Which would you prefer and why

[ewbourne]

If you could only own 1 ESC, price not an issue to run in the 1/10th scale on/off road what is your go to?

 

[majin]

https://www.castlecreations.com/en/mamba-monster-x-1
would be mine, its plug and play, works in a lot of vehicles and is pretty waterproof, it is what i would run in most of my trucks if i could,
but that being said i also honestly prefer the hobbywing series of motors with their built in esc, it saves me real estate but powers everything very nicely.
so for me if i was going mix and match on my electronics i would run a mamba with my motor, but if i was just looking for ease of use and survivability i have had excellent luck with my hobbywing quickruns,
whats the vehicle? the mamba would be overkill in a crawler, it has a LOT of features that will never be useful and it would be a "waste" of money?? not really a waste but just unused,

a crawler will benefit differently than say a drift car from the esc's so that matters, my crawlers never reach 80 mph, the esc is not really stressed like it would be from a faster car i wouldnt think.

altho i could be completely wrong.
I've used the mamba and had no issues with it, but i personally prefer the hw motor/esc combo

 

[ferrebee88]

The Castle 1/10 Mamba X would be my choice.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle...10-scale-brushless-esc-cse010-0155-00/p578314

It is so versatile. I had one in a TRX4 paired with a slate motor. I have one in my Vanquish H10 Optic.
For crawlers/trail trucks the auxiliary wire is awesome! You can adjust settings on the fly or use the crawler/rock racer mode.

I currently have one in my Tekno MT410 2.0 running on 3s/4s.

I put one in a Losi LMT running a Holmes Hobbies 2700kv puller pro.

I have another one coming in the mail today to find it's home in an Axial Ryft.

 

[Ramp addict]

Castle Monster 2.
It's not a high end ESC but I have developed a real liking for them. I have one in my Slash and that's what's in my daughter's MT48 and MT410.3.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

I too will add a Castle ESC to that; the new ones are great. I'll go legacy as well and say Mamba Monster Pro. Super versatile and I have them in a bunch of rigs.

 

[ewbourne]

https://www.castlecreations.com/en/mamba-monster-x-1
would be mine, its plug and play, works in a lot of vehicles and is pretty waterproof, it is what i would run in most of my trucks if i could,
but that being said i also honestly prefer the hobbywing series of motors with their built in esc, it saves me real estate but powers everything very nicely.
so for me if i was going mix and match on my electronics i would run a mamba with my motor, but if i was just looking for ease of use and survivability i have had excellent luck with my hobbywing quickruns,
whats the vehicle? the mamba would be overkill in a crawler, it has a LOT of features that will never be useful and it would be a "waste" of money?? not really a waste but just unused,

a crawler will benefit differently than say a drift car from the esc's so that matters, my crawlers never reach 80 mph, the esc is not really stressed like it would be from a faster car i wouldnt think.

altho i could be completely wrong.
I've used the mamba and had no issues with it, but i personally prefer the hw motor/esc combo

Thanks for all the info, I am running a TA semi 6x6, wanting it to be faster than torque.

 

[Chubaka]

Guess ill go with the copperhead. Have 2 or 3 with no complaints.

 

[ferrebee88]

Thanks for all the info, I am running a TA semi 6x6, wanting it to be faster than torque.

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For that rig I would personally prefer something light like a Hobbywing XR10

 

[Chubaka]

Thanks for all the info, I am running a TA semi 6x6, wanting it to be faster than torque.

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Sweet ride. Its on my list. I was hoping to use tamiya racing semi wheels for a more scale look. Good luck on your journey.

https://www.amainhobbies.com/tamiya...-onroad-euro-truck-tt01-tam58642-60a/p1391728

 

[CertifiedMike]

I was REALLY wanting to buy an Elceram Nitride esc. I waited for Amain to release V2. I was impressed by the design and stand alone capabilities.
They are off their rockers on the price though.
The exact same (V1) esc is avail in EU for 1/2 the price.

I bought a Hobbywing XR10 Legend directly from HW ultimately.

 

[TeknoJ]

I just recently added that XC brand to my arsenal. I got the sensored E10 and have zero complaints. The features and quality are on Hobbywing's level, and the price is comparable to amazon junk. The price has increased since I picked mine up so, they are catching on. Make no mistake, the XC E10 is no piece of junk and I have literally ran the piss out of it in my Rlaarlo XTS-F10. The car is stout (and very fun) and the esc never runs its fan because it probably doesn't have a big enough load on it. It is powering a Holmes Puller Pro 3500Kv which is an amazing and odd choice (for science) of motor for that car.

 

[WickedFog]

 

[RustyUs]

If you could only own 1 ESC, price not an issue to run in the 1/10th scale on/off road what is your go to?

I am glad you finally posted what RC chassis you needed to fill, 'cause 1/10th scale off-road can mean many things and may need many powers.

I've shoved 1/8 scale ESCs into 1/10 scale platforms before, and sometimes 3S & 4S LiPo batteries are involved. And then, let's not forget, we have 1/10 scale short course trucks being same size as 1/8 scale buggies.

You must do a build thread on that semi, or at least create a thread dedicated to that Associated rig.

 

[RustyUs]

I just recently added that XC brand to my arsenal. I got the sensored E10 and have zero complaints. The features and quality are on Hobbywing's level, and the price is comparable to amazon junk. The price has increased since I picked mine up so, they are catching on. Make no mistake, the XC E10 is no piece of junk and I have literally ran the piss out of it in my Rlaarlo XTS-F10. The car is stout (and very fun) and the esc never runs its fan because it probably doesn't have a big enough load on it. It is powering a Holmes Puller Pro 3500Kv which is an amazing and odd choice (for science) of motor for that car.

You don't think Hobbywing has any evolvement with the construction of XC ESCs?

 

[TeknoJ]

You don't think Hobbywing has any evolvement with the construction of XC ESCs?

I think it is Hobbywing honestly, and if it isn’t then it is right on par. The app to change parameters is cool, I have never used the Hobbywing app.

 

[CertifiedMike]

XC claims to be an independant manufacturer of ESCs. They build ESCs for industrial and 1:1 auto too. RC ESCs is not their entire business. They seem very capable of designing their own products. I do not believe XC is a Hobbywing rebrand.