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10-18-2017, 02:47 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Atlanta
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|  Axial AE-5
Does the axial AE-5 have a built in BEC? I’ve heard people talking about it having one, but I honestly don’t know. If it does what voltage is it? And can it handle 3s? |
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10-18-2017, 02:55 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Santa Maria, CA
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| Re: Axial AE-5
Yes, it has a built in bec, but it's kinda weak at 5volts/ 2amps. It will run 3s too.
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10-18-2017, 02:58 PM
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10-18-2017, 03:08 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
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| Re: Axial AE-5
Yup its always on...if you want more, get a Castle BEC
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10-18-2017, 03:59 PM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PA
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| Re: Axial AE-5
The AE-5 is garbage. Next time you buy a brushed ESC go for the HobbyWing WP1080.
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10-18-2017, 04:10 PM
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10-18-2017, 04:36 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
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| Re: Axial AE-5
You can use a volt meter to check output, but you need the castle link or the castle field card (serves as a link when hooked to a windows pc) to change the voltage output
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10-18-2017, 08:07 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Rubicon Trail
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| Re: Axial AE-5 Quote:
Really? I have an AE-5 that has been running strong for more than a year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk | |
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10-18-2017, 08:14 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
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| Re: Axial AE-5
the AE-5 is hit or miss, i ran alot of them a few months ago but they are not as smooth as the Quicrun 1080wp...the 1080 is much smoother on the low end take off and has many different settings to change it up..for 40 bucks, its pretty good. I didnt have any issues with my AE-5's as far as burning up and such, just not as smooth. I didnt know how much better a brushed ESC could be until I tried the 1080... |
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10-19-2017, 06:39 AM
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| Re: Axial AE-5 Quote:
The 1080 is a much, much better ESC. | |
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10-19-2017, 09:11 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Kristiansand
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| Re: Axial AE-5
I have four Ae-5, and they're all doing great! That being said, the 1080 is far better. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk |
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10-19-2017, 09:31 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2015 Location: Price Twp.
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I have a few and they all hard the low voltage cutoff fail. Not a reassuring situation. Sent from my SM-G928V using Tapatalk |
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10-19-2017, 03:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Rubicon Trail
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Oh thanks. I don't have much experience with other companies electronics. Guess it makes sense because all of the China rigs have similar ESCs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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10-19-2017, 04:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South
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I'll jump on the HobbyWing 1080 bandwagon, too. Mine pushes a Traxxas 550 beautifully.
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10-29-2017, 12:01 PM
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| Re: Axial AE-5
IMO, just slap a BEC on it and it'll suffice. You could also try to find a used AE-2, with a BEC it can handle 6s and it's castle based so it links.
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10-29-2017, 12:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South
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| Re: Axial AE-5 Quote:
The AE-2 is a 2 cell lipo ESC.   | |
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10-29-2017, 12:28 PM
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10-29-2017, 01:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Santa Maria, CA
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I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't done it myself, but I just got my old AE2 esc running on 4s with a 12t 550 yesterday. It hasn't died (yet!) | |
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10-29-2017, 02:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South
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So I can hook up my Castle link and program it? Didn't know that. Quote:
I ran my AE-5 since they came out because they're listed as 3s capable. Now my HW1080. Guess I'll need to dig it out then. I got one of these combos a few months ago for a test rig up. It's held up for a couple of packs but is slow. Very slow, but doesn't bog down and has a decent drag brake. https://banggood.com/540-Motor-60A-E...p-1187553.html | ||
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10-29-2017, 05:56 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: girard
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| Re: Axial AE-5
I run ae2 esc with a bec in both my bomber and wraith and have had no issues on 3s. Good temps, programmability, good pricing,. If I do a scx10.2 it will have this same setup
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