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BrianG · 01:22 PM

Since you were running a MM and an 8XL, I would say you are in fact running 4s. And since it is a conversion, I would guess it is a single 4s pack right? If so, the Trx BL Revo probably wouldn't be the best because you'd need two packs in saddle arrangement, so would require buying more lipos (or modifying what you have).

So, I would just get the Monster combo and put that in place of the MM/8XL. You'll love the power and it will stay cooler guaranteed provided you are using the same gearing. Or, if finances are tight and you are sure the motor itself is good, you could contact Castle about how much it would be to send the bad ESC in and upgrade to a Monster ESC. It may be cheaper than a retail ESC.

Do you know why the MM ESC fried? You are running an external BEC right? Because on 4s in a truck, the built-in BEC probably would have been the cause of the failure. The good news is that the Monster ESC has a UBEC built in so no worries there.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	11.30.2009, 01:20 PM Since you were running a MM and an 8XL, I would say you are in fact running 4s. And since it is a conversion, I would guess it is a single 4s pack right? If so, the Trx BL Revo probably wouldn't be the best because you'd need two packs in saddle arrangement, so would require buying more lipos (or modifying what you have). So, I would just get the Monster combo and put that in place of the MM/8XL. You'll love the power and it will stay cooler guaranteed provided you are using the same gearing. Or, if finances are tight and you are sure the motor itself is good, you could contact Castle about how much it would be to send the bad ESC in and upgrade to a Monster ESC. It may be cheaper than a retail ESC. Do you know why the MM ESC fried? You are running an external BEC right? Because on 4s in a truck, the built-in BEC probably would have been the cause of the failure. The good news is that the Monster ESC has a UBEC built in so no worries there. Last edited by BrianG; 11.30.2009 at 01:22 PM.