[GreyingJay]

There is a time and a place for saving money. DIY is sometimes the way to do that, but sometimes it is not.

2706 is a new team. We started from scratch last fall so we have had to buy everything new including all our tools, all the stuff on our robot and all the extra stuff we needed for prototyping and testing. Believe me we understand wanting to save money. There were many things we did ourselves in the interest of saving team money. Among them was judicious shopping for parts we could have bought from one popular supplier but found cheaper elsewhere. Motor controllers fall in this category, I think, especially with new controller options on the market now. You can even buy them from Amazon!