Twin FX/Rs vs Twin Mamba Micro Pros

[hbj069]

I have both and cant decide!

[Almighty Malach]

No capacitors on the mambas, the the crawler drag brake is insane and Castle's stuff is pretty water resistant. I have seen way more fxr's blow up than mambas too

[TLTRyan]

I will be the 1st to vote for the FXR

What does the Micro Pro handle in Amps?

[BEELZEBOB]

25+ i believe.

[oldhippie]

FXR! It is designed for 1/10 not 1/18! Plus it is smaller and lighter, is easier to program, and really the standard for dual esc crawlers.

[yjdavid]

if you have both this is irrelevant but I vote dual br-xl's just because they're awesome. I know fxr's are smaller and more suited to dual apps, but I go Holmes!

[blazin396]

i vote the mambas i have run my micro on my 2.2 rig for two years without a problem

[hbj069]

Originally Posted by yjdavid

if you have both this is irrelevant but I vote dual br-xl's just because they're awesome. I know fxr's are smaller and more suited to dual apps, but I go Holmes!

How do you feel its irrelevant, The question was tekin vs castle. The br-xl is on a castle platform and burns just like the castles do. John is a good fella and smart as one could ask for and is also selling tekins.

I think I will be using my Tekins instead of the MMP. Durablility.

Thanks All

[Longhair]

Originally Posted by Almighty Malach

No capacitors on the mambas, the the crawler drag brake is insane and Castle's stuff is pretty water resistant. I have seen way more fxr's blow up than mambas too

Define "blow up".

What were they doing before it failed?
How many volts were they pushing through it?
BEC or no BEC?
Which servos were they running?

[hbj069]

Not defending anyone or tryin to cause a penis battle but I have personally seen more Castle products smoe than I have tekins.
Here is one of the rare occasions that a tekin has actually flamed.
FXR fire!

[The Violator]

I have never seen a castle product smoke. I have seen 10+ tekin fxr's let out the magic smoke. Out of the box just add power and you get smoke with many fxr'x. With that said, I run dual fxr's in my berg and dual Mamba Max's in my super. I would be a little scared of the super small 1/18th scale esc if you were to bind up and try to power out.

[BEELZEBOB]

LOL

i dont think I kinow someone on the local circuit that has run an FXR w/o it smoking....


I ran an FXR and loved it. It smoked and I went Castle.

Now all my cars, trucks and planes run CC. and I will run nothing less.

and IMHO, anything else is less. (with the HH TM being the 1 exception)


if you do run an FXR, solder a DEans micro between the capacitor and the ESC.

[strawb]

i dont have both .... but i was actually set on pulling the trigger for 2 FX-R's ..... now this thread has got me thinkin if i should go tekin?????

[BEELZEBOB]

i really dont think you will have many issues if any if you do.

a lot of people run tekin and love it. i did and before i went castle, i swore by mine for its ease of use and minimal size.


that being said, as soon as I got my MMP, i will never run anything but castle.

[hbj069]

thanks Bob, I am still on the fence, I drove Austins rig with twin MMP's and it was ultra smooth, I drove rockcrawlers rig and it was ultra smooth (He has my tekins set-up in it)

Both seem sweet and one no worse than the other as far as letting the smoke out. I do like that the MMP does not require a cap. those are a pain!! And nice recommendation on putting in the micro connector, may have just saved me more $$

POLLS are showing almost 3 to 1 tekins winning

[Longhair]

Out of the box just add power and you get smoke with many fxr'x.

How much power?

I am tired of claims of "_____ smoked" and there is no information on what was being done before it smoked.

9 out of 10 times it is operator error.

[BEELZEBOB]

Originally Posted by Longhair

Out of the box just add power and you get smoke with many fxr'x.

How much power?

I am tired of claims of "_____ smoked" and there is no information on what was being done before it smoked.

9 out of 10 times it is operator error.

it has been well documented.

there was actually a Tekin support thread on this forum a while back when they first came outto help people who needed to send them back because they fried.

and thats because it was like 9 in 10.

once you wake up, "search" it.

The problems that caused the massive amount of melts to my knowledge have been resolved and do not persist now.

Mine smoked because the capacitor's location dangling off the side of the unit is a horrible design.

granted I was the one using in a crawler, But 1 bend to the capacitor wires in the wrong direction leads to 1 side popping of and the entire unit smoking because you dont notice until you hit the go button.


this would be why I suggested a set of micro deans. it helps get it out of the way, and helps the actual connection to the ESC's integrity.

i didnt come up with it. a smart person did for a good reason.

[hootie]

I've heard that tekin losing there drag brake!!! Castle has a card that u can use in the field {it only goes up to 100% drag brake thats only down fall} I have the card and have used it during a comp on a friends rig, I have the MMP and it can handle a 3 cell just watch ur gearing so it wont over heat!!

[jcboof]

Can the MMP's handle 3cell on a good load though?? I'm considering trying them out, but I'm a little sketchy on the 30 amp rating. I have no clue what kind of amperage that my 2 JP warrior 35s can demand especially if I'm bound up or doing some hard digging.

[lowridinjuggalo]

can the mmp be used to run 2 motor with just runing one esc