RE: Prof. Sommer's Controller Review [TANKS]

[Mike Snodgrass <mdssail-at-yahoo.com>]

Great review and info...Can you provide any links for
these i assume Vantec or RobotQ controllers so we can
see them for ourselves and check some more prices?
Thanks.


--- Darren Baker <hobbydarren-at-hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have tried the relays and upgraded to the ventec,
> which was a great 
> controller. I then decided to try the RoboteQ
> controller and if you are 
> planning on spending the money on a high end
> controller anyways. This is 
> definately the way to go. You can even hook up to a
> laptop and set different 
> top speeds and max amp draws for letting kids drive.
> you can add sensors to 
> time the tracks for easy driving in a straight line
> and the part I realy 
> like is the ramping settings. You go full throttle
> and it will throttle up 
> for you in any delay you set, saves gears and shafts
> if you go straight from 
> reverse to forward or if you like riding on your
> tanks like I do.
> 
> Darren
> 
> >From: Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com>
> >Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> >To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
> >Subject: Prof. Sommer's Controller Review [TANKS]
> >Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 14:26:40 -0500
> >
> >Without any Penn State basketball games to watch,
> Prof. Sommer found some 
> >spare time to throw together a comprehensive review
> of track/speed controls 
> >for use in large scale vehicles. His most excellent
> article has been posted 
> >to:
> >
> >
>
http://www.rctankcombat.com/articles/ControllerReview.html
> >
> >Please review the reading materials and be prepared
> for a pop-quiz at the 
> >next battle :-)
> >
> >     Frank "Knowledge Is Power" Pittelli
> >
> 
> 
> 


                
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