Our team is currently using 4 motors for the drive chain/base. This leaves us 4 extra motors. We are planning to make a clamp, top roller intake, dunk mec, and a climbing mech. How many motors should we use for each? I know the clamp can be operated by pneumatics so we can disregard that. So how many motors should we use for the top roller intake, dunk mec, and a climbing mech?
PS: be sure to change what category you post your topics under. The default is VEX IQ, which yours is under, and has a competely different game from V5RC, which you are asking about.
Well, here’s how I would do it:
Clamp - 1 25mm pneumatic actuator
Hang - something similar to last year’s (over under) passive horizontal bar hang (also pneumatically operated)
Intake - 5.5w first stage, 5.5w second stage
Dunk mech - I personally don’t know what this is, but you can use pneumatic actuators or 11w of motors for this.
Then use your spare 22w for your drivetrain.
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Well, this is in a VRC and IQ discussion. Which one is it?
There is “4 motors + 4 extra” equals 8 motors, as well as a climbing mechanism, so I think it would be right this is VEX V5.
I know it can be inferred, but its agood habit to put what this conversation pertains to.
i disagree with the separated intake and chain, 5.5w motors are significantly weaker than 11w motors and its fairly easy to connect the intake toghether
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My suggested setup:
Clamp - 2 of the shortest pneumatic cylinder
Intake - 11W
Climbing - 11W
Dunk - 1 piston for “wrist”, 1 piston claw
This leaves you with 22W, either to add to your drivetrain or to add more power to other mechanisms
unrelated thought
FTC has water game already 
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