Can We Wire Two Motors to a Victor?

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Posted by Kai Zhao at 2/3/2001 1:03 PM EST


Student on team #686, Botler & Associates, from Linganore High School, Frederick MD and NASA/GFSC and Smiths Industries.


In Reply to: Can We Wire Two Motors to a Victor?
Posted by CArobot on 2/3/2001 12:33 PM EST:



: We want to use a single speed controller to control two motors. Will the Victor 883 Blue support this? We need to know soon

Sure it will support two motors but is it smart and is it allowed? I checked the manual and I don't think FIRST really likes people running too much stuff off one fuse/relay/speed controller. I would recommend someone in your team to check the manual and check with FIRST. But then you should as yourself if it is wise to do so. Especially if you are using a drill motor, you are making your robot more likely to trip of fuse or something. And it would take an awefully big wire nut to fasten three 10 gauge wires together unless you can think of a smarter way to make a y-connector. Wire nuts are not the most durable things either.

I simply recommend in investing $115 on an additional speed controller and a PWM y-cable or a few extra lines of code.