Patrick/Joe I have a request/idea for you

[TexasSP]

I have gotten into the tank section of the hobby as well as crawlers some and there seems to be a need for an ESC that can have the ability to control two motors independently.

What I wish for is a dual motor controller based off the micro controllers either the sidewinder micro or mamba micro pro. The amps pulled in these applications is not very high and both of those would work perfectly. This request has been seen on tank boards more than I can count and I believe the MOA crawler guys would like it as well.

The problem in the tank world is all we have are chinese control units which burn up constantly. The only other offerings are some homemade jobs that only minutely increase amperage ratings.

So my question is what is the possibility of this and does CC have any interest in going this route? Being able to set up application via Castle Link would be optimum as well. If you are interested I can get you in contact with plenty of people for further information on what exactly would be needed/wanted.

Thanks.

[Arct1k]

I asked a month or so ago - answer no...

[TexasSP]

I must have missed it then. I think they must not be able to see the potential market then. Two segments that are growing rather rapidly. I am sure there are other applications as well like twin rotor heli's.

[suicideneil]

I swear I saw on the orange website that they have a micro controller thing that allows independant control of two BL systems hooked to the same esc- not the same as one esc with two motors that can be independantly controlled, but worth looking into. Channel mixing on plane/ heli type radio can acheive the same thing if you have two seperate esc/motor systems, but I guess thats just the more $ route?..

[Arct1k]

Novak dig box... Requires you to buy to esc's

[Arct1k]

This was it...

http://rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20305

[BrianG]

I too have been thinking of ways to implement a simple "tank mode" setup. The best I could come up with is use one ESC and a regular diff on the drive axle, but brake discs/pads on each wheel. Hook the brake servos to the steering channel. When you steer left, the left brake activates. When you steer right, the right brake activates. The diff will take care of the rest.

[Arct1k]

If you have an moa setup you could use the punk RC dig switch

[MetalMan]

If you can find one, a Nomadio React has Tank Mode built in . Haven't tried it myself but it should work

Brian's idea would definitely work, but could take a lot of time to fine tune the feeling of the brakes.

[TexasSP]

The ideas are great but inside these tanks I am looking for simplicity. I may end up going the servo mixing route with two sidewinder micros and a futaba 6ex at some point.

[bdebde]

just use two castle esc's

[himalaya]

If CC goes crawling, remember make it SENSORED, MMpro looks like a good platform.