Newbie to crawling

[joeling]

Hi lincpimp,

This is good info. I had some issues with the Spektrum receiver not powering up. I thought it was the receiver & installed a cap to smooth things out. So, it's the sidewinder internal BEC. Will have to do something about that then.

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Looks good, the ax10 artr is suprisingly capable right out of the box. I like the rock force too, worm axles are great.

As for the outrunner and sidewinder, I run that combo in my 2.2 comp rig. Great combo, but I do find the internal bec on the sidewinder is not very strong. I disabled it and use a ccbec instead. I do run a jr 9000t servo, so it is a bit amp hungry.

Have fun, crawling is a blast!

Regards,
Joe Ling

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by joeling

Hi lincpimp,

This is good info. I had some issues with the Spektrum receiver not powering up. I thought it was the receiver & installed a cap to smooth things out. So, it's the sidewinder internal BEC. Will have to do something about that then.



Regards,
Joe Ling

I had the exact same issue. At full servo throw in either direct the spectrum rec would switch off. I tried the cap on the rec, but that did not help. The ccbec has cured the issue and I have a few hours on the truck with no issue. I would like CC to make a sidewinder crawler model esc with a built in ccbec, including selectable voltage output.

Great esc, I have 4 of them for my crawlers, and for the price you can't find a comparable model, hell the closest esc that does as well is the MM!

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

I had the exact same issue. At full servo throw in either direct the spectrum rec would switch off.

Did you guys remember to set your steering EPA?

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Did you guys remember to set your steering EPA?

Yeah, even set correctly the servo could overpower the sidewinder bec, just sitting on smooth tile. The sidewinder has a miserable bec, even my tamiya escs can do better. This is on 3s lipo, not sure if the linear design is better on 2s (should make less heat)? Pity, as this is the best crawler esc I can find, and at 60 bucks it is a steal...

I had the same problem on my cr-01, switched over to a mamba maxx and all is well. Sidewinder with a cc bec is on my hilux although it has a hitec 645mg steering servo.