Spark Motor Controller vs. Victor SP

[Greg Needel]

Originally Posted by Mike Copioli

Paul is correct on this Greg. If you are not including the weight of the leads in your numbers then you are not accounting for the total operational mass. When the leads are factored in an apples to apples comparison, the Victor is actually lighter.

Well this is a silly debate to have, but here goes.

All motor controllers and everything else sold to FIRST teams is based on the unit weight, as it is impossible to figure out everything that attaches to it.

Does the Cross the Road published weight for the Power distribution board take into account all of the wires or the fuses that could be plugged into it? How about the VRM, Pneumatic module, etc? Also when the spec sheets were made for the victor 884/888 or talon SR or Jaguar what length of wire was included in the weight?

For that matter what gauge wire are we talking about, not every motor needs 12awg, so in situations where smaller gauge wire is used, it would change the unit weight.


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