Looking for something to power my jato/pede Novak 5.5/6.5 or 5800?

[Rtsbasic]

The Truck ESC weighs 2x what the Pro does (around 120g). To be honest the heatsink makes it very bulky, but I like the extra insurance it offers. You could get away with the Pro no problem. The Truck in my opinion does have slightly different internals - at the very least it has different software, I know this because when I mentioned to Mtroniks I planed to run mine on low voltages for a while they offered to load an "optimized" version of the software, based on the Pro software onto it. Turns out after I got the ESC and ran it, there's no real need as its just as smooth as a Pro anyway.

It sounds like your best off with a 380-L motor. A 380C 7t or 8t will not offer more torque than a 6t, it will just rev lower and give less power. I have a 380 8t and 9t, and have heat issues with them after 10-15 mins of running on 7/8 cell batteries when geared for around 40mph in my truck (which weighs around 2.5kg..so maybe a bit heavier than yours).

At the end of the day even if you get a 380c-6L and decide you don't like it (which I find somewhat doubtful), they're worth a very good amount on Ebay. It will be quite a bit more powerful than your SS5800, but should offer very nice runtime as well. With my 380 8t (same kv as the 6L, but shorter can which is why I have heat issues) I was always getting 10-15 mins runtime (which is good, if I had any more, the motor would have overheated!).

[R00ST]

Alright I think I will go with the 380c 6L. I think I may end up with the truck controller as it is cheaper, but we'll have to see how money goes in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks again for the help everybody!

[R00ST]

Pictures of the e-revo in FL are in the revo forum for those who asked.