Looking for 40 amp ESC with reverse
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I'm looking for a 40 amp ESC with reverse at a reasonable price. I purchase one from HobbyKing but it didn't work and all I got was an instore credit but alas it also didn't work. so now I'm kind of turned off on ESCs from China but, if I can get some goodfeedback hereI might reconsider.
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Thanks mfr02 but I messed up. I need a BRUSHLESS esc. I'm new at building RC boats and when I built my boat it looked to me that brushless was the way to go but it appears I was wrong. I can find both brushed motors and ESCs for a very reasonable price but not the brushless ones. So I need a brushless ESC. By the way while I have yor attention do you know why it appears most boats use brushed motors?
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Brushed technology has been around for about 150 years. We are getting used to it
Its easier to work with, since all of the components can be tested separately - brushless needs all the bits there and fully working.
As you have noticed, not many makers of brushless controllers have much idea about the requirements of model boats.
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Thanks Again mfr02. Well I've kind of committed to the brushless system for this boat so i'm still looking for a brushless ESC. I think i may have found one but i'm a little leary because it comes from a company in China. The last company, Hobbyking, wasterrible.the ESC didn't work in reverse, I had to pay to send it back and then only got an instore credit. So I ordered another one, had to pay the shippingand of course that didn't work either.I'm now looking at a Hobbywing Seaking 35A ESC. So have you ordered anything from China? If so which company?
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As you might guess, I am inclined to stick with brushed. I have bought a few bits n pieces from PRC, the latest being some small "10A" ESCs. While I would not trust the !0A claim as far as I could throw the PRC, largely based on the thin wire and small connectors, the items work respectably well and turned up rapidly. Can't remember the company name, unfortunately. If I wanted more I would have to hunt through ESCs on fleabay again and hope I recognized the picture.
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Here is one that seems to be in a few RTR boats. They only have a 35a and a 60a and it has reverse. Value Hobby is a good place to buy from if you have problems.
http://www.valuehobby.com/power-syst...ersion2-0.html
http://www.valuehobby.com/power-syst...ersion2-0.html
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What is the size of your Boat?
A mini-mono hull a mini-eco Hull .
How many cells are you going to run?
Here My Mini-eco HULL , About 450mm Length. run 2s Lipo ,1700mAh , with a motor about size 29*45mm 4150kv ,with CNC props30.25 or 30.5 2mmshaft ,and with 40A ESC