That 400hp electric motor they use on the Epcot test track ride.
the 700 hp engine in my 55 chevy is right up there too…but I fear we’re getting off topic!
I didn’t hear anyone say FIRST KoP Motors or electric motors. [Although that’s what they probably meant.]
I’m gonna have to go with many others and say CIM. It has done wonders for our team haha.
Small CIM tops the list, although I could be biased since I remember the horrors of tripping breakers with the Bosch drill motors. :yikes:
I would vote the Van Door as a close second, as they always seemed to be the perfect arm motor. It’s too bad FIRST discontinued using them in the KoP. RIP little fella.
well since no one said “FIRST motors”
Im gonna go with the A20A3, B18C5, B20A, H22A,K20A,F20B… and oh ya the twin turbo supra motor
depends on what they are used for.
LOVE the small cims, because first thing a robot needs to do before even thinking about anything else (figuratively speaking of course), the robot needs to be able to move. and move well it usually will, with small cims
big cims are awesome in their own way, not necessarily for use on a drivetrain or bot usually. they are heavy, hard to interface, and take up more space when one could usually use a small cim. however, when someone either new to or outside of FIRST sees these bad boys, the look on their face is priceless.
globe motors i like much. small, built in gearbox, durable. very good for most manipulators. much more could be said, but i wont say it here.
however, my opinion of FPs has somewhat gone down this year, considering the built in heat activated breaker that nobody knew about until we actually ripped one of these motors apart (by bandsaw, not by robot :ahh: ) words cannot describe how annoying this ‘add-on’ was.
btw, it really sucks that we cant use vandoors this year. they rock 
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Globe Motor: these little things are indestructable, I tell you. It’s a high quality gearbox on a small motor that is very compact. Very easy to design around.
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Bosch Van Door Motor: that thing is powerful and has a long shaft to work around, unlike the smaller window motors.
(On a side note, 604 has accumulated several globe motors over the years and we can bring them to the Silicon Valley regional if anyone needs them.)
I personally love the keying window motor; it’s robust and has plenty of power. I found that a #25 chain sprocket mates perfectly with its gear I had this connected to an arm. The window motor bent the screws holding the arm to the sprocket! I had to go and make hardened steel screws by heating and dipping them in oil.
I hate any bane bots transmission product. Our main 56mm gearbox failed (output plate) in the elimination matches. We couldn’t replace it in time………….
i’d have to go with the small cims or the vandoor
believe it or not last year we actually managed to partially toast(horrible response time/power) 2 cims which basically lost us the galileo finals gah, but when we found out and switched them at iri we headed for the win. so small cims all the way
For me, it’s a tossup, CIM or FP. The chips have lots of power, are robust, and just generally a pleasure to work with. However, the power-to-weight ratio on that FP is absolutely astounding, and that plastic gearbox provides quite a bit of reduction without weighing much. So, similar to many others, I like CIMs for drive systems, and FPs for everything else.
my favorite motor isnt used any more. i loved the drill motor.
really, I seem to remember having a lot of problems with the drill motors
I love the drill motor too…but that may also be because I own a couple few of them.
-John
Wow… I never know there were so many FP motor lovers out there.
FP all the way - so easy to interface with.
Small CIM of course for drivetrains, but I also love the van door motor…i’m very sad that we don’t get it this year.
Who else thought when you first saw the van door motor that it was named for a European inventor named van Door? It’s a running gag on my team because we all thought that. We call him Piotr van Door and he lives on in spirit, even if not in the KoP.