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Unread 17-05-2011, 14:37
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Re: PWM speed controllers cheaper than Victors?

In my first few years in FIRST, teams used to use Tekin speed controllers for RC cars. We used to use Bosch drill motors which had pretty similar power characteristics as the CIMs. They might work. The problem is that they weren't very reliable.
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