on-board temp fail safe ?

[nitrolight]

Has anyone used the Venom Smart Temp Fail-safe ?

http://www.rcmodels.com/rc-models/ven0605.html

This seems like a great idea to me, or is this just another
gimmick item ? I don't race, just with my friends...

I have screwed up an engine in the past when the carb came
loose, leaned out the engine and the temp shot up, way up...

What do you guys think ?

 

[1500valk]

I have put that in my new Savage and it seems like a pretty decent product. However, I have not run my Savage, but bench testing seems to confirm all of what Venom is saying about it.

here is a review:
http://www.bigsquidrc.com/reviews/venom_smarttemp.html

 

[nitrolight]

Thanks valk for the review... I didn't realize how large it
was, still sounds pretty good...

 

[Tweak]

Thats the green one with the snake on it? I just ordered one from my LHS for 10 bucks. the guy raved about it, I'm going to put it on my new RC10GT

 

[1500valk]

Well, Venom makes several fail safes. This VST, and their basic fail safe. I got the VST for around $20 on ebay. The smallest, basic fail safe I have ever seen is the OFNA one. I have used that one, too. Very nice, easy to set. Dynamite makes one that is the size of the VST but is only a fail safe, and it's crap. Does not work with the Futaba 2pl AM or 3PM-FM radio. When you throttle up, it tries to close the carb slowly. It worked fine with my other futaba's, just not the computer-type futaba.

 

[nitrolight]

That's a good price for the VST... I've seen them listed for around $45...
Maybe I'll keep checking e-bay...