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Re: Motor Controllers

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Originally Posted by SoftwareBug2.0 View Post
There's no reason for a Jaguar to be anyone's favorite
Jaguar is my least favorite, but I couldn't let that challenge pass. I came up with three reasons for Jag to be someone's favorite (I left out nostalgia and thinks like being the biggest, heaviest, and having the smallest continuous current capability, and having a nonstandard PWM response):
  • Supply Voltage: works down to 5.5V and up to 30V, Tied for first best at both ends with SPARK.
  • Aesthetics: The jaguar case is a work of art compared to the boxes with fans (Victor 884 and 888) and the boxes without fans (the others).
  • You can control a Jaguar with RS-232. I can contrive of a few applications where this would be useful, like controlling from an old PC.

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Originally Posted by MrBasse View Post
Don't forget the fact that the flames that poured out of Jags were very entertaining for the kids!
Now I feel cheated; I've smelled and seen plenty of blue smoke, but never seen flames .
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