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Finnster · 12:31 PM

I think really that CC's opinion of the E-car market is that its mostly n00bs. This may actually be about right tho. The plane, heli and HP boat market tends to attract more demanding and exp users who can afford the investment in lipos/chargers/good motors etc, and the skill to use them.

Handling 40V batteries is not for the careless or inexperienced, and unfortunately from what I've seen, a good # of Emaxx users fall into this catagory. The HV demand will come up w/ the acceptance of BL into the racing circles. When hi-power elect 'uggy racing becomes less "nitchy" and more pro, you will see more a need for these controllers.

All of the other ESCs have multiple software modes. Not much is needed to convert them from plane to heli to car to boat other than software and HS. There really should be a reason the Hydras or such couldn't be programmed for car use and just swap the HS. My MGM has both car and boat modes I can freely switch between and it just alters the programming profile.

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Finnster KillaHurtz Offline Posts: 2,958 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucks Co, PA	10.24.2007, 12:26 PM I think really that CC's opinion of the E-car market is that its mostly n00bs. This may actually be about right tho. The plane, heli and HP boat market tends to attract more demanding and exp users who can afford the investment in lipos/chargers/good motors etc, and the skill to use them. Handling 40V batteries is not for the careless or inexperienced, and unfortunately from what I've seen, a good # of Emaxx users fall into this catagory. The HV demand will come up w/ the acceptance of BL into the racing circles. When hi-power elect 'uggy racing becomes less "nitchy" and more pro, you will see more a need for these controllers. All of the other ESCs have multiple software modes. Not much is needed to convert them from plane to heli to car to boat other than software and HS. There really should be a reason the Hydras or such couldn't be programmed for car use and just swap the HS. My MGM has both car and boat modes I can freely switch between and it just alters the programming profile. Last edited by Finnster; 10.24.2007 at 12:31 PM.