BK warrior 9918 compared to MM
 

How would an old 9918 standup when beeing compared to a MM controller ?

It would be used in an E-Maxx (or E-Revo) and on 4s.
I found a used 7XL and 9918 but I am a bit unsure about the 9918, from searching this forum it seems rather old (most posts about it are from 2005/2006).
Is the 9918 a "safe" bet (if such exist...) or is it know to have problems ?
Does it have a LVC function built in ?
Will it cog with a 8 or 9XL setup compared to the MM ?
All comments are welcome..

The BK 9918 is the older vesion of the 9920. I dont really think there is anything different betrween them except the lable and the heatsink size so you should eb fine.

The 9920 will run your emaxx just fine. It was the "standard" controller for a long time. Its not quite as smooth as the MM, but its not a problem either. I ran one for quite a while and never had an issue with it. I still run a 12020 on my emaxx. still good controllers IMO.

It does not have a LVC built in . You will need to get a external one if you want to run lipo.

Like jhautz said, the BK Warrior 9918 ESC has been replaced with the BK Warrior 9920. I had a 9920 in my E-Maxx. The ESC is what made me have to sell the Maxx because it fried twice on me and the repair bill is just too much the second time. I would highly suggest the Mamba Max speed controller, as it only costs $112, can do just as many amps, is more programable, and is probably smoother, not to mention the flat repair rate of $50 for it, rather than $100 to fix a 9920. The Mamba ESC is also a lot more durable. 9920's only have heat shrink around them to protect them, but the MM ESC has its own hard case to protect it. The Mamba ESC also has its own soldering tabs so you can use your own wire, but with the 9920, you'd have to remove some heatshrink to get to the soldering tabs, if there are any at all. You won't have to mess with little red and black jumpers for programming the Mamba ESC like you would to program and setup the 9920. The Mamba ESC is a lot easier to mount, IMO, having a hard case that you can use screws with or velcro, rather than having to zip tie the 9920 down. The Mamba has a programmable low voltage cutoff, so you won't have to get an external one like you would with the 9920. It also has a colorful green heatsink:). I think the only advantage I can see in the 9920 is that it can do up to 20 cells or 6s, but the MM can only do about 5s. Don't quote me on that, as I'm not sure.
This is just how I view the two ESC's. I could be wrong in some of my views, but the clear winner to me is the Mamba Max ESC.

Good luck,
Brijar!!!

All of the 9920s that I've seen wound up toasting themselves. It was only three of them, but toast none the less. The MMs, simply by virtue of the fact that they are cheap and capable, make them a no brainer to me for a 4S application. The only downside is that they don't like the Neu four pole motors, but neither do the BKs.

I too have to agree with the MM. It handles the same current, better programming, smaller, has an LVC, more durable/protective case, and is cheaper to buy and repair. The only disadvantage to the MM is that it runs well only up to 4s. Some have gone higher, but each MM seems to run differently, which tells me that it's close to the limits.

Thanks guys, I knew you sat on some info. MM or perhaps MMM will be my choice then.

Really, the only advantage that I'm aware of with the MMM at this point, is its ability to run more than 4S lipo and possibly the ability to run four pole motors.

If you don't need either, you may not have to wait for the MMM.

ditto