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Re: Tank Drive Without a Microcontroller

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Originally Posted by jameschin View Post
If you didn't want to use a microcontroller, is it possible to make a tank drive such that it was directly wired to potentiometers?

It's not clear what you are asking. What are you proposing to directly wire the potentiometers to?

In principle you could wire a pot directly to a DC brushed motor (like a CIM), but in practice it would have to be a very heavy duty pot, and it would waste a lot of battery power (and get hot).

Wiring a pot directly to a Talon or Jag or Vic would not work. These devices require a PWM input signal, not a DC voltage..