Motors - another concept for FRC

[Collin Fultz]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

Did you account for the weight you are going to add to get the FP motor to an equivalent spec of a CIM motor? Unless your application requires ~15000 rpm at w/e the output torque of the FP is theres going to be some weight gain there.

Sure there will be weight for the CIM too because not too many applications are goign to use the CIM at a free speed of ~5000 rpm, but to simply get the FP to be similar in speed and torque as a CIM it will require a signifigant amt. of weight.

Not to take a side on the FP vs. CIM debate, but an FP + AM Planetary to get it around the same output speed as the CIM is actually about 1 lb less than a CIM. We looked into this as a weight savings option for 2009, but found the weight in other areas. Just want to pepper some facts into our daily discussion.