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Re: Some electrical questions

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Originally Posted by 0705920 View Post
The VEX controller outputs are PWM outputs, so you are gonna need a speed controller. You can buy those at hobby shops, and plug it in to the Vex controller.
Unless the goal was just on/off/backward, in which case you could use a Digital output. I'm pretty sure there's some kind of power safety, like on the IFI RC, to prevent you from drawing too much current (i.e. imagine a short.)

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