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Originally Posted by Greg Needel
Well this is a silly debate to have, but here goes.
All motor controllers and everything else sold to FIRST teams is based on the unit weight, as it is impossible to figure out everything that attaches to it.
Does the Cross the Road published weight for the Power distribution board take into account all of the wires or the fuses that could be plugged into it? How about the VRM, Pneumatic module, etc? Also when the spec sheets were made for the victor 884/888 or talon SR or Jaguar what length of wire was included in the weight?
For that matter what gauge wire are we talking about, not every motor needs 12awg, so in situations where smaller gauge wire is used, it would change the unit weight.
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Greg,
Why is this a silly debate? You have information on your web site that does not include key information. I can only guess that it is an oversight on your part. You know as well as I do that the apples to apples comparison is to compare either with, or without, wires.
We have done this on the VEXpro web site for our speed controllers. For those that are interested, here is the data:
Weight:
Victor SP w/o wires - .16 lbs
Wire weight - .07 lbs
Victor SP with wires - .23 lbs
To claim that your data in the table is not misleading potential customers is, well, misleading.
This is only my opinion, but I take issue with you stating the debate is silly because it is not. Some customers just take these tables at face value and you know it.
Paul