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Originally Posted by kapolavery
in what scenario would you use the victor speed control and in what scenario would you use the Jaguar
this year our team used all the kit jaguars for our turret, shooter, and drive
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It's been a fascinating discussion on the second question you asked in the OP, but I'll restrict my answer the first question.
We used the following simple approach to deciding which speed controller to use:
Q) Do we intend to use closed loop control for the motor?
Yes -> Jaguar (more linear response);
No -> Either
Q) Do we have limited space/footprint?
Yes -> Victor (smaller);
No -> Either;
Q) Do we think we might damage the speed controller in development?
Yes -> Jaguar (less expensive);
No -> Either;
This lead to us using 6 Jaguars for our drive system, and 2 Victors for our lifter/shooter.