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Originally Posted by ttldomination
First off, FTC G-FORCE, Happy Birthday.
Secondly, NalaTI is correct but remember you can only have 4 motor controllers, so at any one given point, the absolute MAX would be
4 12V Motors
12 Servos
3 LEGO Motors
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19 Servos/Motors
But don't think in terms of max, think in terms of functionality. If you need the 8 12V motors, then use those and don't use any servos.
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Actually, you can double motors on the same controller, same with servos. Initially last year, they only gave us one motor controller and we had 4 motors - you could electrically connect 4 motors (2 per channel) to each of the controllers. You can only put one encoder into each channel, but you CAN have two motors.
So,
strictly from a controller standpoint, you could actually have any of the following maximums
4 Motor Controllers (MC): 16 Motors + 3 LEGO = 19
4 Servo Controllers (SC): 48 Servos + 3 LEGO = 51
3 MC + 1 SC: 12 Motors + 12 Servos + 3 LEGO = 27
2 MC + 2 SC: 8 Motors + 24 Servos + 3 LEGO = 35
1 MC + 3 SC: 4 Motors + 36 Servos + 3 LEGO = 43
Since the rules limit you to 8 motors and 12 servos, and since practicality says that you won't double most of the motors, you could technically end up with:
2 Motor Controllers: 4 motors
1 Motor Controller: 4 motors (doubled)
1 Servo Controller: 12 servos (all doubled)
3 LEGO motors
Thus giving you the stated limit with still the possibility of some control.
All that aside... to re-iterate ttldomination's point "
Don't think in terms of quantity, think in terms of quality." Use the right units for the right application and you'll have the best robot.