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sidewinder
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traxxas4fun
Quarry Creeper
yes, you have to set the esc to it.. You dont even need the castle link to set any of it. the manual shows how to do it using beeps and throttle
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Sorry man I couldn't resist....
traxxas4fun is correct...you must program and you don't HAVE to use the castle link to program... still...buy, beg, borrow heck even steal a castle link... ok don't steal one but you get the idea... you'll get more out of your new sidewinder using the castle link without frustration of counting blinks and beeps"thumbsup"
waterweezel
Quarry Creeper
X2 on Castle Link...
dano104
Quarry Creeper
Idc... Lol i cant afford the brushless at the moment.....8)
x3 on the link. I tried the manual method and it's a total PITA. The link opens up more options too. Very worth the $20.
is there a place where i can ge the link?
He's not making fun of the choice of motor, most people use INTEGY motors as a budget option.
Yes, it's Integy. As a company, they are not very well known for their integrity either. They just occasionally steal or subcontract good stuff.
Yes, it's Integy. As a company, they are not very well known for their integrity either. They just occasionally steal or subcontract good stuff.
I don't have a Castle ESC thus the question. I've been looking at the castle ESCs and the castle link kit your supposed to buy. Does the interface "kit "just include the cable? It looks like you can download the software from Castles site and the cable looks to me like a standard Male USB/Male Mini USB B cable to me. I have one of those cable already that I got at Staples. Are my assumptions right?
This is the USB cable kit I have. It cost $25 and was worth every penny.
http://www.goldxproducts.com/product/show-product.asp?pid=GXQU
This is the USB cable kit I have. It cost $25 and was worth every penny.
http://www.goldxproducts.com/product/show-product.asp?pid=GXQU
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The castle link is more than a mini USB to USB cable...its a dongle that allows you to attach directly to the 3 wire output from your ESC or stand alone BEC... the cable alone gets you nowhere unless your using a mamba MAX. The software does come with the castle link... mine was outa date so it really didn't matter... rather than update i just down loaded the latest version.
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The link and picture should help explain it better
http://www.tcscrawlers.com/Castle-Creations-Castle-Link-USB-Interface-Adapter-p-16186.html
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Ok thanks for the explanation. That link shows whats in the kit better than the CKRC site and gives a better explanation. I saw the port on the Mamba Max which is one I'm considering. I thought the sidewinder had a port also.
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Nope, no port on the Sidewinder. And it takes less than a minute to download the latest version of sw from Castle. Might take a couple of tries to get the driver to load and the sw to recognize what you have connected, but once you go thru it the first time, it comes up every time afterward. Very easy to use sw too, all Windows based GUI with drop down menus.
