Michael Corsetto: Michael Corsetto: Hi Nick, Can I ask how you know the performance is identical? Have you done a Dyno test of the RedLine? I was under the impression that WCP custom-designed the 775pro as an improvement upon existing 775 motors on the market. To the best of my knowledge, the style of 775 didn’t exist until the 775pro. Is the RedLine a similar custom-design developed by AndyMark, independent of the work done by WCP? If this is an identical motor, why not just sell the 775pro instead? Having two 100% identical motors on the FRC market seems redundant. -Mike

AdamHeard: AdamHeard: Does that mean they are identical in hardware too?

Guys,

Thanks for the insightful and well-informed comments and questions. I’ll answer them and give some history with regard to how this motor came about.

AndyMark currently buys motors from 3 different Chinese motor manufacturers. One of them is CCL, which we have been buying CIM motors for about 10 years.

We have been seeking out a high-powered standard 550 or 775 motor from one of our manufacturers for over a year. We have also sought out new (to us) motor manufacturers during our search. We had developed a spec as we searched for this motor.

At the same time, we did seek out to opportunity of distributing the 775pro motor from VEX, but could not come together on an agreement with VEX in order to sell the 775pro.

As we continued our search for a 550 and/or 775 motor, CCL offered us a standard motor which met our specs. We got some samples and liked the motor. The specs were close enough to that of a 775pro motor that we believe it could be the same motor. We asked the manufacturer again if this was a standard, off-the-shelf motor. Multiple times, they said yes, and also said that anyone can purchase this motor from their company.

I decided to move forward with this purchase, and made sure that the motor appeared strikingly different than the 775pro motor or any other 775 motors (hence, the red and zinc). When we received samples in recently, we took apart the RedLine motor and it appears to have the same hardware as the 775pro. We have not commissioned a dyno test on this motor yet (we’re working on this). The performance specs we are posting are from the supplier.

We’re not 100% sure it’s identical, but the RedLine is probably the same model motor as the 775pro. There are variations with how these motors are made from batch to batch, so the performance specs may not match up exactly.

i stand by my decision for AndyMark to provide the RedLine motor to the FIRST community. Please, if you have issue with this, direct it at me, not other AndyMark staff.

Sincerely,

Andy B.