2nd run on T-Rex 450 SE V2
with align 3550kv motor when I land the heli a buddy just says
"Hey it's smoking!"
I thought he was joking and turn around and see pink/purple smoke coming out of the
ESC.

Wire comes apart from the ESC and oen of the piece from the ESC falls off.
The heli is alright but I'm not satisfied with this ESC at all!
Recommend NOT using it at all.

I paid near $40 USD on this piece of junk
that goes out in flame at its 2nd run.

I only used velcro tape to keep it together to the heli and wth?!
picture coming up

Sorry to hear about that.... Once I tried other ESC's for my Trex 450 like the Castle and Kontronik ones, I will never go back to the Align ESC's or there motors... Its amazing the difference between them. The Align ESC's and motors just develop to much heat for my tastes, and the motors lack the torque... Do you think your ESC could be warrantied still ?


Cheers,

~ Jeff

Ummm hate to tell you bro, but the Align ESCs are NOT junk! I've been flying them for about 3 years now without any issue and have bought one for my plank as well.

That sucks that you might have a bad one, but it's not the norm. There are many many people that fly them without issues.

And on my 450 and 500 the stock ESC never gets very hot nor the motor....the the XL motors do NOT lack torque!

What battery were you using?

Skarn

Dude, they suck hands down ! The Align esc's and motors don't even come close to a quality product compared to others out there for nearly the same price. Once you do, you'll never go back ! Ask me how I know......


Dave

Guess we all have our opinions, but I also know....I had a Castle Creations one and returned it!

And the thousands of us that have never had a problem with the stock Align ESC's know they DON'T suck! Are there better? Sure, like a Jazz...but I'd never pay the price for one of them.

HarleyDave, what other esc and for the SAME price do you think is better?

Ask over in a heli only forum like helifreak and see what the vets think about the stock Align ESC...it's not just me.

The original poster got a bad one simple as that.

Skarn

Your right about that and it all comes down to our opinions. Over on HeliFreak there is also a large number of guys who also won't look back to the Align ESC's also. Some of the guys at my field use a Hobbywing ESC for there Outrage G5 heli's equipped with a 3 amp BEC, 40 amps with 55 amp bursts for about $5.00 less than Align's 35 amp ESC's. The Hobbywing will also support 6-cell lipo's. Like I said, its hard to go back when you get to sample the juices of other fruits.


http://www.helidirect.com/hobbywing-...ers-p-7644.hdx


The motor deal, same thing. The Align 430XL is $55.99 on HeliDirect and for a buck less, the Scorpion HK-2221-6 V2 Brushless Motor (4400Kv), which is a prefered motor by many, would make the Align motor look like a its made for a toy !



http://www.helidirect.com/scorpion-h...0kv-p-6417.hdx


http://www.helidirect.com/430xl-brus...0xl-p-2995.hdx



If you need some more recomendations, I have a few more I can give ya or I'am sure there's others here that can offer you some more also.



Dave

my Align 430XL and Align 35A ESC in my 450 V2 have been working great for close to a year now. i don't do any hardcore 3D stuff..but works great for fast circuits and stuff

HarleyDave,

I actully just picked up a HobbyWing Platinum. So far I like it but honestly, they both work great so it's hard to say one is better than the other.

Instead of just saying, "they suck" can you give a definitive example of what the Align ESC fails to do? I will say the only thing I can think of that the stock Align ESC is not good at is the governor mode.

On a side note: I assume you have a Harley? What do you have? I have an '03 Deuce and love it!

Skarn

I had tried
a 30 bux sonix 30A, no problem
a 15 bux hobbywing 35A on ebay, no problem
40~50 bux align 35A, goes up in smoke.

Skarn, I'm running 1800mah 11.1v 3S 20C

these things do go bad out of the box. i had a waypoint 35a esc smoked straight outta of the box. since i got it from a LHS (Ka-planes, Mike) he let me decide if i wanted my money back or get something else. I love those guys. super nice. they didnt even make me send it back to them. I had a scorpion 55a esc that i bought from helidirect about 6 months ago. well it also let out that magic smoke and died. I contacted scorpion and they replaced it under warranty. super nice.

homeunt... where was that bought? was it brand new? contact align and get a new one.

Last year i had a align 35 amp and pluged it in and herd 2-3 beeps and that was it, (toasted)

2 weeks ago my dads t-rex with align 35 amp did the same thing (toasted)

also we had 2 align 3s batteries poof. so when it comes to align i've been very dissapointed, i don't think ill buy another electrical align product.[]

Here are the pictures...

From now on.. Align electricity = NOT GOOD

Man that sucks!

I had that happen with an electrifly ESC (on my Blade CP). But I wouldn't say all Electrifly electronics suck! It's a bad apple....they happen.

Here is a prime example: http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=138882

This guy had his brand new Scorpion ESC fry! But again, does that mean all Scorpion electronics are bad?

Good luck getting back in the air!

Skarn

homeunt dont buy a super simple esc 40amp from hk they burn up to easy also
iam tempted to go brushed motor and these bl motor do draw 49 amps so look for
one that can handle (((80 amps peek)))

Sonix and Hobbywing never failed me but they are very cheap to find.
I'm using Sonix 30A and now the motor heats up
before even the BEC gets heat up

Skarn, one thing that really ticks me off is that I spent that $45 to buy an ESC that does NOT fry up</p>

like some of the cheaper ones like ESKY or Mystery do once a while. So I did have a good Sonix setup before</p>

I bought the Align setup, just for the benefit and i'm saying this one more time</p>

NEVER Align Electronics for me again</p>

I hear ya bro...you got burnt and so you feel pi$$ed! All I'm saying is that I've had 3 stock Align ESCs and the oldest since 2006 and so far they are awesome! I'm sure if I had that happen to me on my first experience, I'd be upset too.

Skarn
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