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Re: New Speed Controller Announced

This is interesting news.

I am curious to see how they stack up against the Victor 884s, especially in the price, weight, size, and reliability/durability departments. Since the preliminary indications seem to note that both these and the Victor 884s will be legal this coming year, it would be nice if Luminary Micro began selling them before the kickoff date, so we could test them out first hand on previous/prototype robots.

Also, it's hard to tell from their CAD model, but where will the fan intake be? The top doesn't appear to be open, so does it draw from an opening in the back? Or are those little rib-like things in the front of the sides the air intakes? Depending on their airflow patterns, they may be easier to "stack" together to save space...

And for us mechanical nerds, it would also be nice if Luminary Micro posted CAD drawings of these online. Or at the very least, drawings of the mounting hole diameter and locations, as well as information on the counterbored area around these holes.
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