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Re: MindSensors SD540C Issues

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What's so bad about wiring the Talons?
Thank you for your reply.

I didn't say the Talons were hard to wire, just that the SD540C controllers were more conducive to cleaner wire management. Since we are likely moving back to the Talons, the way we managed the wiring for the SD540C will also work quite well for the Talons.
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Thank you for your reply.

I didn't say the Talons were hard to wire, just that the SD540C controllers were more conducive to cleaner wire management. Since we are likely moving back to the Talons, the way we managed the wiring for the SD540C will also work quite well for the Talons.
What made them better for wire management? I'm thinking I might be more interested in CAN if wire management got even easier.
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What made them better for wire management? I'm thinking I might be more interested in CAN if wire management got even easier.
I assume it's because nothing's permanently wired to the SD540 motor controllers. You can feel free to make CAN and power wires as short as you want without fear of having to blow $90 on a new motor controller.

Also, to answer OP's question, this may just be the reality of the motor controllers. SD540(B) controllers were found not to be very reliable, and were outclassed by the SPARK in every way. Based on other people's teardowns of the original SD540, I assume this motor controller is using very cheap construction methods and components, leading to these failures.
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You can feel free to make CAN and power wires as short as you want without fear of having to blow $90 on a new motor controller.
Exactly.

[QUOTE-bobbysq;1642584]Also, to answer OP's question, this may just be the reality of the motor controllers. SD540(B) controllers were found not to be very reliable, and were outclassed by the SPARK in every way. Based on other people's teardowns of the original SD540, I assume this motor controller is using very cheap construction methods and components, leading to these failures.[/quote]

Thank you for this information, this is the first real information we've received. Do you have links to these teardowns that I can share with the electronics team? (I will also search, but if you have them at hand...)
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Thank you for this information, this is the first real information we've received. Do you have links to these teardowns that I can share with the electronics team? (I will also search, but if you have them at hand...)
Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1JCF3...toys-and-games

These things could certainly have improved though.
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Here it is: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1JCF3...toys-and-games

These things could certainly have improved though.
Based on our experience, I am not so sure about the improvement. These are brand new this year, so, the kinks may not have been fully worked out yet.
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