Should I use 5.5V motors or 11V Motors?

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How do we feel about the new motor rules?

It sounds like you are confusing the 5.5W motor with the old cortex 393 motor (with a green end cap). The 5.5W motor was released a couple of years ago, it just has not been competition legal before, here’s a post with pictures comparing them.

First look at VEX 5.5W V5 Smart Motors

Just out of the box from a V5 Workcell kit! Can’t wait to play with these. [Image from iOS (4)] [Image from iOS (3)] [Image from iOS (2)] [Image from iOS (1)]

6 Motor Drive Train With 2 5.5w Motors?

I want to have a 6 motor drive train but I am using 3 motors for my intake/flywheel. Using 2 5.5w motors in the drivetrain would keep me under the 88w limit but im worried about how the 5.5w motors will work with the 11w motors. My questions are: -What is the rpm of 5.5w motors? -Would the 5.5w motors work cooperatively with the 11w motors in the drive train (gears are connecting all 6 wheels)? -Would using this method make it a “5” motor drive train?

Also, I hate to nitpick – but I am going to – the motors are both 12 Volt motors, but one draws 5.5 Watts and the other 11 Watts.