01-19-2012, 10:50 PM | #1 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rocky Hill
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| esc for winch control
I'm looking for a good cheapo esc to control my 3 racing winch. I'd like it to be small, have reverse, able to handle 3s, and brushed motor capable. I've done some searching but had only a little success so I was hoping some folks here could give me some options. Thanks in advance!
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01-19-2012, 10:56 PM | #2 |
MODERHATER™ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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A Castle Mamba 25, Sidewinder Micro, or Micro pro, Tekin FXR or BR1 would word great!
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01-19-2012, 11:06 PM | #3 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest
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I'm running one of these. Not an ESC, but a micro relay controller. I'm running mine on 3s and it is working great. Cheaper than most ESC's and pretty small. Always nice to have options. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/vendo...ontroller.html |
01-19-2012, 11:19 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: dallas
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I use Tekin B1R's for all of my winch control duties.
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01-19-2012, 11:38 PM | #5 |
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01-20-2012, 02:12 AM | #6 |
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I use one of these :- The MicroViper R is a miniature Forwards, Brake and Reverse Brushed Speed Control for 1/18 or 1/28 scale again not sure how easy it is to get on your side of the pond. Has 3s capability and adjustable brake force, oh is waterproof from the factory, and unlike the RockC esc has so far proven reliable on my scaler. Pete. |
01-20-2012, 03:40 PM | #7 | |
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01-20-2012, 06:01 PM | #8 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia
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I'm just using a cheap small chinese esc off ebay. Like this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/320A-Brus...item230870aa6c It's not 3s rated but the 3racing winch draws SFA amps even at stall so it's never been an issue. 3s tends to burn out winch motors and kill gearboxes more than stress the esc. The only downside is its double tap reverse so I've got to flick the switch a few times to get it to wind in. |
01-22-2012, 06:23 PM | #9 |
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I just run a cheap servo i took apart. It has worked fine for about 2 years now.
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01-26-2012, 09:26 AM | #10 | |
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Or will the battery only release the amount of voltage thats being drawn by the motor? Is that how that works? Obviously I'm confused so any help would be appreciated. By the way this is the one I'm going to order. eBay - New & used electronics, cars, apparel, collectibles, sporting goods & more at low prices Last edited by Bukwylde; 01-26-2012 at 09:39 AM. | |
01-26-2012, 06:15 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Nor Cal
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Do you need to do any special electrical when connecting ESC outputs to motor winch input?
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01-26-2012, 07:34 PM | #12 | |
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o.p, have you looked into a user named heyok, he sells some hv winch controllers but has a specific way that they need to be wired, you cant run them with a bec that runs the steering so you must provide a dedicated power source to it. They are great quality zero creep controllers. | |
01-26-2012, 07:53 PM | #13 | |
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01-26-2012, 09:25 PM | #14 | |
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01-26-2012, 11:11 PM | #15 | |
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The esc i'm using is designed for a 540 sized motor @ 7.2volts. A 540 can draw 30+amps constant so a dinky little motor with a higher input voltage works. As for a esc 'stepping down the voltage' that's not how they usually work. They work by switching the power to the motor off and on extremely rapidly. It's way too much info to go into here, but if you want to know how they work look at: Speed control basics. As for the esc you linked.... It might work, it might not. Only trial and error will tell you if it will handle the extra input voltage. I know a mate has also used a Axial Ae-1 esc (the first ones) and a stock losi MRC esc on 3s as his winch controllers without a hitch. Just make sure that if you do use a esc for your winch controller to remove the red wire from the receiver plug to disable its BEC. Otherwise you will fry your receiver from too much voltage going into it. | |
02-23-2012, 06:10 PM | #16 | |
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02-23-2012, 07:37 PM | #17 |
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| Re: esc for winch control I dont think it will be an issue as long as you run it off a constant 6.8-7.4v power source using a castle bec, I would in your case just use a dedicated castle bec to the winch esc if you are only able to run your steering servo at 6v. If your steering servo is rated at 7.4v then run the bec through the rx to power the whole system off one bec. The issue would be that the miniqlo esc would see low voltage right away if you only supply 6v to it. I'm guessing low voltage kicks in at around 6.3v. Tell me a bit more as to how you are wiring it up.
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02-23-2012, 07:42 PM | #18 |
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Why would you power a ESC off a BEC? Seems to defeat the purpose of using an ESC, which is to get full battery power, unless your running 5-6s packs?
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02-23-2012, 08:09 PM | #19 | |
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I should mention that I don't think this small winch motor is capable of pulling the full 10a the bec offers anyways because it all stays cool while lifting my 6.5lb rig off all 4 tires. Last edited by kurtus; 02-23-2012 at 08:25 PM. | |
02-23-2012, 08:34 PM | #20 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rocky Hill
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What if I just run a splitter off the battery? That way it's getting the full 3s and the cut off should be no issue right?
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