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Re: blog; Motor Controller Options for 2015

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Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay View Post
Let's hope this doesn't result in a massive shortage of motor controllers in 2015.
This. Given the price point, size, and the availability of other options, these things will be in truely massive demand once the season starts. I wouldn't be suprised if they sold 10,000 in the first month they're on sale. I also wouldn't be surprised if they sold out within the first day. So, basically, there will be massive problems if there aren't enough of these controllers to go around.

I trust Vex and CTRE to learn from their mistakes and do this launch right, but then again, I've been wrong before about trusting companies to have enough stock in time for the season. I hope we won't see any problems with inventpy come January (or even better, come November).

On the other hand, these things look amazing. I'm so jealous of the students that will get to use these things. I remember that it seemed that motor controllers just got 2x better when the origional Talon came out, and somehow they've don't it again. This is a huge leap forward in FRC motor controller technology.
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