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Re: We have cash to burn...or do we?

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Originally Posted by Kdabr View Post
Shouldn't we order a few before everyone accross america starts buying them like mad?
You will receive 4 Jaguars and 1 Victor 884 speed controller in your Kit of Parts which should be plenty for testing during the first weeks of build. In previous years Digikey has had ample stock of the controllers to satisfy the demands of FRC teams without significant delays.

The biggest reason to hold off on purchasing Jaguars is that each of the past two years, there has been a discounted price available for FRC teams.

I would agree with Chris's suggestion to wait until after kickoff. Get an idea of how many motors your robot will be using and figure out how many will be powered by speed controllers (some may be powered by Spike relays). I would recommend adding 2 to that number for spares in case one fails or if you decide to add a last minute mechanism.

EDIT: Speak of the devil. It looks like the FRC discount for Jaguars for this year has been posted:
http://ordering.digikey.com/promotio...mpetition.aspx
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