I've sent 2 emails to Joe and Patrick and havn't had anything back - I think it must be heads down and radio silence - I think iHobby is coming up - maybe a launch prep or trying deperately to get the V3 / combo ready in time.

I just got the following email:

This is a status update for the repair of your Mamba Monster ESC. We
believe that we have isolated the issues causing some of these units to
fail and have found solutions for them. We are now in the process of
acquiring the raw materials we need for the next production run.
Repairs will be the first units to ship out as soon as the next
production batch of Mamba Monster ESCs is complete. At this point we do
not have an accurate time table, but as soon as one is available, we
will send another e-mail update with an estimated ship date.

Again, we apologize for this inconvenience and want to let you know we
are trying to get your repair shipped out as soon as possible. We will
send another update soon to keep you up to date.


Sincerely,

Castle Creations, INC.

aka kiss our monsters goodbye for the rest of this season. :/ You have to figure once they give a timetable, it's still a few months away.

It's alright, we'll have them next year, :)

just got my notification, hoping my v2 will hold up :yes:

Man I was hoping for my combo before christmass. Man this stinks

I just need one more race day out of my 2nd MMMv2...then I'll wait for the v3.

yup me too i hope it makes it. i have ran 1 practice day and 1 race day and so far no problems

Joe is on vacation for two weeks.

I hope for a good mmmv3 + motor :D

Titan

Well, waiting till the end of the year to drive my car isn't an option.

I think I will just go and do the "brianG" mod and see what happens. :whistle:

Wish me luck :mdr:

look this is the e-mail ive got today!!!!

well i think this is a good news:yes:

This is a status update for the repair of your Mamba Monster ESC. Webelieve that we have isolated the issues causing some of these units tofail and have found solutions for them. We are now in the process ofacquiring the raw materials we need for the next production run. Repairs will be the first units to ship out as soon as the nextproduction batch of Mamba Monster ESCs is complete. At this point we donot have an accurate time table, but as soon as one is available, wewill send another e-mail update with an estimated ship date.

Well lets hope the get them fixed up quick, my MMM just died :grrrrrr:

I got the same email. I think it's just a blanket email to prevent us from asking too many questions regarding the repairs and shipping of the V3s.

I'll just wait until they arrive. For now, I'm hoping it will stop raining so I can run my nitros :na: until my 6S ESC from Luciano arrives.

Hopefully over the winter people in the warmer climates where you can still bash will continue to make them fail and send them back in so that when next spring comes around I can get one that is as flawless as my Mamba Max has been :lol:

Will there be MMM V4 or V5...afterward? I think no one expected there would be V2 on the market in the beginning. We are kind of in the progress of product development.

I would hope for Castles and our sake that they get it right with V3 and there is no need for a V4 or 5, you'd have to think their reputation would be severly damaged if it gets to that point and they would be losing a lot of customers.

And yet we (well, not me) all keep on buying each new revision of the MMM, and castle cant build and ship them out quick enough.....

although they have not gotten it perfect i still think castle is one of the best companies as far as customer service goes. this will play a MAJOR role on how many people stay and how many people just leave and forget about CC.

What was that definition for insanity again?

Doing the exact same thing over again and expecting a different result....:na:

Seriously though if they do get the bugs worked out its gonna be awesome, I was really impressed with my V2 until it decided it didnt want to turn on anymore.

could also be considered OCD.

I'd list it as "persistence and tenacity" on my resume

I feel castle should offer us a MM if we want it. I asked and was denied.

Get a MM instead of a MMM?

my buddy got one, i dont see why you would be denied that sounds ludicris!

If the new Castle motors are efficient and I can get rid of my big wiring mess that cools my 7XL, an MM and one of those would be awesome and I bet would be good for 45mph on most setups. I'm still running the MM with the 7XL successfully with my bec until my MMM comes back. I'm up to 41mph with my SPC lipos and the MM handles all that power like a champ.
If Castle wants to send me the 2200 I would be glad to test it out for them and give the combo a good workout and report back. I can record amps, temps, speeds, etc etc. If not, I'm hoping they eventually decide to sell their new motors separately also.

Ok here are some pics of my setup. I'm hoping Brian isnt looking at this one. As you can see I need help. The novak heatsink with 2 40mm fans actually does a great job of cooling the motor. This is where the MMM combo will end up being such a great deal. An MM with a 7xl and BEC is going to be right in the price range of an MMM combo and you can get rid of all of this. The pic with the blue fan was the before shot with my MMM.

:lol:

a this time the v3 combo is not for soon(for sure not mid october or november!!!)maybe the motor only.....but i prefer waiting for a reliable controller

this makes me mad!! i get to the track today the race is a rolling start i dont get even one lap in and the mamba max lays a turd. castle please hurry your loosing customers (fast)!

What other ESC are you going to buy?

thats the problem, there is nothing else like it in its price range. everybody's sunk until the new ones prove themselves reliable.

You may want to consider an order from MGM. The Euro conversion rate is much lower than it's been all year right now. 1.35$ = 1 Euro whereas it had been floating at 1.75-1.80$ = 1 Euro all year.

yeah mgm would be good its just im broke!:oops:

It looks like they are not losing customers. If you cant afford an MGM you will wait like the rest of us.

right...!im confident that cc find the issue and begin the v3 production soon as possible....

Were all looking forward to running our MT's. I just hope you have an indoor track. Must get cold up there in Quebec during the winter.

we dont have any indoor track here...but i will try to run in a school gym for testing my 5 v3 units!:yes:

Who,ll earase the mark leave by your tires:whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle: Your wife:rofl: no........

ta yeule....:lol: jva men occuper des mark.....:lol::yes:

man its a miracle to see snow around here much less be below 32* its always hot,dry,humid,dry,sunny,dry did i mention that its dry? it hasn't rained over 1/8" in a year! bring on the rain!

Hope the V3 comes out soon. Sick of taking the MMM case off to get grass/debris out