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Re: Talon to Talon SRX Necessary?

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Originally Posted by Joe Ross View Post
I would assert that there is no reason to change from a Talon to a Spark or Victor SP that justifies the cost.
^^. Unless you want to use a particular feature, or have a particular footprint to meet, there's very little reason to switch from existing motor controllers.

However, when I'm purchasing new motor controllers for a new robot, below is the model I intend to follow:
I will tend to use the VictorSPs for the drivetrain motors based off of the cross the road electronics testing. It appears to offer the least resistance between the battery and the motor. But this difference is not something I'd expect to be perceivable in most cases.

I will use the Spark for general purpose manipulators. It's the cheapest of the ones that I trust, allows for forward/reverse limit switches, and is a reasonable footprint. In 2016s case, we used it to extend our collect, collect the boulders, actuate our shooting mechanism, and actuate our CDF manipulators.

I will use the Talon SRX if we have a manipulator that we want to have any kind of closed loop control/sensor feedback on. In 2016's case that was our flywheel.
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