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04-17-2019, 03:22 PM | #41 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2011 Location: Battle Ground WA
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
I like the BLE ESCs since the switching frequency can be set so they're silent in operation. | |
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04-17-2019, 03:39 PM | #42 |
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Hey that is a good suggestion; I will try to get that fan
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04-17-2019, 04:17 PM | #43 | |
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04-17-2019, 04:29 PM | #44 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4
I have a Mamba Monster X thats powering a 20+ lb rig and its done its job, I've had no issues even though they only rate it for 15 lbs. though that rating is for 1/8 scale buggies, truggies and on-road vehicles, and 1/10 scale monster trucks, so a crawler would demand much less than those applications. |
04-18-2019, 11:59 AM | #45 |
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 What in the iron-pumping-sweet-baby-Jesus are you all putting in your rigs to make them weigh that much?!
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04-18-2019, 12:20 PM | #46 |
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04-18-2019, 01:29 PM | #47 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
Lead tires and wheels... well actually its a BC8 Cross RC BC8 8x8 Build | |
04-18-2019, 05:30 PM | #48 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Olathe
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4
All of our weight suggestions were an attempt to put a rating on something that novices to the hobby could understand. There are so many different setups and vehicles it became very hard to specify what should be used in each type of vehicle. Our weight ratings are for normal bashers(faster cars that spend more time at full throttle) and can be adjusted up for down for other uses. We couldn't say the Mamba X is for all 1/10th scale vehicles because Traxxas calls the E-Revo a 1/10th scale for some reason. This is not a set official rule, but I would say this would probably work fairly well as a guideline, but this also varies depending on which motor you are using. If close to the higher end of a range, consider going up a size in ESC or watch your temperatures closely the first few runs. This is a guess based on setups I have seen on here and instagram that people are running successfully. For bashers: Use the weight specified For rock racers: Add 25% to the weight For crawlers: Add 50% to the weight For speed runners: Subtract 50% from the weight This would make the Mamba X 9lbs for bashers, 11.25lbs for rock racers, 13.5lbs for crawlers, and 4.5lbs for speed runners. |
11-19-2019, 10:18 AM | #49 |
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4
Digging up this old thread. Does anybody have new input on the Mamba X vs RX4? The X has become my go to ESC, but I’m considering the RX4 for my new build. Also, does anybody have photos of the two ESCs side by side? |
11-20-2019, 02:24 PM | #50 | |
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
I also prefer Castle's software. It just seems easier to tinker with. Tekin did have an advantage where you can change settings without a programmer using the button and watching LEDs on the ESC though. Size wise, the footprint is pretty similar but the RX4 is a lot taller. | |
11-20-2019, 02:40 PM | #51 | ||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Humboldt county
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
Not yet but I will have one soon, I'll try to update you after I have some time with it. I had a really hard time not going with a Mamba X, its also my go to ESC. In the end I decided this would be an experiment just to try the RX4. Quote:
I believe they do have this feature now with V272 (firmware) https://www.teamtekin.com/adjustabledragbrake.html It not as customizable and I think it only works in like 10% increments so It isn't as convenient. Someone asked Ty if they'll change that and I think the response was possibly down the road. Last edited by HumboldtEF; 11-20-2019 at 02:48 PM. | ||
11-20-2019, 03:20 PM | #52 | ||
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
Castle programming software is fine. They haven't updated it or the firmware in what seems like forever though. Quote:
I'm in the same boat. The Mamba X is so good, but I kinda want to try the RX4 just to see if I'm missing anything. Tekin makes the best stuff. The adjustable drag brake is nothing like Castle's Auxiliary Wire though. But I tried having an adjustable drag brake with the Mamba X and I could only get it to work in two different positions. That was only using the crawler/rock racer modes. One of his comments said Tekin would have an Auxiliary Wire if the software guys could figure out out. I don't know if the RX4 wire could have different functions with a firmware update alone. | ||
11-20-2019, 04:43 PM | #53 |
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I'd have to search through Ty's or my old posts to find it, but he explained it...there is an aux cable that you can buy and plug in to your RX and the ESC. You can assign a switch to that and make incremental adjustments to the drag brake to basically tune it, but could not do something like the Castle where it is 100% to 0% in one click. FOR ME that is not desirable. I want the darn thing to lock up and hold the truck in place or I want it off (or almost off anyway) so it doesnt flip the truck over or screw up the drivetrain when I let off the throttle.
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11-20-2019, 04:51 PM | #54 | |
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
With firmware 2.06 we now also have an adjustable drag brake ramp to help prevent any issues with the truck flipping or breaking the drive line in case you forget to change your aux wire while driving. | |
11-20-2019, 04:52 PM | #55 |
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11-20-2019, 06:04 PM | #56 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
I have an rx4 too and typical tekin the brake goes to zero whenever any throttle input is applied. Stupidity to not follow the rest of the esc manufacturers. Hell even a cheap hobbywing doesn't do it. | |
11-20-2019, 06:20 PM | #57 | |
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
The RX4 will allow your crawler to coast backwards when you start applying throttle? | |
11-20-2019, 06:36 PM | #58 | |
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4 Quote:
I assume you mean drag brake? The RX4 has an "active drag brake" option that does the same as active freewheeling making it so the truck wont just coast when throttle is applied (going downhill). You may not have the most current firmware or maybe you have this option turned off. Tekin Active Drag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvGC...ature=youtu.be Last edited by HumboldtEF; 11-20-2019 at 06:40 PM. | |
11-20-2019, 06:53 PM | #59 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: East otis
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| Re: Mamba Monster X or Tekin RX4
My biggest complaint on the tekin, when i have active drag on, and dragbrake above 50% or so, it loses the super slow initial start up. Turn active drag off, or have drag brake below 50%, and its fine, but this is a very annoying occurrence. Makes it less crawler friendly, seems they need some fine tuning. I would never recommend tekin for a crawler esc, nor will i use another. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk |
11-20-2019, 10:27 PM | #60 | ||
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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Could be, I haven't taken the time to check if it's up to date in the last few months though. | ||
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