/upgrades that kept the bot going. There's always next year...