Spark Motor Controller vs. Victor SP

[Michael Corsetto]

We're have about 40 Victor SP's in our inventory.

We just finished our bellypan layout for 2016 and couldn't have pulled off what we did without the tight form factor of the Victor SP.

If space is a constraint (which it often is), I'd recommend the Victor SP.

-Mike

[Travis Covington]

Originally Posted by Michael Corsetto

We're have about 40 Victor SP's in our inventory.

We just finished our bellypan layout for 2016 and couldn't have pulled off what we did without the tight form factor of the Victor SP.

If space is a constraint (which it often is), I'd recommend the Victor SP.

-Mike

Agreed.

We are moving to the Talon SRX this year (ordered 20+ of them), but both the Victor and Talon are awesome WRT size. It allowed us to package a lot of electronics in an extremely small size last year (it will help this year too, but we aren't there yet). The integrated wires, when close to the PDB, do save you time and effort when installing things as well. We will likely be terminating the other end with a deans or XT60 connector to make swapping motors easier than before. When we measured, the weight differences were negligible as well when accounting for wire, etc.

I think the price point on the spark controller is awesome and will help a lot of teams, but to us there is a benefit that the added cost gets us when talking about size and proven performance. We will check back again next year when the spark has seen a full (arguably one of the roughest) FRC seasons of use, and will objectively make a decision on what to use.

For the OP, use what you have, It will work fine. Also, make sure you are using your CTRE/IFI PDV as you can get even more of those for free! http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/pdv-2016.html