I had two of these with the 4278 2250kv (now just one) and one of them was pushed to the limits at the track with my 1/8 E-Buggy (I'm now running the new XR8 G3 with the 1900kv motor) and the other was thrashed around in my Fireteam - no issues.
No every ESC from every company is a firebomb and there is nothing good and Castle Cremations Hottywing ZTeWaste are all terrible and you're bad if you like anything reeeee
We'd be much safer if we all took up knitting!!
Yeah, internet is full of misinformation.. good to know they were good to ya. I wasn't suggesting I weren't interested in a G2. Woulda dropped the coin in a heartbeat if I had it.. I run stock crap in most everything I own, never had a fire.
What's the turbo do? I can imagine BT is nice, interface seems nice and snappy on the phone. I don't tend to change settings much myself, so not really a big deal to me. Looks good though.
It kills motors
Turbo increases the timing at higher RPMs where it's more efficient to do so instead of having increased timing during the whole throttle, allowing you to run higher timing with less loss of torque in the low end.
Good points. That's why I went for the Max6 and 4985 combo for €225 instead of the MMX8S and 1717 for a whopping €456. And these are the lowest retail prices i could find. And for €142 for a single Max6 i am seriously considering dumping my MMX8S, just because i am getting tired of all the problems with the flimsy harness wires and the way they are mounted.I know tech will advance and get better, as evidenced here. I can definitely appreciate the extra 40A capacity as well as the 8.4V BEC. What I'm weary of is the fact that it has a sensor wire to get hung up, ripped off, chaffed through. A sensor for the fan to potentially fail, is it really a bad thing for the fan to be always on? Can't even hear the things anyway. Then there's the hall effect sensor in the motor to potentially fail. I've never felt as though a sensorless system was crude by any means, plenty smooth for my use,especially in a basher.
I recently spent over an hour and 3 packs fine-tuning a hobbystar v2 ESC gear change for settings to accommodate 135mm & 120mm tires. Add in PWM frequencies to throttle and braking and it really helps you understand flexibility in applications. RTR’s ESC Motor combos really make things simple, but lose out on full capability. You can also be proactive with ambient and operational temperatures, options are endless.
Sounds complicated. I guess I'm not that much of a gadget guy..I'll just stick to the simple stuff. More fun when I don't have to take in so much data and variables. Wrench, bash, repeat!It’s so convenient to just change motor(boost) and WOT(turbo) timing on speed controllers with bigger/smaller tire changes instead of gearing up/down. Not everyone is as particular on a “basher”, it’s a curse really.
✌ Enjoy
I know.
Valid point!
I have a lot of rigs and majority of them run castle esc's. I haven't had nearly the problems with the harness that you do tbh. In fact I think the harness is a major pro over hobbywing. The fact it's replaceable is amazing, if you ruin the cord on the hobbywing esc GOOD LUCK. It's also very easy for me to get the harness, amazon has it, amain has it, hobbytown has it, hell I already have like 5 spares.
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