well this sucks my 2nd time taking my turbo vee out and its goes up in smoke. the esc either overheated or something cuz the boat just stoped and i saww smoke coming out so i dove in and got the boat but it was to late. []

what should i do get the aquacraft esc (29.99) which is the same as the current one, or something else. i found this one at horizon hobbys http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...ProdID=PRB2314. im looking for under 40.00 but i want the ablity to get a faster motor but i dont know the motor limit on the aquacraft esc.

i have a nice esc for sale

50.00 shipped paypal

boats run hot and for 29 dollars you got your one ride my esc in my boat 250.00 you gotta spend the bucks if you want it to last , ebay has some good deals on 80 amp esc all the time check it out

Sounds like you need a better ESC. Proboat sells a nice one with 70 amp continuous current forward and 30 amp continuous current reverse. The other responder mentioned EBay. I just bought 10 waterproof ESCs from a seller in Hong Kong for $20.00 each and they have proven to be quite good. They are 100 amp continuous forward and 60 amps continuous current reverse. I have been using them on a PT boat that I just build and have one on each of the speed 600 motors each of which is powered by 10 D cell NmH 12v10aH battery packs. So far I have not discovered any heat build up in the motors, ESC or batteries after running them full out for one hour. You might take a look at the Ebay site. Just remember, however, you will continue to burn up boats if you don't pick wisely so don't be pennywise pound foolish.

EvaderST00, if it was only your second run then I would think the boat was still under warranty. Right?

Great ESC, Great deal.. What else do you want?

Ray

I’ve never had a problem with my Turbo Vee. What battery were you using?
It’s only rated for 6 cells at 7.2 volts.
If it’s only your second run send it in for warranty repair.

Don M.

well its not under warrenty cuz i got it in june and i left it at my cottage (cuz its on a lake) and i havent gone up their untill this weekend. im thinking im just gonna get the pro boat esc so i have room to upgrade to a faster motor cuz it will handle down to a 15 turn motor and i don think ill ever go that low. but it still sucks that it has already died but what can u do.

DO not get the proboat esc
i had one , and a couple other people on here had one , and mine blew up on my running 6 cells and a stock 550 @@
dont get one

ok well what should i get. im looking for something somewhat cheap cuz i dont use the boat nearly as much as my other trucks.

try a car esc, they work as well search tower hobbys , and find one that fits ur specs

well im am looking for a new one for my evader cuz im looking to make it race worthy. i just wonder about the heat and water.

Jkotlanger said

" I just bought 10 waterproof ESCs from a seller in Hong Kong for $20.00 each and they have proven to be quite good. They are 100 amp continuous forward and 60 amps continuous current reverse. I have been using them on a PT boat that I just build and have one on each of the speed 600 motors each of which is powered by 10 D cell NmH 12v10aH battery packs. So far I have not discovered any heat build up in the motors, ESC or batteries after running them full out for one hour. You might take a look at the Ebay site. Just remember, however, you will continue to burn up boats if you don't pick wisely so don't be pennywise pound foolish. "

Do you have info on this e bay seller ? I just did a search several ways on E Bay and didnt come up with anything.
THanks ,
Flyguy55

Company's name is RC Smart. They trade out of Hong Kong. Received well packed package within two weeks of winning auction. I am pretty happy with the ESC so far. No glitches and operate as advertised.

its http://www.rcmart.com/
not RC Smart

I have bought alot of stuff from them also

This is a very good deal on a very good ESC, why look further??

so which esc should i look at from rcmart.com

Given the size of your motors, props, boat and battery, I would try to find out what the maximum continuous amp draw is foreward and reverse and then pick the one that protects me the most between the battery, ESC and motor. As I told you in an earlier Email, I opted for the waterproof 100Amp forward continuous current with 60Amp reverse continuous current since it will have one ESC for each of my three Graupner Speed 600 BB motors with gear boxes. That may be overkill, but I have a lot of money tied up in my boat and don't want to fry it since I built it and don't want to piss off the wife. I am running 12v10Ah NmH of 10 D Cells each for each motor. We figure that we should get about an hour run time with the 35mm Left handed props from robesch that we have purchased.

just had that same problem and am just now trying a water cooling setup for the esc, if your esc is enclosed like most its for sure gonna heat up and maybe blow, it is heating up right? mine got so hot one of the esc wires came off and the boat just up and quit!!

I've used cooling judiciously. Prop sizing though has reduced the strain on the motors. Gear boxes have also reduced the strain on the motors as well as water cooling. I haven't water cooled the escs or the batteries which appear to stay within a reasonable temperature range (not too hot to touch). I need many more runs before I can confidently conclude that the system is correct

I have to agree. I have one of these ESC's in my daughter's boat hooked up to a Graupner GTX-650 OB on 6-cells. The thing gets ridiculously hot in no time. Hot as in you can't even touch it for 1 second. I tried to jerry rig a water cooling solution on it but it does virtually nothing. I'm not a big fan of this little unit even for $39. Get a Jeti 600 Navy and be done with it.

Good idea rooski, why not take your idea to the extreme and do about 4 or 6 of those tubes and see if that helps. Or try a cooling plate.

I run the same ESC in my SWAMBC F3 Falcon with 19turn 540 motor, 6 GP 3300 sub C, Graupner 2318.29 or 2327.29, and an F2 version 12turn 540 2:1 geared, 6 IB 3800, Graupner 2330.32 both draw 30+A for 5mins. The esc was getting to 70'C before water cooling, now typically about half that, the 1/8in tubes are epoxied into slots machined through the cooling fins as it didn't fit my layout adding the pipes along the fins.

Mark