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01-04-2013, 11:04 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: in the 7eventh level of hell
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|  Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
with the right brusless motor would this be a good esc for a crawler?
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01-04-2013, 11:10 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Saint Marys, OH
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
The XL-5 won't run a brushless, burshed only. It would work for say a trail truck, where drag brake isn't as essential. Plus the newer ones are waterproof, keep an eye out for the ones with LVD for Lipo use.
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01-04-2013, 12:16 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: 01011
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
The ones with LVC are only rated for 2S usage or less and as stated above there is no drag brakes to speak of. IMO - not the first esc I would go for but I have run worse.
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01-04-2013, 10:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: in the 7eventh level of hell
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
its not just for a crawler purpose. its more trail riding and water crossing.
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01-05-2013, 12:25 AM
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| Proverbial threadkiller   Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Wisconsin
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
The XL-5 will have the same double-tap reverse delay my AE-1 ESC had. VERY irritating for crawling. It'll work, just a real pain to drive, that's all.
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01-05-2013, 05:43 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Apple Valley MN
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
I've been using an XL-5 on my Wheely King/ Crawler King for snow bashing. It does the job since it's waterproof (and they're super cheap). The 1A BEC is just barely adequate, but I'm not using a mega torque servo either.
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01-05-2013, 07:11 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a house
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
I was given one to use as a spare and wasn't really impressed with it, like being limited to 2s. there are alot of better choices out there.
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01-07-2013, 07:28 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lava Lands
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
Can't anyone use the search button. This has been asked to many times.
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01-07-2013, 07:44 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Missouri
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
Gave u something to post about...
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01-07-2013, 08:47 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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| Re: Traxxas XL-5 ESC any good for crawling?
Noooooooooooooooooooo. No drag brake, no go. I had my brothers in my scx10 once, it was great for speed runs, but it took up alot of battery life, and it was crap for crawling. That's why traxxas only puts that esc in their 2wd vehicles.
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