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Usage Guidelines All Questions

1947: R14c with EXP Smart Motors

WISCO
9-Feb-2024

According to <R14c>, Teams may make the following modifications to the V5 Smart Motor’s user-serviceable features. This list is all-inclusive; no other modifications are permitted. Where applicable, the components listed below (in the specific applications listed below) are permissible exceptions to <R20>. (<R14>?)

  1. (does not apply to this Q&A)
  2. Removing or replacing the screws from the V5 Smart Motor Cap (276-6780).
  3. Removing or replacing the threaded mounting inserts (276-6781).
  4. Aesthetic/non-functional labeling (e.g., markers, stickers, paint, etc.)

<R14e> also states "For the purposes of this rule, the V5 Smart Motor Cap is not considered “part of the motor.” Therefore, <R15> applies."

Could you please clarify which (if any) of these rules also apply to the EXP smart motors?

Thank you

R14  
Answered by committee
28-Feb-2024

The following points of rule <R14c> also apply to 5.5W Smart Motors, and are legal modifications.

  1. Removing or replacing the screws from the V5 Smart Motor Cap (276-6780).
  2. Removing or replacing the threaded mounting inserts (276-6781).
  3. Aesthetic/non-functional labeling (e.g., markers, stickers, paint, etc.)

However, because VEX Robotics does not sell the 5.5W motor caps separately at this time, the motor cap for the 5.5W motor is considered part of the motor and cannot be modified.