Stock AE2 ESC? Who likes them, and who has them sitting?

[summervillecrawler]

Just wanting to check out there to see if Im the oddball. I really like the AE2 ESC that is stock for most Axial crawlers. What are yalls opinions? Oh, and if you dont want yours, PM me!!

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[Bronco2x84]

i like it aswell yet iv never tried anything else except the ae1 which i hate, seems laggy and glitchy, first upgrade im doing, i also have three scx10s

[Zeni]

I also really like the AE-2. Sometimes a drive a Speedstar 2 in my Honcho

[Big Daddy]

Some people have had bad luck with them but mine has always worked fine for me. I think they are really nice for RTR equipment.

[avanord]

I love mine but have also only driven it and the Ae-1 which is terrible.

[Optiskate]

For the most part I think they're okay. They get the job done. The only major complaint I have about them is the drag brake. I run a Novak ESC in my Dingo and that thing will stick to steep rocks where as my buddies AX-10 with an AE-2 tends to roll. It doesn't free wheel down the rock fast. It is a slow roll, but still annoying to me. My only other complaint is cost, for a stock ESC they seem to be expensive. I was going to get one, but I discovered that for about $20 more I could get my Rooster CE (maybe I shop in the wrong places though). Those are my only complaints about them, other than that I think they're great. I'd use one for sure in a pinch if I could find one cheap or used.

[AX10wannabe]

^^ some of the creep could be from a cheap motor..

my ax10 rtc came with the AE-2 and it worked awesome........ with the stock electronics.. swapped out the stock steering servo for my 645mg, put the stock servo in my honcho.. last month i upgraded the servo to a hitec 7955TG and the AE-2 didnt like it at all.. the internal BEC was too weak so the ESC was shutting itself down every few seconds.. it was fine if i was driving straight a little bit of turning but if i was working the servo hard it would shut down..... swapped in my novak rooster and no problems works awesome... that is my only complaint, but other than that its a good ESC. im running it in my honcho and it does just fine.

depending on its price if i was in a really big pinch i'd buy one but if i wasnt i'll stick with my novak rooster!!

[Perkolator]

i'm still running mine and have no complaints.

optiskate - i believe you can adjust the drag brake to your liking. sounds like it's just set too high. you need a Castle Link to make the changes though.

[C*H*U*D]

I have one in my Rally Car I got the car from the classifieds and it came with it, so I left it in there. It's not as versatile as the Sidewinder or BR-XL but it gets the job done.

Would I buy one for a crawler? Probably not. I'd spend the extra cash and get a BR-XL.

[crawlhog]

cant comment on the AE2 but hated the AE1

[Optiskate]

Originally Posted by Perkolator

i'm still running mine and have no complaints.

optiskate - i believe you can adjust the drag brake to your liking. sounds like it's just set too high. you need a Castle Link to make the changes though.

Yeah, I've read that you can adjust it with a Castle link. Certainly worth giving a shot if you already have one.

[steele42]

I'm one of those that had bad luck. But I really liked it when it worked good. I like my FXR way better though

[arctichorse]

Originally Posted by Optiskate

For the most part I think they're okay. They get the job done. The only major complaint I have about them is the drag brake. I run a Novak ESC in my Dingo and that thing will stick to steep rocks where as my buddies AX-10 with an AE-2 tends to roll. It doesn't free wheel down the rock fast. It is a slow roll, but still annoying to me. My only other complaint is cost, for a stock ESC they seem to be expensive. I was going to get one, but I discovered that for about $20 more I could get my Rooster CE (maybe I shop in the wrong places though). Those are my only complaints about them, other than that I think they're great. I'd use one for sure in a pinch if I could find one cheap or used.

That sounds more like the motor, get the Tekin 35T or up and I guarantee that the AE-2 with that motor will stick like glue, ESC drag brakes are only as good as the motor that does not turn as freely.

[steele42]

Originally Posted by Perkolator

i'm still running mine and have no complaints.

optiskate - i believe you can adjust the drag brake to your liking. sounds like it's just set too high. you need a Castle Link to make the changes though.

You can make the drag break adjustments from your radio on the AE-2
Axial AE-2 ESC Set-up and Programming
No Castle Link needed

[wheeler chaos]

I dig the AE-2 I'm running.

It has been a solid esc, but definitely needs a better bec.

Also its extremely splash resistant.

[Titus]

Im also very happy with mine. has a decent drag brake, great low resolution and gives me the option of running Lipo. I will run it for a while before i get a new ESC that can handle more that 2S lipos. But, that i some time off.

[NFA Fabrication]

I have several, and as long as you use it with an external BEC, it is great. It simply does not have a powerful enough internal BEC. I always use the Castle Creations 10A BEC ($21.99)

[srt6]

i got one on my xr running a cc bec for the servo & have no problems

[666]

I really like it, coupled with a CCBEC running on 3 cell it works great. There has yet to be a RTR ESC that compares. I give it a 2 thumpsup!

[eddie79]

Really like mine too, I have novak's in my two other crawlers and don't see why I need to change my Scx10's ESC as it does everything I need it to do and more.

Love the idle warning! easy to adjust via castle's user menu without the castle link. Drag brake works good when adjusted and I can't do that on my novak's at all.

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