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Re: Talon SR vs Talon SRX vs New Victor vs Spark

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Originally Posted by Phred7 View Post
My team is debating on which motor controller to use for next years competition. We currently have about 12 of the talon SR's and are seriously considering an upgrade. If you have any recommendations or preference please let me know. Also, if anyone could please explain the pros and cons for each that would be very helpful.

Thank you to all,
~Walker Ward
Team President~
4901 has used all of them. If you want to get into CAN, then the Talon SRX is the ticket. If you're on a budget, the Team Cockamamie Ri3D build ran (full disclosure: donated) Sparks just fine; we swiped them off the Team Cockamamie robot and dropped them into Sandstorm III eventually, and they ran just fine there too. We ran Talon SRs on Sandstorm II; for all of that robot's faults, the electrical system wasn't one of them.

In short, they're all good. Which one is best depends on your team's particular priorities of space on the robot, budget, and CAN utilization.
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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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