FXR Hot Wire

[0lllllll0]

Is it a good idea to get a FXR Hot Wire? What are some of the positive things I can do with this?

Thanks

[SMR 510RR]

I think that it is worth it, much quicker than watching lights flash. It gives you a few more options on some of the settings. It is really nice if you are running dual esc's because you can easily check them both out.

[Aggie01]

Also you can't change the throttle profile with out a hotwire on FXR. You can on the Pro, but you really need to be able to change the forward and reverse throttle profiles to get a crawler dialed in right imo.

[0lllllll0]

Originally Posted by Aggie01

Also you can't change the throttle profile with out a hotwire on FXR. You can on the Pro, but you really need to be able to change the forward and reverse throttle profiles to get a crawler dialed in right imo.

Good information folks, thanks.

Can you please explain this "throttle profiles" to me?

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[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by 0lllllll0

Good information folks, thanks.

Can you please explain this "throttle profiles" to me?

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I will assume they are like what I have in my CC MM.
You can do a "linear" profile for fwd/rev, this means you move the throttle trigger a little, you get a little power to the motors. Basically the stock programming.
You can also change it, like I did, where near "0" throttle, moving the throttle a bunch gives almost no power to the motors, then squeeze a bit more and the power level rises faster than throttle movement.
This makes it a little easier to creep fwd/rev even while moving around the rocks and if my fniger twitches a bit, the rig won't jump on me.

You can do seperate profiles for fwd & rev.

I have a few profiles made & saved, I just plug my laptop in, pick a profile & load it.

[Fordx4Ranger]

itis worth it. you get more tuning options and can also update the software.

[0lllllll0]

Thanks for the help folks, I will start looking around for one then.

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by 0lllllll0

Thanks for the help folks, I will start looking around for one then.

Tower Hobbies has almost all programming cables, including the HotWire.

Or, use a vendor from here.

[0lllllll0]

So, can I program more than one esc with the Hotwire? Or do I need a separate hotwire for each FXR esc I have?

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by 0lllllll0

So, can I program more than one esc with the Hotwire? Or do I need a separate hotwire for each FXR esc I have?

You can use it for as many Tekin ESC's as you can find.......

It is used for programming, save settings and then disconnect. It does NOT remain connected.

[0lllllll0]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

You can use it for as many Tekin ESC's as you can find.......

It is used for programming, save settings and then disconnect. It does NOT remain connected.

Ok, thanks. Yeah I knew it didnt stay connected, but I wasnt sure if it was specific to each esc or not.

Thanks for the help.