4-Max, Purple Power   "EESC" types  of ESC   - http://www.4-max.co.uk/esc.htm
-Are all made by EASYCO   - http://myeasyco.com/
They make:   25, 33A  ESC's  - for 2-4S LiPo, with linear BEC
and:  45, 60, 70, 80A  ESC's  - for 2-6S LiPo with switching BEC
http://myeasyco.com/esc_list.htm
   -And these ESC's use a distinctive  EASYCO  programming card  - http://myeasyco.com/program-card.htm

There seem to be no other dealers for EASYCO,  other than 4-max "Purple Power"

EMAX range of ESC's (same as:  4-max Purple Power "MESC"  types):  - http://www.yinyanmodel.com/En/ProductList.asp?SortID=22
   Not sure all these ESC's are made by HobbyWing. The Emax program card is a little different  - http://www.yinyanmodel.com/En/ProductView.asp?ID=88    -Has 3 buttons at bottom, has a different arrangement of buttons compared to HobbyWing card. The EMax and HobbyWing program cards are similar but not identical.    According to 4-Max-Purple Power -sometimes a Hobbywing program card will work with an EMax ESC, sometimes not.  So some of the Emax ESC's are clearly made by Hobbywing, others may be updated models made to another spec, or perhaps by a different manufacturer.
Note this:   http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=819755      -Title: Emax 10 amp esc     Feb 2008
" ... If the PCB is green I think you have one of the new batch which are no longer made by Hobbywing. Emax switched manufacturers without bothering to tell anybody! I recently bought one and it wouldn't talk to an Emax programming card. If you do get a card, make sure it's the latest version Emax one. It looks exactly the same as the old Hobbywing one but they are not compatible. ..."
" ... The vendor sent me the instructions and except for the throttle range you do need a programming card to change anything ..."

O.S  and  FUTABA ESC's:
Worth noting these comments:
http://www.rcheliaddict.co.uk/speed-controllers-escs-regulators/73104-os-escs.html
cupracing:     "Just noticed OS have released some escs, price and spec look good.   Any one going to try one?"
O.S OCA-1100HV 100Amp 50V ESC    P-OS52012100

Paulo uk:   "Been sold under other names a long time, so same ESC, new label as Megapower, Hawk Fusion, SJ Propo, Robbe Roxxy (and now OS and Futaba)"

Rob O:    "of interest do you think that the OS brushless motors are rebadged as well just i was going to get one shortly for one of my planks but dont want to pay OS prices for something i can maybe get cheaper "

Seems to suggest that:   OS and Futaba products,  like ESC's:
are the same as:   SJ Propo,  Hawk Fusion,  Robbe Roxxy,  Megapower,
   -and are all manufactured by  the SJ Propo company
 

PRICES OF IDENTICAL 100A / 120A ESC's
So:  What about the retail prices of these identical 100A /120A OPTO HV ESC's  -just with different brand names ...?
We know they are identical with each other, are all made on the same factory production line,  and have identical specs and features. 
Here are the prices for these identical  ESC units:  (has to be 120A rating for MegaPower / Tahmazo -they have no 100A model), 
   -all currencies converted to US $:     In order of ascending price: 

SJ PROPO 100A HAWK                                      $127.84           AUD $125.00
Mega Power Future 120A HV                              $149.90
Tahmazo Pro.C Max 120A HV                             $157.42           S$196.20
Futaba MC9100A 100A                                      $190.00
LogicRC Hawk BL 100A                                      $179.25          £119.99
O.S. OCA-1100HV 100A  (in UK)                          $201.66         £134.99
Robbe ROXXY BLControl 9100-12 100A                 $219.09          174,00 Euros
Robbe ROXXY BLControl 9100-12 100A                 $269.14           £179.99    -Midland Helicopters  (UK)
Robbe ROXXY BLControl 9100-12 100A                  $299.03          £199     -Conrad UK price ...!
 -Also:  to compare with other 120A models:
Robbe ROXXY BLControl 9120-12 120 A                 $327.53            £219    -Conrad UK ...!

The price varies from $127 up to $299  -for the same identical 100A devices.   This is a 2.4 fold difference.
   -And if we compare the MegaPower 120A and the Robbe 120A ESC's,  the Robbe one costs 2.2 times as much. 

NOW:  I wonder  -why is there such a large price difference,  for exactly the same ESC ...?


P.S:  see:   http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10891444
Henning:   " ... In Japan Futaba lists the ESC MC9100A at $258 and the programing box at $52 ..."

This price data are from:
http://www.duanesplanes.com.au/product.php?productid=1787&cat=47&page=1
http://www.alien-rc.com/oscommerce/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=40&products_id=864
http://shop.singahobby.com/?q=node/29859
http://www.wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/124167/
http://www.century-rc.com/ecs/product_show.php?p_id=6102
http://www.logicrc.com/?ItemId=P-FS-HWK100&s=c:0,c:50,c:50-30,c:50-30-20,b:Fusion
http://www.reisenauer.de/artikeldetails.php5?aid=1183
http://www.modelhelicopters.co.uk/roxxy-bl-control-9100-12-opto.html
http://www.conrad-uk.com/ce/en/product/385068/Robbe-ROXXY-BLControl-9100-12-Opto-100-A

And for the  120A Robbe Roxxy from  ConradUK:
http://www.conrad-uk.com/ce/en/product/385069/Robbe-ROXXY-BLControl-9120-12-120-A

POINTS TO MAKE:
1.  These hugely differing prices, for identical 100A HV ESC's, with identical features,  made in the same factory, is striking.

2.  The SJ PROPO (original factory brand) 100A HV unit is $127  ( -from  Duanesplanes).  
  -We can pay up to 240% more than this ($299), for the identical ESC,  if we buy the same re-branded and identical Robbe 100A HV ESC  from  ConradUK.

3.  Clearly,  the SJ PROPO-branded 100A HV  unit is cheapest;    We can pay another $80 for the identical  O.S. 100A HV ESC  (-and it does not even have a fan ...-it is otherwise identical  to the SJ PROPO 100A HV ESC);      -And we can pay a still further $70 if we buy the identical Robbe 100A HV ESC,   from Midland Helicopters in the UK..

4.  What does this tell us?   If we buy an original factory brand unit, labelled as SJ PROPO, or a "budget" brand such as MegaPower,  -then we get the 100A HV ESC for the cheapest price.
But:   As soon as we buy  an O.S.-branded ESC, or a Robbe-branded ESC    -even though they are identical units, made in the same SJ factory, with identical features   -the only difference  is that they have been re-branded as "O.S." or "Robbe" with a  stick-on label   -then we have to  pay 80%  -or up to 240%  -more, for the very same identical ESC, made side-by-side in the same factory.

5.  And why do O.S. and Robbe cost  80%  -or up to 240%   -more than the original branded identical ESC ...?  
-The only possible reason that we are paying this extra amount for O.S.-branded and Robbe-branded units   -since they are identical 100A HV ESC's  in all respects   -is just so we can have the  O.S. or Robbe label stuck on the outside of the ESC ..?

   -There appears to be no other logical reason ...  ?

And it is the same story for the 50A ESC's from these different brands.
We know that:  O.S. and Futaba ESC's are made in the SJ-PROPO factory -as are the identical MegaPower Future, SJ PROPO (own brand) Hawk,  LogicRC Fusion Hawk, Robbe Roxxy,  Tahmazo ....
  -And they all have all have identical programming and firmware, and all use the same program box:  (most even have the same colour motor wires, black-green-red ...!   and identical capacitors ...)   - So these 50A ESC's will all be identical

PRICES OF THESE IDENTICAL 50A  ESC's:
Mega Power Future 50A ESC                              $59
SJ PROPO 50A ESC (2-6  LIPO)                           $70.52           AUD$68.50
LogicRC Hawk BL 50A ESC LiPo 2-6                      $74.69            £49.99
O.S. OCA-150  50A  ESC (in UK)                         $98.44            £61.60
Futaba MC951H  50A ESC                                  $108.47           85 Euros
Robbe ROXXY 950-6 50A ESC                             $126.23           £78.99    (Conrad UK ...!  )

Tahmazo Pro.C Max 6018  60A ESC                       $82.09           S$102.51
(This states is a 60A ESC  -but seems same as other 50A ESC's)

Once again,  the price varies from $59  to $126    -for 50A ESC's  which are completely identical ...
   -make your own conclusions ....
 

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IS THE O.S., FUTABA OR ROBBE  ESC  ANY "BETTER" THAN THE SJ-PROPO, MEGAPOWER, OR FUSION  ESC ?

Now, some people will, of course, argue that the price of O.S. or Futaba or Robbe  ESC's is higher, because they are clearly "better quality".   -They are the BMW or Mercedes compared to the Ford ... 
Some people will doubtless suggest that O.S. and Futaba have added extra features to their ESC, their software is better, or they have different or improved programming etc  etc   -And that is  why Robbe or O.S. or Futaba charge much more for the ESC with their brand sticker on, because it is a higher grade or is somehow upgraded from the much cheaper version labelled as SJ PROPO (own brand), MegaPower Future, or LogicRC -Fusion  etc ...
Indeed, this point of view was expressed by member RCU aeajr earlier in this thread, when he stated:
" ...It is quite possible to make several brands or products in the same factory, each to a different design and quality level.  Even if 10 different ESC come out of the same factory, that does not mean they are the same, or even similar ..."
" ... The value in the apple products is not in the hardware, though there is a certain amount of enhanced value there, it is in the software and, to a large extent that is what you are paying for ..."

To check whether there might be any basis to this viewpoint,  I looked at the manuals of all these 100A ESC's.
And the short answer is:
THEY ALL HAVE IDENTICAL PROGRAMMING AND PROGRAM PARAMETERS
THEY ALL HAVE IDENTICAL FEATURES
THEY ALL HAVE A BASICALLY  IDENTICAL MANUAL,  WITH IDENTICAL STEPS EXPLAINED ...

Therefore:  There is NO basis whatsoever to the argument  that you pay twice as much for an O.S., Futaba or Robbe ESC because it is somehow better, or has more or added features.
  -The O.S., Futaba  and Robbe 100A ESC is IDENTICAL in every way to the SJ PROPO Hawk,  MegaPower Future, and LogicRC -Fusion 100A ESC.

The $127 SJ PROPO 100A HAWK  is identical in every way to the O.S. OCA-1100HV 100A  and to the  $300 Robbe ROXXY BLControl 9100-12 100A  ...    ( -and it even has a  fan / heatsink,  which the  O.S. and Futaba do not ...)

The ONLY difference between these ESC's is the little brand sticker on the outside of the plastic case ...

MANUALS FOR THESE 100A ESC'S:

O.S. OCA-type ESC Manual:      http://www2.ripmax.net/Instructions/P-OS52012100.pdf

LOGICRC FUSION HAWK ESC  Manual:     http://www.logicrc.com/instructions/P-FS-TBL.pdf
   
SJ PROPO HAWK ESC Manual (will be used also for 100A and 120A):       modelengines-com-au website

ROBBE ROXXY ESC Manual:      http://www.swiss-rc-helistuff.ch/files/Anleitung-Roxxy-BLControl-940-6.pdf

FUTABA MC9100A  ESC Manual  -is same as for O.S:       http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11077282

ALL THESE MANUALS SHOW THE ESC's  HAVE COMPLETELY IDENTICAL FEATURES

PROGRAMMING ROUTINE FOR ALL THESE 100A / 120A  ESC's  is as follows:

First,  make BASIC MENU selections,  using Tx stick
1.  Battery type   LiPo / NiCd
2.  Motor rotation direction    Normal /  Reverse
3.  Brake  on / off  (aircraft);    Governor  on / off  (Heli);   Reverse on / off  (car)  -refers to positions 8 & 9 in later advanced menu
4.  Aircraft / Heli
5.  Boat / Car

Second,  make ADVANCED MENU selections,  using program box   -choices shown for  AIRCRAFT
1. Battery Type    (LiPo or NiCd / NiMh)
2. Low Voltage Cutoff Setting
3. Low Voltage Cut-off Type     (power reduction or immediate shutdown)
4. Motor Rotation     (clockwise \ counterclockwise)
5. Timing Settings   (to enhance ESC efficiency and smoothness)
6. Soft Start -Acceleration    (for delicate gearbox and helicopter applications)
7. Start Power
8. Air brake response type   -Fast / Slow, or in %
9. Air brake  on / off
10.  Motor pole number
11.  Gear ratio
12.  Max RPM  
13.  Average RPM
14.  Download stored data
15.  Restore memory
16.  Backup memory

      -Interesting that there is no program parameter for selecting  Switching Frequency;   and no way of Restoring Factory Default  (as there is for most other ESC's)..
    (Also:  The O.S. /  Futaba manual makes no mention of Heli Governor mode,  as do all the other ESC manuals ...  -but Governor mode will be used in positions 8 and 9,  if the Heli mode is selected initially in the basic menu ... )

Otherwise,  the programming for these ESC's  looks quite advanced and sophisticated  -compared to other ESC's like ZTW, or Airboss / Hyperion etc.
However, in my opinion,  it is not "Rolls Royce" finely adjustable programming,  like one gets on a Jeti Spin Pro ESC.

Electrifly Silver Series Brushless ESC's,  60A and 80A:
In post #21 of this thread:   - http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11221681
  -I suggested that these 60A and 80A ESC's  might be made by the  Sunrisemodel factory.
However,  the smaller Electrifly ESC'a are made by  INGS Bee's Electronics - http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11221655
   -Since the smaller and larger Electrifly ESC's share some similar features, I wondered if the larger ESC's might be made at the same factory.
   -This has now been proved to be correct (see below).  The Electrifly 60A and 80A ESC's ARE made by  INGS Bee's Electronics.

EMAIL:  From   ings info@ings-cn.com
" ... Hello:   Thanks for your email, you are very clear about ELECTRFLY SS series ESCs. :-)
You can find the specifications by following link.    http://www.electrifly.com/escs/silverseries.html
    -Actually when we designed the 60A, it can be used up to 80A, 80A can be used up to 100A, HV OPTO.
Then we didn't make 100HV.   We attached some scaned file for the program card and 60A instructions,
Best regards    Felicia ..."

"... Hello  Bee's Electronics:  I assume  that you manufacture the ELECTRIFLY  SS-60 and SS-80  ESC's
   -as well as the smaller ELECTRIFLY /  SUPER TIGRE ones.   Please send me details about 60A, 80A and 100A ESC's ..."

Pics show the Electrifly program card for 60A and 80A ESC's;   Previously, we could only see it from the back, and it looked like a SunriseModel jumper program card;  Now that we can see the front of the card, it is clearly NOT a SunriseModel card.  It is made by INGS Bee's Electronics for the Electrifly 60A and 80A ESC's.

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*** HACKER, HYPERION TITAN, E-F AIRBOSS, COMMON-SENSE-RC ESC's etc etc -NOT MADE BY ZTW ***
   *** -They are actually made by:  SUNRAY TECHNOLOGY ***

1. In post #3 of this thread - http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11216610  -written by me 12 months ago, I gave the opinion that the large OEM ESC company called ZTW   - http://en.ztwoem.com/index.html   -made the ESC's for brands like:  Hacker;  Hyperion Titan;  E-F Airboss;  Common-Sense-RC;  Sonic Electric;  Gens Ace;  Apache, OK Hobby Infinite;  Jeti ESC's  etc.

2.  That is what many of us thought at the time.  And the idea that the manufacturer might be ZTW, had been given by various people in forum threads:
See:  http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16962978&postcount=3
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1333719
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=838098&postcount=12

3.  WE WERE ALL WRONG.  WE HAVE (VERY RECENTLY) DISCOVERED THAT THESE ESC's ARE NOT MADE BY ZTW.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY MADE BY ANOTHER VERY LARGE OEM MANUFACTURER,  SUNRAY TECHNOLOGY.

Hacker;  Hyperion Titan;  E-F Airboss;  Common-Sense-RC;  Sonic Electric;  Gens Ace;  Apache, OK Hobby Infinite ESC's 
    Made by SUNRAY TECHNOLOGY,  -and not ZTW ...

4.  This is the same Sunray Technology OEM company that also makes the outrunner brushless motors for:  Hacker, E-F Torque, Z-Hyperion; and also for Pelikan Foxy,  LiPolice,  OK Hobby Infinite,  Shulman Aviation FURY,  Gens Ace,  Common-Sense-RC, Viper VA,  Apache,  Pilotage Nova-Line,  Lipotech,  Sonic Electric, BMI Models "Spitz" motors, Precision Aerobatics Thrust motors,  JP E-Pro motors.  They also make the range of Turnigy SK3 motors.
see:  http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_11426913/tm.htm

5.  It turns out that Sunray Technology also make the ESC's for almost all of the same brands that they make motors for.  And they have done this for several years.
   -It was never ZTW that made these brands of ESC's,  it was Sunray Tech all along.

6. The conclusion that it might have been ZTW that made these brands of ESC's, was based on the fact that  Hacker,  Common-Sense-RC,  Apache  ESC's etc  had a very similar "appearance" to many of the  ZTW-manufactured ESC's.
   -It was also based on the fact that the particular ESC's in this group which actually used a jumper program card  (-like Common-Sense-RC, Apache,  LiPolice, OK Hobby Infinite, Gens Ace)  used a program card which "appeared" to be similar to the standard ZTW program card.  It "appeared" to have just a few "minor" differences from the standard ZTW program card.
see:  http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16668167&postcount=13

7.  We realise now, that these are not just "minor differences" in the ESC program card.  The ZTW and the "Sunray" program cards are really very different.
And now we know why. -The ESC jumper program cards for Common-Sense-RC, Apache, LiPolice  etc -are made by Sunray Tech in order to program their own OEM brands of ESC's  -and they are not made by ZTW at all ...   -They never were made by ZTW ...

8.  In addition:  If you look at the manuals for the ESC's in the list above, the E-F Airboss ESC has EXACTLY the same programming -in terms of parameter order -as the ESC's from:  Common-Sense-RC;   Sonic Electric;  Gens Ace;  OK Hobby Infinite;   BMI Spitz standard ESC's;  BMI Spitz data log ESC's;   Shulman Aviation FURY ESC's  -to name just a few ...
   -ALSO:  Hacker X-Pro has identical progamming to Hyperion Titan, Apache and Pilotage Nova-Line ESC's.   -And these all have very similar programming to E-F Airboss ESC,  they just have a very slightly different order of programming parameters, and do not have the "Restore Factory Default" program setting in position 8; 
LiPolice ESC's have identical programming to Hacker X-Pro / Hyperion Titan / Apache, except that the LiPolice ESC's include "Restore Factory Default" in position 8.

9. This programming parameter order is COMPLETELY different for a ZTW ESC -and for all the other ESC's which are made by ZTW.
  -In ALL ZTW-produced ESC's, program parameter 4 is ALWAYS: Restore Factory Default

10.  It is very clear now that Hacker X-Pro ESC's, and Hyperion Titan, Apache, E-F Airboss, Common-Sense-RC, Sonic Electric ESC's etc etc -cannot be made by ZTW.

11. So if it is not ZTW, then which (chinese) factory DOES make all these different brands of ESC's ?

12. It is Sunray Technology, of course. All along it has been Sunray Technology making these ESC's, over the last 7 or 8 years  -and it never was ZTW ...

13. So: As well as making brushless motors for all of its "typical brands" that Sunray Technology supplies as an OEM manufacturer,  Sunray Tech also makes ESC's for almost all of these same brands:
Hacker;  Hyperion Titan;  E-F Airboss;  Apache;  Pilotage Nova-Line;  LiPolice;  and also: Common-Sense-RC;  Sonic Electric;  Gens Ace;  OK Hobby Infinite;  BMI Spitz standard ESC's;  BMI Spitz data log ESC's;  Shulman Aviation FURY ESC's;  JP E-PRO ESC's;  and previously it made ELE-RC "Advance" ESC's (now discontinued)   and  Watts-Up Hobbies AP 90A ESC (now discontinued);
In addition, Sunray Technology may well make Precision Aerobatics Quantum ESC's, which in many cases look identical to Gens Ace and LiPolice ESC's.

14.  It is also highly probable that Sunray Technology make all of the JETI ESC's,  since there is a very close relationship betwen Hacker and Jeti.

   .....  The evidence for Turnigy dlux  and Jeti ESC's  -will be shown in later posts in this thread.

CONFIRMATORY EMAILS FROM  SONIC ELECTRIC  AND  AIRCRAFT WORLD,
   -proving Sunray Technology  as the manufacturer of ESC's ....

EMAIL FROM:  SonicElectric    - sonicrcmodel@yahoo.com
" ... Yes, our ESC is made by SunRay Technology.   -I do not think the ZTW program card can work with it properly
Thanks,    Danny ..."

ORIGINAL EMAIL:  Sonic Electric  ESC's are made at the Sunray Technology factory  in China
   -As are:   Hacker, E-F Airboss, Hyperion Titan,  Apache,  Common-Sense-RC;  Lipolice;  Gens Ace;  OK Hobby Infinite;   BMI Spitz  ESC's;  Shulman FURY ESC's  -and others ...
  ( -All the typical "Sunray"  brands ....)
So:  probably an Apache, Common-Sense-RC, Lipolice, or Gens Ace program card will work,  for the Sonic Electric  ESC .... ?

EMAIL FROM:  Aircraft World   - shop@aircraft-world.com
Re: Hyperion ESC and other brands:
" ... Yes, those things are the same,  and it looks like they will work with each other unless Hyperion added their own features.  Best regards,  Brian ..."

ORIGINAL EMAIL:  Hyperion Titan ESC's are made at the Sunray Technology factory  in China
  -As are:   Hacker, E-F Airboss, Apache,  Common-Sense-RC;   Sonic Electric;  Lipolice;  Gens Ace;  OK Hobby Infinite;   BMI Spitz  ESC's ....   and others ...
So:  probably an Apache, Lipolice, or Gens Ace program card will work,  for a Hyperion Titan ESC ... ?

THE "SUNRAY" ESC PROGRAM CARD -IS ACTUALLY VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE ZTW ESC CARD
First two pics show ESC jumper program cards for an Apache ESC, and for a Common-Sense-RC ESC.  3rd pic shows the program card used for ALL ZTW (A-type) ESC's  -no matter whether it is branded "ZTW" or whether it has another brand name on it  ( -there are a large number of brands for whom ZTW makes ESC's ...) .

Compared to the ZTW card,  the "Sunray" ESC program cards (i.e. Apache and Common-Sense-RC program cards) have:
-"Rx" and "EXT POWER FOR OPTO" at top of card;
-"Ni-XX" or "NiCd" and and a number list of Li cells at top left;
-Governor mode at lower right area  (-instead of "Cut Off Voltage" on the standard ZTW card);
-"BRAKE ON / OFF" at bottom right of card  (-not at bottom left, like ZTW card).
-6 pins at the top  (-not 5 pins, like standard ZTW card).
-A different "look"  -they do NOT have two central columns down the middle of the card, with writing placed sideways along the long axis of the card, as ALL ZTW program cards do.  Sunray ESC program cards have all the writing placed horizontally across the card, in small boxes demarcated by lines or by being shaded with a background colour.

These features are diagnostic of a "Sunray" ESC program  card   -and show that a "Sunray"-type jumper card is not made by ZTW.
 

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So, now that we know Sunray Technology is a very MAJOR manufacturer of ESC's,  we have to update the list of known ESC manufacturers:

MAIN MANUFACTURERS OF ESC's:

SUNRAY TECHNOLOGY:     http://sunraytechnology.com  (show almost no info on website -like many OEM companies)
HobbyWing:     http://www.hobbywing.com/index.asp
ZTW:            http://en.ztwoem.com/index.html
Hifei:              http://www.hifei.com/en/index.asp
Sunrise Model:              http://www.sunrisemodel.com/
Shenzhen XingQiong Technology ("XQ"-Control):  http://www.xqcontrol.com/en_index.asp
SkyRC Technology Co., Ltd:  http://www.skyrc.cn      http://www.skyrc.com
Suppo:  http://www.suppomodel.com/  (Wuzhou Tihong Co. Ltd.  -Suppo Model)
SJ-PROPO (South Korea): http://sjproporc.com -SJ factory is:  Aisijie Technology, in Shenzhen, China (a well-known RC OEM manufacturer)
Dynam-RC:  http://www.dynam-rc.com (Shenzhen Dynam Industry)
EASYCO Technology:  http://myeasyco.com/
INGS Bee's Electronics:  http://www.ings-cn.com/ESC/esc.htm
Motrolfly:   http://www.motrolfly.com

Smaller European manufacturers of ESC's:
MGM Compro:        http://mgm-compro.com/index.php?tid=hi-end-electronics-for-models
YGE:     http://www.yge.de/index.php
Schulze:     http://www.schulze-elektronik-gmbh.de/index_uk.htm
Kontronik:     http://www.kontronik.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3&Itemid=2&lang=en
Markus:  http://www.markus-rc.com/index.html    (website has no english)

USA:
Castle Creations:   http://www.castlecreations.com/   -these ESC's appear to be made in China anyway

Other Chinese manufacturers:
Aoyuxiang Electronic Technology:    http://aoxan.en.alibaba.com/     and       http://aoxan.en.alibaba.com/product/271741767-209692890/Electronic_speed_control.html
  (They make the Turnigy "AE" series of ESC's)

And now we have a list of at least some of the ESC brands made by Sunray Technology:

ESC  brands  that are all known to be manufactured by:  SUNRAY TECHNOLOGY: 

Hacker X-Pro SB series - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16472696&postcount=1
Hyperion Titan V1 to V3 range of ESC's - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13828725&postcount=3
Airboss Elite (Extreme Flight) - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13828725&postcount=3
SonicElectric -identical to Airboss  - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=13828725&postcount=3
Gens Ace Mars  -use Sunray program card  http://www.gensace.com/epages/genspow.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/genspow/Products/GM-PC001-A
Apache ESC  -use Sunray program card  http://www.anyrc.com/product_html/product_view.asp?ac_number=11&ac_type=1&bc_number=&cc_number=&dc_number=&gotopage=2&list_type=0
OK Hobby Infinite ESC's  -use Sunray program card   http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16668167&postcount=13
Common-Sense-RC-Z-series ESC's  -use Sunray program card   http://www.commonsenserc.com/product_info.php?products_id=324
Shulman Aviation FURY ESC's -identical to Airboss  - http://shulmanaviation.com/index.php?cPath=290
LiPolice ESC's (Schweighofer) -use Sunray program card   http://www.der-schweighofer.at/en/group/4325/lipolice_brushless_governors  -Program card shown here: http://www.der-schweighofer.at/en/product/92440/programmierkarte_lipolice_esc_fuer_drehzahlregler_100a-hv-opto%250A
Pilotage Nova-Line ESC's -  http://www.pilotage-rc.ru/catalogue/75_/75_60/
Pilotage Stamina  ESC's -may also be made by Sunray  - http://www.pilotage-rc.ru/catalogue/75_/75_60/?flt[]=clf_75-60&page=2&count=20
BMI-Models Spitz ESC's  -use Sunray program card  -the NON-data log ones  - http://www.bmi-models.com/#en/SPITZ_Controllor/4/1423
BMI-Models Spitz Data Log ESC's -use Sunray program card   http://www.bmi-models.com/#en/SPITZ_Controllor/4/1423
Jeti SPIN  range of  ESC's - http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16962978&postcount=3
Jeti SPIN PRO ESC's -newer version of Jeti SPIN;  all have S-BEC, from 11A to 66A; - http://www.jetimodel.com/index.php?page=home
Jeti Advance Pro ESC's  -made by Sunray - http://www.jetimodel.com/index.php?page=products&old=0&category=19
ELE-RC Advance ESC's  -  now discontinued  - http://www.elerc.com/english/
JP E-PRO ESC's  - (JP=J Perkins) - http://www.rcmodelcentre.co.uk/e-pro-brushless-speed-controllers-esc-39-s-/cat_1058.html
Watts-Up Hobbies AP 90A ESC - now discontinued - http://www.wattsup.co.nz
HDX Brushless ESC 35A - http://store.rcsupersales.net/servlet/-strse-2324/HDX-Brushless-ESC-35A/Detail
Turnigy dlux data logging range of ESC's - http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__186__182__Speed_Controllers-TURNIGY_ESC.html
Turnigy TRUST ESC's (45A, 55A, 70A, all S-BEC)  - http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__12192__Turnigy_Trust_SBEC_Programming_Card.html
?? Precision Aerobatics Quantum ESC's  - http://www.precisionaerobatics.com/category.php?cid=10&set=usa

Also:
Losi Xcelorin range of car ESC's  (-use same Sunray car program card as Gens Ace and OK Hobby)  
      (-made for Horizon Hobby  -Sunray also make all Losi and Orion-new style brushless car motors, They also make all Hacker car motors ..)
Gens Ace car ESC's  -use Sunray car program card
OK Hobby Infinite car ESC's  -use Sunray car program card
Turnigy "Trackstar" range of car ESC's  -use same program box as BMI Spitz Data Log ESC's, and Jeti ESC's
And probably: Turnigy "AquaStar Water Cooled"  boat ESC's  -use similar program box to Turnigy dlux


NOTE:  Turnigy TRUST ESC's (45A, 55A, 70A) have exactly the same programming as Common-Sense-RC and Airboss and other ESC's  -they even use the same Sunray program card as all the others  (i.e 6 pins at top, Brake On/Off at bottom right etc  -see pics ...);  -They just have no Governor Mode in position 9,  so are plane-only ESC's.  Otherwise are identical.
  -AND: are about 20% of the cost of the same amp rating  Hacker X-Pro ESC  ...!

Turnigy dlux data log ESC's have exactly the same programming as Common-Sense-RC and Airboss and other ESC's;  They also use the same programming box as used for Gens Ace ESC's ( -and BMI Data Log ESC's use the same program box as used for JETI ESC's ..)

-Despite Turnigy dlux data log ESC's being made in the same factory as Hacker X-Pro ESC's, and despite them having data logging features in addition to normal ESC functions  -they are STILL only ~25% of the cost of the same amp rating Hacker X-Pro ESC ...!

  -There is a lot of smoke and mirrors going on here ....


Pics show:   1, Turnigy Trust ESC program card, back side;       2, Front side of the Turnigy Trust ESC program card

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QUESTION:  WHICH FACTORY MAKES THE TURNIGY DLUX RANGE OF ESC's ?
     ANSWER:   It is Sunray Technology    (- of course  ... )

This whole thread started 12 months ago, with the simple question:   WHO MAKES THE TURNIGY DLUX ESC's ...?
See post #1:   http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11215832
At the time (March 2012)  I reasoned that it might be the ZTW factory.  This was partly because the Turnigy dlux ESC's use a program box which is exactly the same as the Gens Ace program box (see pics).   And I have never seen this particular program box used for any other ESC's.  And as you will note  -we thought at the time, that Gens Ace ESC's were made by ZTW.  -So it all seemed reasonable at the time, and fitted together.

I suppose you can guess what is coming next.  Of course, we now know that Gens Ace ESC's are made by Sunray Tech  -and not by ZTW.
I am 99.9% sure now,  that the whole range of Turnigy dlux ESC's is made by Sunray Technology.
This is not simply because Turnigy dlux ESC's use exactly the same program box as Gens Ace ESC's.
The functions (not cosmetic appearance) of Turnigy dlux ESC's (at least the S-BEC ones that also do data logging)  are almost identical to the  BMI Spitz Data Log ESC's  -and we know these BMI ESC's are made by Sunray Tech.  For instance, BMI Spitz Data Log ESC's use the Sunray jumper program card  (6 pins at the top  etc ...)  see:  http://www.bmi-models.com/#en/SPITZ_Controllor/4/1423
In addition, features of the programming of Turnigy dlux ESC's are almost identical with E-F Airboss /  Common-Sense-RC / Sonic Electric / Gens Ace / OK Hobby Infinite ESC's  (i.e  "typical Sunray brands" of  ESC) .
Also, some features of Turnigy dlux ESC's are similar with  Jeti SPIN ESC's,  and Jeti SPIN Pro ESC's.

     -This will all be demonstrated in future posts in this thread.


Pics show:   1, Turnigy dlux ESC program box;      2, Gens Ace ESC program box 
   -the buttons on these program boxes do different things, but important point is that the boxes themselves are identical ...

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