I’m new to VEX IQ. Elementary kids want to use a motor to power a slowly turning, lightweight cardboard platter in an arcade game. To support the platter as it turns, the motor would have 2 arms extending from it in opposite directions, and omnidirectional wheels at the ends of those arms. I’ve run it from VEXcode, but hope it can instead run from a controller. Anyway, does this sound like something that can work? Or will the motor burn out quickly?
I’m having a hard time envisioning what you want. Perhaps a quick diagram might be helpful? In my experience, VEX IQ motors are pretty robust if used on an intermittent basis (e.g. a minute or two) and the load is not too great. Heavier, continuous loads are not their forte and they tend to heat up quickly. From what you describe, I would think you could run it from a controller but might need a bit of code to accomplish what you want.
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I feel like that will run continually with no issues until the battery dies. If not, you could make it run slower or just add another motor.
I had a vex IQ motor run a cardboard arm up and down all day for a Christmas decoration. (Grinch waving) Never had any issues.
Unfortunately, I can’t find the video…
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Thank you both! I’ve added a link to a video. We’ll try 2 motors to ease the load, maybe even adding two arms to it, so that all of the arms would form a plus sign, with the motors in the middle. This is running on code; we can probably keep an iPad out there to keep that going. [VEX arms.MOV - Google Drive]
It would be beneficial if I saw a diagram. However, if your idea doesn’t work with IQ parts it is more likely to work with VRC parts.
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I posted a video – and so far it’s working. This is just with one motor moving 2 arms. Tomorrow, I’ll try running it for a longer time to see how it does. Thank you!
Whats your channel? Glad it worked 
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