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Re: blog; Motor Controller Options for 2015

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
See, that wasn't so hard--40 speed controllers, including spares, covers one year for 'em. More, if they reuse the ones off the practice and offseason robots. And it's a lot easier to just cut one check for a bunch than to cut two for the same item several months apart, particularly if it's a "non-consumable" type of item.
I can certainly see why a team would use 40 controllers or more in a year. I still don't see the need to purchase all 40 at one time, when demand is at it's peak and supply is still an unknown.

To large teams' credit, I'm many of them would re-sell or donate spare controllers to in-need teams if there was a shortage, but I don't see the need to contribute to a potential shortage.

This is probably all useless conjecture, though. Like I said, I doubt there will be a shortage like there was with the Talons from CTRE. I'm just keeping the possibility in mind.
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