IFI Increases Support of FRC Teams

[Brandon Holley]

Absolutely amazing news.

Thanks for continuing to support FRC in such substantial ways.

-Brando

[Pjohn1959]

I'll be in for 10. I was looking to get all new this year anyway. Thanks IFI!

[Gregor]

Does this make it safe to assume that the Victor 888 will be competition legal for 2013?

[Walter Deitzler]

Originally Posted by Gregor

Does this make it safe to assume that the Victor 888 will be competition legal for 2013?

I would assume so.

THANK YOU IFI!

[Billfred]

Now THAT'S a steal. Thank you to The Powers That Be for making that possible.

[R.C.]

Oh Gosh,

Thanks IFI!

We'll be buying Vics for sure now. Not that we already don't but this price makes it hard to buy a Jaguar and/or Talon Speed Controller.

-RC

[sanddrag]

We'll proudly display that sticker should we choose to take advantage of this offer. This is wonderful news. It makes me feel like someone reads my KOP survey feedback and comments left on the FRC blog. At this price, we may even resurrect old robots with some new Victors.

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Gregor

Does this make it safe to assume that the Victor 888 will be competition legal for 2013?

Frank already announced that they would be in the KOP, which would make them legal. http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr.../blog-10-03-12

[Nick Lawrence]

This is wonderful news. Excuse me while I go jump for joy.

-Nick

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Frank already announced that they would be in the KOP, which would make them legal. http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr.../blog-10-03-12

It doesn't specify which model of victor(s) will be legal, only that some form of victor will be allowed. However from this thread it is probably safe to assume that at least the 888's will be legal.

[MagiChau]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Frank already announced that they would be in the KOP, which would make them legal. http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprogr.../blog-10-03-12

Frank's post does not confirm that the Victor 888 specifically is 2013 legal. He actually replied on a comment by Jon Stratis about whether the Victor 888 and Talon are legal with "Jon, I'm glad you liked the info. Unfortunately, this is all the information we're releasing about motor controllers at this time."

[Travis Hoffman]

My question is whether 884's will still be legal. One would presume so, but hey, they had to make 883's obsolete at some point back in the day. It's gonna happen eventually - just hopefully not too quickly.

[Richard Wallace]

Smoothly powered FRC drivetrains just got a lot less expensive. See Ether's data for details.

Bravo, IFI!

[waialua359]

I'm going to assume its legal as well, and after not seeing a limit to how much we can get, it looks like bulk order time!

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by waialua359

I'm going to assume its legal as well, and after not seeing a limit to how much we can get, it looks like bulk order time!

I wonder how many they are stocking to survive the anticipated large demand. It would be unfortunate for a few teams to make huge orders, leaving many teams who wish to purchase only a few in a bind if stock runs out, even for a short while.