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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli
This is not something we typically do.
By the way, VEX has NEVER run out of Speed Controllers during the FRC season since I have been the President.
Instead of looking at the perceived negatives of CTRE and VEX working together, I urge the community to look at it from a different perspective.
Consider the things VEX has historically been good at and the things CTRE has been good at and combine them. That is what the teams will get out of this partnership.
**And before anyone goes there again, comparing 2 SKUs for a product that there are limited supplier choices to 300 new SKUs in an environment where there is an established company and a completely unknown use case is just silly.**
Paul
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Thank you for the reply, Paul. The more transparent you are with this situation, the better your customers will feel about this. Please, excuse my bluntness, but I do I have a concern. Essentially, the two producers of FIRST approved motor controllers have joined forces to create an great new product. I am excited about the form factor. I am worried about supply. This is a rational concern considering that it seems every year something is in short supply in the FIRST community. Will there be a limit on the amount a team can order at one time. If folk order 40 at a time (yeah 40! read the thread) can you guarantee that all customers will have access to this new product?
I have a small supply of new motor controllers on hand from last year and a stock of used ones. If replacements are hard to come by, I am worried I will not have access to this new source of material when i need them for the build season.