mc4798

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They make a combo but to be honest I just want the esc andmated with a castle 3800kv 4 pole motor should be something fun for myslash 4x4next year.

70amp version

<st1:chmetcnv w:st="on" tcsc="0" numbertype="1" negative="False" hasspace="False" sourcevalue="88" unitname="g">-Cont./Burst Current:70/520A
-Suitable Motor:Sensorless brushless motors
-Suitable Car:1/10 Truggy/Buggy(Includes
-Motor Turns:2S Lipo:≥6T,KV≤6000; 3S Lipo:≥9T,KV≤4000
-Resistance:0.0007ohm
-Battery:6-9 cells Ni-xx(Nimh or Nicd)2-3S Li-po
-BEC Output :6V/3A(Linear mode built-in BEC)
-Dimension:53.5(L)x36(W)x36(H)</st1:chmetcnv>

120amp version

-Cont./Burst Current:120/760A
-Suitable Motor:Sensorless brushless motors
-Suitable Car:1/8 Truggy/Buggy(Includes TRAXXAS 1/10 Truggy and buggy)
-Motor Turns:2S Lipo:≥6T,KV≤6000; 3S Lipo:≥9T,KV≤4000 4S Lipo:KV≤3000
-Resistance:0.0004ohm
-Battery:6-12v cells Ni-xx(Nimh or Nicd)2-4S Li-po
-BEC Output :6V/3A(Switching mode built-in BEC)
-Dimension:53.5(L)x36(W)x36(H)
-Weight 98G

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Are those female bullet plugs?

Hope so, doesn't look like they'd be much fun to solder.

70a seems kind of light duty for a 4x4 SCT.

mc4798

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Yeah they are female bullet plugs which i find very nice. I dont find anything "fun" to solder lol

70a continous and 520 burst should be plenty on 2s.In comparisonthe sidewinder is a 65amp continous esc.

mc4798

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Just noticed kershaw designs has them in stock

http://204.186.93.64/BrushlessESCs-Hobbywing.htm

http://204.186.93.64/BrushlessMotorS...-Hobbywing.htm

collector1231

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Why not get somthing that cheap? If you can pay a litle extra, here's one for you.http://cgi.ebay.com/Novak-Havoc-Spor...#ht_2768wt_905 I'm not a fan on the EZRUN motors because of the price. Waaay too cheap for brushless.

mc4798

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LOL , You have to be kidding me

I have owned 2 havoks and a gtb, Two of them are in alandfill and I traded the other one away. You couldnt give me another novak speed controller.

Untill novak starts packaging there speed controllers with a fire extinguisherI wouldnt recommend them to anyone. There motors are excellent though.

Why dont you suggest a tekin if you base your purchaseson price?

kaiser01

for a 4x4 i would go with the 120amp and a 550 motor.

mc4798

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In some surprising good news I emailed Kershaw designs about the hobbywing sc esc and a motor. and6 minutes later he emailed back

That will earn you a customer everytime.

mc4798

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For a 10.00 dollar diffrence in price it would be worth it.

Scottgir

Then you must HATE Tacon motors. $25 shipped to your door. Only one problem. They run as well as any other 540 can motor out there. I've run Castle and Tacon. 4600 Castle versus the 4420KV Tacon. Both new out of the box. Both geared the same. The tacon ran 15 degrees cooler, was 3mph faster with run time within 20 seconds of each other. I will ONLY buy tacons for sensorless motors. I've owned 3 of them. All 3 have been fantastic.

Now if they could only get them back in STOCK!!! Apparently the little secret of motors has gotten out.

e123

Have you ever tried any ezrun stuff?

SyCo_VeNoM

most people who trash the chinese stuff don't. Makes it easier to justfy paying more money for something if you don't know how the competition stacks up
I bought a CC MM ESC, and now will only buy HW ESC's
Not had any heat issues with the HW ESC's(the CC got pretty toasty), and less problems calibrating the ESC. I also don't need to lug a laptop out(or the instruction manual, and listen to beeps) if I want to change a setting on it fast

Gotta still try tacon motor's though. I haven't bothered mainly cause they are usually out of stock on the one's I want, and honestly are like $10 cheaper than the HW counterparts for the KV rating I need.

mc4798

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The Tacon motor I own has worked really good. 3500kv use it alot in my sparrowhawk xt geared 20/72 with a 60a ezrun and never a problem with heat or wheelie popping power

Got mamba max from castle for less than i payed for the 60a ezrun. A very good buy but I wouldnt say that it is a better piece of equipment just bigger. Sold it to a friend along with a 5900kv tacon motor for his slash and they work really well together except for the fact the front end is never on the ground.

I agree about the programming also. The ezworks with ANYradio or servo I have hooked it up to without having to buya external bec or moding anything.

Just cannot see a reason why someone would not use the ez unless they just like spending more money to impress or to fit in with fellow racers.

I was dead set on getting a castle sc combo untill I figured would still have to buy the 25.00 card (joke) or risk having seizures watching flashing lites to program the thing.

My 2 cents. As garbled as it may be

In short my slash 4x4 esc is on the way

Slo-V Flyer

ROFL. I think most of us do understand that the cheap stuff is cheap for a reason. It is built to lower specs often or just not as high quality in components, and as such I would rather pay $10-$15 for a Neu/Castle if that was the case (only example I can think of is Castle's motor clearance - snag a $150 motor for $65 anyone? ) because I know they are designed with more efficiency in mind with better parts.

However, to "get the job done" any of these Hobbywing/Tacon/Feigao motors work fine. In fact I had more heating issues with my Mamba 5700 motor than either of my 2 Feigao motors used in my Emaxx and Slash for 2 years. I also own $15 and $25 brushless motors for my other r/c and planes. Yup. Somehow I can't make them explode as you'd think.

plasmaedge

my ezrun 12t 35a system in my blitz is just as fast as my friends sc450 and 3300kv in his sc10.

burnineyes

I believe that many companies offer cheap products because they use cheap parts and cheaper labor. BUt I also believe that some companies get it right and offer us good products at low costs, knowing that as a consumer if it works good we will continue to buy them. These days I am all about my minis, but I have owned all kinds of RC cars big and small, fast and slow. I have used many kids of lipos and brushless systems, and I still own Castle, Tekin, Novak and Hobbywing products to this day. I mostly race on track only, and I am very impressed with the EZRun controllers. My oldest one is 2yr old, a 25A; Nearly every motor I have runs as smooth as my sensored Novak systems and as fast as with a Castle Micro Pro. Never had a single problem and I just received my 5th EZRun ESC. The track surface where I race can and does change significantly thru the course of the race day, for $7 the programming card is invaluable. I can quickly and easily adjust my start power or timing to change the characteristics of the powerband.

ScottStaypuff

I was pretty set on a Mamba Max Pro if I buy an Ofna NEXX8 but the 120a EZRun looks sweet. I don't really care about sensored motors and I have some EZRun 60a esc's that have performed flawlessly.

What Castle should do to compete is take the Mamba Max Pro and make a stripper version. Make it "just" 4s lipo capable (with these big 1/8th scale motors) and non sensored only, then price it @ $90-$100. I think they'd sell, my $.02.

burnineyes

The original Mamba Max is perfect with a separate BEC. That controller is easily the most robust Speed controller I have ever used from any manufacturer. I abused the living sh!* out of one for a few years before selling it to a friend who is still bashing the snot out of it a few years later. 4s is no problem, bring on those big motors. A BEC and maybe a fan if you are really pushing it in an 8th or 4x4SC. The Mamba Max Pro is more refined and has a few extra features, but I dont care for sensored setups anyways, and although I never had a problem with my MMPro, I never felt it was as tough. These days I am all about the Hobbywing stuff, I think these SC controllers are going to be a big hit. Maybe these will be what finally gets me into an SC truck......naaah![:'(]

SyCo_VeNoM

MMAE?
Mamba Max Angel Edition?
I guess it will only be able to run circles around a pole


Seeing you said stripper edition (grabbed what was a common stripper name according to a google search)

mc4798

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Seems sensored motors/esc give a little better run times and really smooth power which helps in getting power to the ground. But with punch control/ timing and throttle expo you can adjust non-sensored to be just as smooth.

Other than that I can see no real advantage.

Strippers and brushless speed controllers, What an amazing thread lol

mc4798

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Some better pictures of the esc and the bullet plugs on the esc

mc4798

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Got the system, Looks very nice.

12 gauge wiring, deans plug installed.

Esc mount is very nicely done.

mc4798

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What is up with the uploader ? Gets pics all out of wack.

SyCo_VeNoM

damn that sucker has some long power wires.
my Xerun 150A esc wires were probably under half that length I would have liked some longer wires on that.

mc4798

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yeah, the xerun 60/120a versions have the really long wires.

I had to chop off alot of the wire for the sparrowhawk xxb. Will proably have todo the same for the slash.