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Re: Spark Motor Controller vs. Victor SP
For the Team Cockamamie Robot in 3 Days build, we used both Sparks (which were donated by REV) and a couple Victor SPs (which were stolen borrowed from FRC 4901). The Victor SP was a little friendlier to our ridiculously cramped footprint, but performance-wise there was no noticeable difference and I imagine we could've tucked more Sparks in if we had to. (Wouldn't want to talk about the wiring troubleshooting if we did, but that's more our fault than either manufacturer.)
I'd use either, no hesitation. Just make sure you use the same one for both sides if you have more than one motor in play on a mechanism. Rookie-year us saw a team member wire all of one side of the drive with Victor 884s and the other with Victor 888s. The 888s had a far more linear response, so they wondered why the robot would pull to one direction. Sure enough, when everything went to 888s the issue went away!
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William "Billfred" Leverette - Gamecock/ Jessica Boucher victim/ Marketing & Sales Specialist at AndyMark
2004-2006: FRC 1293 (D5 Robotics) - Student, Mentor, Coach
2007-2009: FRC 1618 (Capital Robotics) - Mentor, Coach
2009-2013: FRC 2815 (Los Pollos Locos) - Mentor, Coach - Palmetto '09, Peachtree '11, Palmetto '11, Palmetto '12
2010: FRC 1398 (Keenan Robo-Raiders) - Mentor - Palmetto '10
2014-2016: FRC 4901 (Garnet Squadron) - Co-Founder and Head Bot Coach - Orlando '14, SCRIW '16
2017-: FRC 5402 (Iron Kings) - Mentor
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