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Re: Motor Controllers

My personal favorite is the Victor 888, but I chose the Spark because it does basically the same thing, costs about half, and it's still available. I would say the only case where I wouldn't use the Spark or Victor is if I wanted to do built-in PID control, where I would use the Talon SRX.

I've used Jaguars a number of times (against my will) and all I can say is NEVER AGAIN. They take up a ton of room, are prone to breaking (I had one that screeched at me), using CAN is practically impossible, and therefore it doesn't do much more than the Victor 888 or Spark.


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Originally Posted by DaveL View Post
Would like to here from others on how they connect the Talon green and yellow CAN wires together. Vex sells a nice device but it's expensive and it takes up a lot of room.
Can you not just crimp or solder them (cue debate on crimping vs soldering)?
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