Data Sheet

NeveRest 40 Motor
Features and Testing
8/27/14
Intro
As the AndyMark staff interacted with the FTC community over the past year, we found teams wanted
more motor options. This summer we spent a great deal of time looking for and testing new motors that
could bring those new options to the FTC community.
Our first step was to understand the performance of the FTC motors legal in 2013-14 and the concerns
that the community raised about those motors. With this information, we looked for a new motor that
would address as many of the limitations as possible, while maintaining quality at a low price. This
report shows the testing that was conducted and showcases a number of the exciting features in the
new NeveRest 40 motor.
In many of the tests we used our motor dynamometer and high capacity power supply. We used a
power supply instead of a battery to maintain consistent testing conditions and ensure we were
evaluating just the motor and not another element. In order to control the motor, we used the
AndyMark Motor Meter (am-2732) and a Talon SR speed controller from Cross the Road Electronics,
which we were confident could handle everything the NeveRest 40 and Tetrix motors demanded. After
this baseline testing we swapped the Talon and power supply for the HiTechnic motor controller and a
battery and found no difference in the performance of the motor.