Motor 393?

[GearGrinders]

I’m not sure exactly what these motors are called but the old vex motors I believe they are called motor 393. Can they be used on the vex v5 brain if so do they count as one of the 8 motors you are allowed to use in v5?

[tyum-7842C]

Unfortunatley, as stated in R6 in the game manual, only V5 electronics are allowed.

[sazrocks]

@GearGrinders

I’m not sure exactly what these motors are called but the old vex motors I believe they are called motor 393.

Old VEX motors used with the Cortex and PIC control systems. Controllable via PWM with a MC29.

393 Motors

@GearGrinders

Can they be used on the vex v5 brain

Yes, they can be controlled with a V5 brain using a MC29, with the caveat that they will be run at 5v with significant current limitations relative to the ~8v that they would normally run at on cortex.

@GearGrinders

do they count as one of the 8 motors you are allowed to use in v5?

No, because they are not legal in VRC.

@R6b

Electronics from the VEX Cortex control system are not permitted. This includes the VEXnet Joystick, VEXnet Partner Joystick, VEX ARM® Cortex-based Microcontroller, VEXnet Key 1.0 and 2.0, 2-Wire Motor 393, and any other electronic components which are not compatible with the VEX V5 system.

@R18a

V5 Smart Motors, connected to Smart Ports, are the only motors that may be used with a V5 Robot Brain. The 3-wire ports may not be used to control motors of any kind.