thaphillips

Hey everybody my package arrived today. It's the Speed Passion Endless Brushess Combo. I got the whole package for $81 brand new. That is a pretty good deal for a brushless ESC and brushless motor. I am going to post a picture first and then some specs. I will be installing it in my M03. I will post a picture of the install and some impressions after running it.

sheograth

Looks like you got a great deal, post a video of it running if you get a chance.

thaphillips

Here are the specs as per the manual.

Input Voltage: 6V - 14.8V DC
NiCd/NiMH 5-12 cell (6V - 14.4V)
Li-Po 2-5 cell (7.4V-14.8V)
Continuous Current: 40A
Max Current: 120A (10 sec)
BEC: 5V/2A
Drive Freq. : 8KHz
Dimensions: 40mm(L) x 28mm(W) x 13mm (H)
Weight: 44g
Recommended motor limits 13.5T or over sensored or sensor-less brushless motor.


(The manual says 13.5T or over motors, but I heard from speed passion it runs 11.5T and over no problem.)

sheograth

Ive never used those electronics but it seems like a seal for $81

thaphillips

Optional Accessories:
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Part # EXI33801-PU (Handheld ESC Programming Unit)
Part # 334813 (13.5R Super sportsman BL motor)
Part # RX540BL1 (Standard 540 BL motor - 17T)
Part # RX540BL2 (RX540 Sport Tuned BL motor - 15T)
Part # 348D1 (Twin Turbo Drift BL motor - 12.5T, 27T Stock)




Warranty Period:
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1 Year free labor "Not including parts"
2 Month return time for any repair or services
3 Month limited warranty period

thaphillips

Program Features:
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Brake/Reverse or Forward>Brake>Reverse
Throttle Profile (2 choices)
Drag Brake On/Off
Drag Brake Profile (2 choices: 15% or 30%)

+ Additional features access by the "Smart DNA ESC Setup Unit" (sold seperatley)



ESC Features:
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Runs both sensorless brushless and sensored brushless motors (only in sensorless mode - it has no sensor cable)
Accepts NiCd/NiMH & Lipo Batteries
Programmable Functions (program unit, sold seperatley)
Low Voltage cut-off protection: Speciffically for Lipo batteries
Programable fail safe: if radio signasl from reciever is lost the ESC will shut down. When signal returns ESC will return to normal.
Thermal Overload Protection: If ESC tempature exceeds the defauklt value, ESC will reduce the motor power gradually, untill the tempature returns to normal.
Input voltage overload protection
Start Protection: Protects the ESC and motor in case of a locked rotor.

thaphillips

Hey I just got the ESC installed. The ESC and motor came with nice 3.5mm gold plugs (to bad I normally run 4mm) and it also came with Deans plugs for the battery.

sheograth

Looks good, I'll check that combo out. And you have great taste in beer

gsfreak

has anyone had a chance to try this motor out? im curious on how it would do?

secretsg

Sweet! Someone got this before I did. Now I can wait and see how it does.

tmaxx445

Does anyone know or think this BL setup would work good on a traxxas 4 tec? I want some more speed out of my tec. I have seen some 4 tecs with mamba max and sidewonder setup and was nor sure how this would compare.




Thanks tmaxx445

thaphillips

This is not a speed setup. This brushless ESC & engine is set to be equal to a 27T brushed motor. Right now this engine has slightly more RPM than a Novack 13.5T

thaphillips

When I installed this into my M03, the engine screws were to long and it kept the motor from spinning. I had to use a 5mm spacer on the engine screws to shorten them. FYI

thaphillips

When I plugged the motor into the ESC and gave it some gas, it turns out the motor was going backwards. I had to reverse the polarity and plug the red wire into the black and vise versa.


This worries me a bit as I know alot of electronics have reverse polarity protection, I hope I'm not going to ruin my ESC or motor.

66impala

how the heck did you get it for that cheap. i just went to their website and the combo cost $252 bucks. thats definitely a steal. i found some no name brand brushless speedcontrol/motor combo for $100 but the speed control was big as a wallet. it is like 70x55x20mm.

thaphillips

What website are you looking at? I imported mine from Hong Kong and it was onsale when I ordered it.

thaphillips

Just Ordered Part # EXI33801-PU (Handheld ESC Programming Unit - A.K.A. "The Smart DNA Programing Unit")

I was a little dissapointed with the fit and finish of the programming unit. I had to get it shipped from the UK.
It serves it's purpose and is extremley small and portable.
Has a few options that are nice, but I think it was overprices at 24 Euros.

After I try the features some more I will report back.


So far I am very pleased with the value and function of the ESC and Motor.
The fit and finish is poor and could use some refinement.
This is an excellent combo for anyone bashing who isn't intrested in insane speed.
For those who want to race keep in mind this motor is not ROAR legal and is sensorless (is very similar in performance to Novack 13.5).
Also for those racing the ESC is sensorless and all sensored motors must be run in sensorless mode.

thaphillips

Also wanted to report back that I am unsure if this ESC will run a brushed motor.

I think it will not ... more to come later.

MichaelJE

my circuit board got water damage and Im looking for a circuit diagram so I can fault find. Do you have a one or know where I can obtain one? If not is there one I can buy?
Thanks