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08-16-2009, 11:13 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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|  What ESC to choose? hey everyone, I'm thinking about buying a lr3 RTR but it needs a ESC, i dont have alot to money to spend so i was wondering whats a good quailty yet in-expensive ESC? |
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08-16-2009, 12:01 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch.   Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| A Land Rover 3 RTR? I've never heard of that... As for answering your question...what are the other electronics you will be running? Specifically what motor and batter? That will help determine the ESC you'll need. |
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08-16-2009, 12:04 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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| hey its a custom one, it has a 45 turn lathe motor and im not sure of the battery. ill find out though, if you guys ant to see it ill send you a few links to videos of it. |
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08-16-2009, 12:07 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Well, as long as the battery doesnt exceed more voltage than a 3S lipo, your best bet would probably be the Castle Creations Sidewinder. I have quite a few of these ESCs and they have never let me down... BTW, sure, post up some pics and vids! |
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08-16-2009, 12:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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| hey thats what i was thinking about the ESC. in all the vids. its the lr3 red/ornage lr3 that has the canoe on top. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-t8m...eature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-rOz...eature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awaoa...eature=channel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whGoZ...eature=channel |
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08-16-2009, 12:26 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Looks like a pretty cool truck! |
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08-16-2009, 02:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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| yeah lol do you think it has good articulation for a lr3? is there anyway i could get more but still keep the scale look? |
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08-16-2009, 03:15 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| It looks like it flexes nicely. Any more and you'd need to either trim the fenders or raise the body... |
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08-16-2009, 03:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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| If you don't want all the bells and whissles Tekin makes a Rebel II that you can sometimes find for around 30 bucks on here for sale. Forward, reverse...no instant break and to get into reverse you have to double pump, big heatsink and good little "basher" esc. nice lookin rig, this one you buying off of someone..or is that you driving? |
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08-16-2009, 03:31 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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| title hey, yeah its the one im buying, its not me driving. do any of you guys ahve any ESC you'd like to sell? |
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08-16-2009, 04:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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| I have a traxxas waterproof that I could get rid of..its off a slash. Not a good crawler esc, but good for trails..search what the vidals are..see if they meet what you want...cells, etc....let me know. |
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08-16-2009, 04:21 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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| hey, i was just wondering, being that the truck has a servo for the winch, would i need a high end ESC thats capable of running 2 servos? |
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08-16-2009, 04:27 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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| nope, but you will need a 3 channel controler. make sure your 3rd channel is a 3 position..forward, neutral and then reverse...in, stop, and out (for the wench) after checking your 2nd vid post...its a pretty capable trail rig, wouldn't worry about the articulation...its just about perfect, I think. the ESC only allows voltage go to the receiver...you might want to run a different battery just for your wench..the signal will still come from your 3 channel radio though. your 3 channels are: steering (servo) throttle (esc) wench (not quite sure the kind, but seems like it works good). also get a radio that will grow with you..meaning it can handle more than one rig...Mine can handle 6 different rigs..kinda makes the purchase of a good radio worth the while... |
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08-16-2009, 05:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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| ok cool, this is random but how good are locked stampede trannies on crawlers? |
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08-16-2009, 05:20 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| They are a bit heavy, but will work perfectly! We ran them for years before the Axial tranny came out... |
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08-16-2009, 06:42 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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| Jeremy is right...My wife has one and it takes a beating...course how she drives!!!! but its on a scaler..not looking to save LOTS of weight with a scaler..but do on a comp.. |
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08-16-2009, 08:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: nj
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| LOL okay, is there a buy/sell section on here? |
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08-16-2009, 10:31 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: four o six
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| yep...have to be a member or have more than a certain number of posts |
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08-16-2009, 10:48 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2009 Location: brentwood
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| Tekin FXR, never look back!!  |
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08-17-2009, 08:06 AM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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| Scale4x4, here is a link to the rules: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/misc.php?do=cfrules Scroll down about halfway and you'll see the requirements to see the For Sale section. |
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