MMM V2 Beta Test

[Sparky]

I would like to thank Patrick and the Castle crew for all their hard work!
It is wonderful someone has finally produced a GREAT 1/8 scale speed controller.

I was one of the luck ones that got to test the Beta Monster version 2. I just received it last Saturday. I had it on the car and running in just a few minutes.

I down loaded all the setting off of my old Monster and applied them to the new Monster V2.

The first thing you will notice is the Monster V2 comes with the female bullets on the ESC. Which I thought I would really like, but it has turned out to be my only complaint. The 6.5mm bullets look really neat, but it just adds another connection and the wires extend up about a 1/4” above the ESC. The body on my car did not fit until I bent the wires really hard. It requires more room. I think soldering directly the bullets on the board is the real answer.

The second thing that scared me is the fan only ran until the ESC initialization was over then it shut off. I first thought it was broke. I decided to run it anyway and after running it, I noticed the fan was running when I took off the car body. This was a brilliant idea to control the fan by the temp. of the ESC. This will make the fans last a lot longer. With my 6s setup the fan hardly ever runs. Good job Castle!

I thought since I transferred my setting the car would run exactly the same, but there must be some changes in the ESC controls because my car seemed to have a little more braking power with the same setting. I just lowered it a little more and it acted about the same.

I ran the car all day Sunday and never had any problems. With over 2 hours of really hard track time, I’m convinced all the problems are solved! Next weekend I have a race and give an update on the Monsters’ performance.

I have been running 1/10 scale electric cars for a long time and I never thought anyone would get a sensorless 1/8 scale ESC to have the same sensitive high resolution control, but Castle Creations has done it!!! It is truly awesome!

Thank you,
Earl