[Matt Krass]

Originally Posted by Slothbron

Last year when we used the victor speed controls we did not use the fans. But we where only using it to control a small motor. I do not recommend doing this if you are using larger motors like the drive motors or the bigger bane bot motors.

I'm curious as to why you would do this?

I can't think of any situation where it would be a good idea, the fans use a negligible amount of power, and power FETs can actually heat up quite rapidly if your motor stalls, even momentarily by accident.

Actually, I've never looked in the rules regarding this particular configuration, is there anything in the rules forbidding a fanless speed controller, or is it just not a good idea?

Matt