Novak super rooster or crawler

[Project Dad]

I am taking a leap from nitro trucks to electric crawling. I will be getting a WK to start and was wondering which of these two would be best for the ECS.

[Nlee111]

Originally Posted by Project Dad

I am taking a leap from nitro trucks to electric crawling. I will be getting a WK to start and was wondering which of these two would be best for the ECS.

My ss crawler esc is hard wired to the 18.5 turn motor. With a gd-600 I can damn near break my chasis in half.

[Thorsteenster]

if you can afford it go for the crawler system. just make sure you get the revised system. although, dont know how to tell other than field testing.

[Nlee111]

Originally Posted by thorsteenster

if you can afford it go for the crawler system. just make sure you get the revised system. although, dont know how to tell other than field testing.

Just order right from Novak, cause that was a two week pain in the a$$. No way to tell if it's just on the shelf at your local shop.

[Thorsteenster]

yeah that would probably be the best bet. i'm not sure if any of the vendors sell the crawler system.

[Project Dad]

Whats the difference with of the rvised version

[Nlee111]

Originally Posted by Project Dad

Whats the difference with of the rvised version

They had a...let me find service reciepet..."Single Mosefet failure in "one phase" of the esc resulting in "dead spot" or push start. Appears to be a basic defect. Sorry for the trouble".....


oh yeah, and they made the braking stronger, I think, there is a whole review fourm somewhere in this section.

so in normal speek, it hummed alot in nuteral, like it couldn't find it, then overheated and smoked. But all in all great customer service, and pretty fast too, all thing taken into account

[Project Dad]

Cool thanks for letting me know this. It will probably be the first upgrade if not a tube chassis

[Nlee111]

No problem man. I'd love to see pics of your progress

[Thorsteenster]

yeah, obviously you dont know what was wrong with the 1st one. it had no drag brake, and locked rotor detention kicked in all the time during crawling and disabling the system for a few seconds, meanwhile your rig goes rolling back down whatever you were crawling. and yes there is a rather large thread about the system.
Novak Crawler Review/ Tech thread

[RockRacer1]

My vote for super rooster , its already proven itself and its been around awhile . basicly no bugs to work out . havent tried the crawler but could be more money .(no disrepect to crawler system).

[Kev808]

Originally Posted by Project Dad

I am taking a leap from nitro trucks to electric crawling. I will be getting a WK to start and was wondering which of these two would be best for the ECS.

Super rooster, had 3 of them , and gave no problems when I had them.

[microgoat]

The new Rooster 12t is water-resistant, but you might want a seperate BEC if the 1.5A isn't enough for the servos you're running. Super Roosters are getting hard to find, but the new Chicken is pretty sweet.

As for the Crawler, it's awesome. Be sure to build a strong rig, because it's bound to find a weak spot.

[Project Dad]

Originally Posted by microgoat

As for the Crawler, it's awesome. Be sure to build a strong rig, because it's bound to find a weak spot.

what do you mean?

[Nlee111]

Originally Posted by Project Dad

what do you mean?

*l* He means the crawler motor will find a soft spot in your tranny or diffs, or driveline, something, and break said soft spot.