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Thread: ESC recommendations

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    I wouldn't recommend those controllers. The current capacity figures are hobbyamps (not true amp ratings) plus interfacing them with radio gear would be a pain.

    Some examples of heavyweight controllers used these days,

    - Vantec
    - Roboteq
    - Vex victor BB
    - Ragebridge (these probably won't take the full 36v you plan)

    In short, they aren't cheap but if you buy cheap you'll end up spending more cash when they blow.

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    That is a heap of capacitators... Don't believe that will fair well in our mechanical gladiators.

    I agree with Gary. Buy cheap is to buy a lot more. And still end up with one of the more expensive ESC's.
    On the other hand, it could be you did find a hidden gem.

    Robot Power Vypers look good too.

    Our friendly German electronics wizzard is also working on a heavyweight ESC, the IBF4.6. But that isn't commercial ready yet.

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    If your only looking for single channel and cheap, you could go old school with 4QD controllers

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    At 500w, you could keep them at 24v and possibly go with a pair of TZ85s, the chapest heavy ESC you can get (£62.50 each on Ranglebox iirc). But they can't really handle any more than that.

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    What do you call cheap? ESC's that are difficult to control? Lacking fine control, making the machine unsteerable? Or blowing up every fight some demand is placed upon them?

    A good ESC is something you don't have to replace after 2 fights (unless you did it wrong).
    Our Sidewinders survived years of abuse in Hannibal( fried 1 there, lack of current limiting on 1 channel, later rectified by Robot Power) Mantis, Obsidian, kan-Opener and Bullfrog.

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    What is your overall budget for a heavyweight because I get the feeling you may have underestimated the costs involved?

    For reference, a typical heavyweight will set you back several thousand pounds.

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    Yeh its best to give information in Quantitative rather than Qualitative terms.

    Cheap for me and cheap for you are going to be two different things, best to work out a budget and specifications and then give a rough idea of what your looking for.

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