Help choose esc for 2.2 comp rig(MOA)

[piyiotisk]

Hey guys i would like to read some opinions about what esc do you prefer for axial xr10 or any other 2.2 comp rig(MOA). Right now i am between fxr and Holmes brxl but i would like to know about castle creations micro(sidewinder or mamba pro micro) if they can handle 45T handwound Holmes motor?

[666]

I am using 2 Sidewinder Micro's in my Berg running Brood 35 doubles with great success so you should be golden!

[piyiotisk]

Originally Posted by 666

I am using 2 Sidewinder Micro's in my Berg running Brood 35 doubles with great success so you should be golden!

Does the Sidewinder micro have some advantages except the size for example drag brake over the fxr? Also i would like to know if mamba micro pro can handle better compare to sidewinder micro

[Scattman]

I have had great success with 2 Mamba Micro Pros in my Berg running 35 turn Holmes handwounds.

[Charlie-III]

I have run qty-2 CC ESC's (Mamba Max & Mamba Max Pro) in a dual ESC MOA.
I currently have a qty-2 FX-R dual ESC in a MOA.

I am in the process of swapping out the dual FX-R's.

They (FX-R's) are a very small ESC, but:
The drag brake is not up to a CC ESC.
The CC ESC's can save a profile and load into another (or many) CC ESC's.
The Castle Link can program CC ESC's as well as CC external BEC's.

The Tekins are nice, but I'm going back to dual CC ESC's.

The HH BR-XL's are nice and can use the CC Link, but I never ran them.

[hoghead5150]

are you going to run a single esc or dual esc's? this will narrow down options. i personally would not use a micro esc to run dual motors. now if you are going to run dual esc's then the mamba micro pro would be great. if you are going to only run one esc then i would go with either th mmp or the brxl.

[piyiotisk]

dual esc's !!

[HarleyRider]

What axles will you be running piyiotisk? Know this sounds like a strange question when talking esc's, but when your looking at items such as drag brake it matters.

I run dual fxr's with HH 16t CrawlMaster team motors with XR10 axles and have great drag brake. Put the same set-up in a berg and I would have alot less. The XR axles have more gears thus more rolling resistance.

From the fellows I comp with the Holmes brxl esc's are the ideal match for the Holmes motors. Reason - when you go to neutral on the radio the brxl will cause a short across the motor and lock it, zero chance to turn.

[piyiotisk]

Axial Xr10 axles

[hoghead5150]

mamba micro pro's!

[Hoosierdady]

plus, with Castles track record here lately, you're taking a gamble. I've seen more and more issues with Castle. My MMP fried out after a 5 min bench test on 2S. That was over a month ago and I'm still waiting for them to even get to my repair order, muchless replace it. They are so backed up I probably wont get mine back for a while according to them. I would steer clear of CC for a while. Go for a used one thats tried and true, or stick with Tekin, Lord knows I wish I would've.

[concretejungle]

Originally Posted by Hoosierdady

plus, with Castles track record here lately, you're taking a gamble. I've seen more and more issues with Castle. My MMP fried out after a 5 min bench test on 2S. That was over a month ago and I'm still waiting for them to even get to my repair order, muchless replace it. They are so backed up I probably wont get mine back for a while according to them. I would steer clear of CC for a while. Go for a used one thats tried and true, or stick with Tekin, Lord knows I wish I would've.

hmmmm... not talking crap but i think Novak has that reputation and Castle has a pretty good reputation here. Sorry you have had bad luck with yours but i've had zero issues with all my castle stuff and tons of issues with all my novak junk.

I think the problem castle is having right now is they are a small company that made great products that caught on and now they are very popular and are having a hard time keeping up with their own success.

[piyiotisk]

Is there a link or a manual that shows how many turns can handle the mamba micro pro and the sidewinder micro? 540 Motor ofcourse

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by piyiotisk

Is there a link or a manual that shows how many turns can handle the mamba micro pro and the sidewinder micro? 540 Motor ofcourse

Yes, from the Castle Creations website.....

Castle Creations | Sidewinder Micro 1/18th Scale Power System

or

Castle Creations | Mamba Micro Pro 1/18th Scale Power System

Main page.... Castle Creations | Products for Driving

[piyiotisk]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

Yes, from the Castle Creations website.....

Castle Creations | Sidewinder Micro 1/18th Scale Power System

or

Castle Creations | Mamba Micro Pro 1/18th Scale Power System

Main page.... Castle Creations | Products for Driving

yes i know but i cant find a manual that has those informations

[Scattman]

You gotta pardon Charlie, he tries so hard to answer every single question on here he can that he often misses what the actual question was.


I am not sure what the actual limits are but the Micro Pro will handle substantially more than the Sidewinder Micro. Although the Sidewinder would do what you need, I personally would bo with the Micro Pro for a little more headroom.

[HarleyRider]

Had asked you about the axle you would be running. With the XR axle you should have no problems with any of the esc's when it comes to the drag brake.

Castle doesn't list motor ratings on their 1/18 esc's, at least on their web page. Did a little looking and found on Holmes site the following motor limits on the esc's he deals with.

FXR - 12t
Mamba micro - not recomended for 35t TorqueMaster or Cobalt Puller 7t on 3s.
Sidewinder micro - no listing on turns
Holmes brxl - no limit on what you run

Stay away from the Novak stuff though. Have seen too many have problems with them at comps.

[concretejungle]

i am running the mamba max pro 1 cell on my xr10. It was on my losi comp crawler. its larger than the micros or the tekin, but it's just so darn versatile that it's, in my opinion, the best all-round ESC out there. It does not have an internal BEC but to be honest, you are going to run an external anyways, so that to me means nothing.

[Hoosierdady]

Originally Posted by concretejungle

hmmmm... not talking crap but i think Novak has that reputation and Castle has a pretty good reputation here. Sorry you have had bad luck with yours but i've had zero issues with all my castle stuff and tons of issues with all my novak junk.

I think the problem castle is having right now is they are a small company that made great products that caught on and now they are very popular and are having a hard time keeping up with their own success.

You're good. I didnt think you were talking crap at all bub.
#1 I agree with the Novak reputation.
#2 According to the repair dept administrator at Castle they are months behind trying to fix f-uped escs. becs and the like. Mine is not a singular circumstance. Its not their success they're having a hard time keeping up with, its the repairs. Thats straight from Castle through a email I recieved from the Dept Admin and a seperate email I recieved from a repair tech.
With that being said, I may not have this opinion if I havent been given the runaround for the past month trying to make contact with them about my DOA MMP, but as far as I'm concerned, my $0.02 is that you're taking a gamble buying their products right now.

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by Scattman

You gotta pardon Charlie, he tries so hard to answer every single question on here he can that he often misses what the actual question was.

Hmmmmm....sarcasm......I get that......

I have a number of links saved on a page (saves me from searching for the same info a lot of times.....), they used to have the wind limits shown. Obviously they don't now.....shrug......