Despite what this thread may lead you to believe HW is not junk. Many can attest to the durability of their products which for the record is typically higher than castle.Gladd I stuck with castle.hobbywing = junk
On that same note though, it seems all the problems are with hobbywing newer stuff? Maybe quality is dropping.
Now that could be true, I have no experience with the new stuffOn that same note though, it seems all the problems are with hobbywing newer stuff? Maybe quality is dropping.
If you roll that rc in reverse does it roll smooth or lock up? Almost looks like drive train could be binding?
You know, I don't think this had anything to do with the max 4 but I think I definitely contributed to the motor shaft snapping. Though I still think it looks like monkey metal and I'm willing to bet a TP motor would have survived.
No, that’s some BS right there. The reason you see so many people recommending HW Max6/1650 combos for 6s Arrmas is because they’ve always been as bulletproof and reliable, more so, than any other combos available. For years now. Their new new stuff, the G2 series, has been eagerly anticipated but may be experiencing some issues. We‘ll see how it plays out in the long run. But to say HobbyWing=junk is utter bullsh*t in a historical context.Gladd I stuck with castle
Not just on this thread ,but all over the forum I'm hearing the same things being said about hobby wing, and also in my lhs just last week 3 customers were in the shop complaining that they had just bought them and caught on fire .people were pissed .so something is going ..not a coincidence if I'm hearing a lot about this situation all in a matter of a few weeks .. maybe a bad batch
.I don't know so you tell me .gladd I don't own any hobby wing junk.like I said I'll stick to castle 
We talking about their new products. Motor and escs. The previous models didnt have much issues
I was called out and criticized for saying how the new G2 and motors were a bad move. Discontinued a few motors who were now replaced by sensored motors. Same for the eac from unsensored to sensored with better specs. But reality is who cares if its not reliable. People bough their stuff for upgrades over stock electronics for this very reason. If you can find the old hobbywing max 6 or max 8 get it there was nothing wrong with them prior to the G2 their esc worked and didnt go up in flames.
I did the same thing on a motor in my son's 18 scale truck. Set the pinion and spur mesh and never checked. I noticed it wasn't rolling as free. And then I thought the pinion loosened, NOT samething that happened to you. Snap goes the motor shaft. I now check that mesh twice!You know, I don't think this had anything to do with the max 4 but I think I definitely contributed to the motor shaft snapping. Though I still think it looks like monkey metal and I'm willing to bet a TP motor would have survived.
I think I had the motor mount too tight or something. I think that caused stress on the motor shaft and led to it snapping. I will partly take back my hobbywing rage in regards to the motor. It definitely was causing some binding.
I didn't even notice this until my impatience got the best of me today and I took the whole motor/motor mount out of my rovan f5 and dropped it into the mcd. With the tp motor and the other mount the drivetrain was noticeably smoother.
I have to take an L on that one as much as it pains me to say it.
Sorry if my opinion offended you..every so often you'll hear about how someone's ESC caught on fire that's acceptable and understandable.but in the last few weeks I'm hearing a lot complaints about hobby wing ESC .and like I mentioned earlier I also been hearing people back at my lhs this week and last week ..i said my opinion of hobby wing is junk ,that's being nice compared to what those other customers said about hobby wing .if you have had good luck with hobby wing well good for you, but seems like more and more keep popping up with problems
. Recently.Reverse had issues, I watched the vid that is why I asked does it roll in reverse with no power? And if their was binding it could cause the electronics to over heat. Or just stress itself when you hit reverse.
Actually I remember Dan mentioning HW when i first joined this forum..so maybe i was wrong in saying their quality control has gone up s@*t creek as we say here down under.
The car was basically not moving or under any load. Was using the same smc lipo that I use in my other 12s max 4 rig just fine. I didn't even solder a single piece in the chain as it was all done by hobbywing, radiocontrolpower and smc.
Yep 100% you scored a dud right there amigo.The car was basically not moving or under any load. Was using the same smc lipo that I use in my other 12s max 4 rig just fine. I didn't even solder a single piece in the chain as it was all done by hobbywing, radiocontrolpower and smc.
And the max 5 g2 just preformed great in the test drive, with battery leads that I soldered myself.
I definitely think so. The max 4 in the rovan has been great. Though I will say I don't know if it's the mcd vs the rovan or the max 4 vs the max 5 g2 but the mcd with the max 5 g2 felt so smooth! like it was a sensored setup almost and it was the same motor I had used with the max 4 in the rovan.Yep 100% you scored a dud right there amigo.
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