Which ESC to back-up my MMM????
 

Like the title says, which ESC to back-up my MMM? I figure the MMM I just recieved could go up in smoke on me so which ESC would be a good choice to have waiting on deck? My setup is a Savage with tranny forward setup, Feigio 8xl and 4s 25C 5000 pack. Trans is locked into second and gearing is currently 18/47 but can be changed as needed. Also, I will be switching to a Neu motor, 1515 i figure, in the near future. I do not currently have an external BEC but will get one if needed.

Thanks in advance,

Darion

Good question.....I have an MGM 160 that works great....even runs cooler than the mmm.

You could spend $20 and buy a ext. CC Bec (which is alot cheaper than another esc) and run the Ext. Bec off it until the problem has been worked out with the MMM.
If not, than could look at R1 Pro

I was just thinking of the R1Pro. Tekin is working on a bigger controller for up to 6s I think...Judging from the positive feedback of the R1 Pro, it should be terrific and give Castle a run for their money. Tekin takes their sweet time releasing products, but, when they do, they are usually very good. Personally, I am willing to wait and use my MGM for now than to buy another MMM until all the bugs are worked out.

if you are running 4s then just get a mm, and a fan, imo if you are only using 4s you really dont gain anything running a MMM, since both my MM have been bulletproof to me

would 4s on MM running a neu 1515 2.5d in a CRT X1 truggy work ok ??(just as a track racer no bashing if that matters )...thanks for the help

whats the kv on the 2.5? i run the 1y and its an awesome setup, i have no worry about heat

i love my Hv110 it doesnt even get warm on 6 cell with a 1515 2.5d, but its only down fall is no reverse

A Nue 1515 2.5 is 1700KV.

My MM worked on Neu 1515 2.5d on my heavy emaxx with 6S A123 (close to 5S lipo) I should say it should work fine. But fans are necessity.. lipo cutoff worked fine for those cells but not sure how it would do on lipo. I know 4S + MM works fine for others...

A mm with a fan is a great esc on 4s. And it should run pretty cool, a tekin R1Pro would be my second choice.

What can you afford budget wise? I run a 160.24 and a 160.24 for backup and then just last weekend I bought a 160.24 to back those up! And if those all fail I'll use one of my mgm 224.18 controls.

First off thanks for all the replies.:yes:

Thanks for pointing me in that direction, looks like a damn fine ESC.

Considered doing this but I'm not sure that the built in BEC is the only issue I could face if I see a failure. My truck isn't a race truck so I may just run a acc. battery pack anyway to be safer, thanks for the tip though.

I am only running 4s now but would like to go up a bit which is why I got the MMM as opposed to the MM. Ya know how these things go 4s is good now but 6s will be better in the future and so on.:wink:

So I guess you like the 160.24 huh? If I had that ESC I would be using the MMM as the back-up maybe. Well that model may be a bit out of my budget but the 160.18 is looking like a potential winner, what do you think?

Thanks again to all,

Darion

yes it is, what does this have to do with anything?

You mean the 160.24's ya their alright but I must confess there is another control mike has that has caught my eye its the mgm 120.32.