What's the word on Losi 1/8th brushless setups?

[simplechamp]

I never see anyone using them in their vehicles or even see anyone posting about them. What's the deal? Too expensive? Quality issues? Other reasons?

[simplechamp]

Well maybe this is one reason:

ESC Features - 160A continuous current with 800A peak

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Originally Posted by simplechamp

I never see anyone using them in their vehicles or even see anyone posting about them. What's the deal? Too expensive? Quality issues? Other reasons?

so you haven't heard?

[simplechamp]

Apparently not?

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this will answer everything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WNrx2jq184

[simplechamp]

I just assume this is some form of a rickroll and move on. Is there really a particular reason that everyone knows about but me?

EDIT: Close enough. Yes, the bird is the word!

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Thank you sooooooooooo much simplechamp. You took the bait quite nicely. No hard feelings I hope?

Pleeeeaaassssee do not edit a thing, as I am linking to this as my "epic burn"

and losi stuff is crap CC all the way

[simplechamp]

I had walked away, I knew it was a trap. But my curiosity got the best of me and I couldn't resist.

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I'm smiling and laughing, hope the same goes for you. Sorry for the hi-jack.

[Unsullied_Spy]

Losi electronics suck! I've heard the motors aren't bad once you replace the screws in the endbells and the bearings aren't the best in the world, but I've never seen a reliable Losi ESC. Get a Mamba Monster instead, CC's customer service is better than Horizon Hobby's and it's a better ESC.

[simplechamp]

I'm not looking into getting any of the Losi gear for myself. I just figured there was probably some well known reason why nobody uses the stuff that I don't know about since I'm a newcomer (or ep1cly pwn3d n00b, if you will)

Got two MMM v3's already, very satisfied.

[snellemin]

I used one before. Very good controller as long as you stay below 3000kv and 5S. Heatsinking and casing on the 1/8 ESC is topnotch. You can hook it up to a pc and play with settings. The motors are good too, but like mentioned before, the endbells needs to be looked after. Nothing a RC-Monster heatsink/clamp can't fix.
But the startup is not as smooth as the Tekin, Castle or Quark.

Here's a vid of the 1/8 Losi ESC in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnwr1yJL8oA

[florianz]

hey,

I've written a short report about the motor here in the forum. I asked that question myself. I think one reason why almost nobody has the 1/8 losi electronics is the bad reputation of the 1/10 stuff, which seems to be crap.
here in europe there is no support as well.

and people don't buy stuff, wich is not sold that much. because they think it's worth nothing. so they again buy mmm sets...

I have that motor (1700kv) on 5s, and I think it's great stuff. Bearing is not that excellent, but a very common size (8/5/16), so no problem to replace it after a while. the kevlar wrapping of the magnet can get damaged by dirt, so u should seal the unused holes of the front endbell. the rotor is well balanced, very thick shaft. and yes, the screws of the endbells should be replaced. nevertheless, a great motor, well built, plenty of torque. especially when you try a bit longer gearing, you can see the motor's potential and power. you have to test different timing-settings, I experienced cogging with 1deg, 7 deg. was ideal. As the diameter is bigger then normal motors, usual heatsinks don't fit. so I have a fan.

here in europe the motors are cheaper then in the us, when I see the prices on ebay in the us, I think that's too expensive.

regarding the esc, I think it's a big stupid idea to design a esc for max 5s. on the other hand, you have a programming card, a usb-cable, and there are regular firmware-updates. it also looks and feels very solid.

losi made some big mistakes, at least in germany. no support, no marketing. and then, the esc was sold out and not available all over germany for months, and is probably still not available yet.

florian