Support from the manufacturer (or lack of it) is what whould make it a "budget" esc IMO. CC has proven they will go the extra mile to make thier customers happy.

That alone is worth the extra money. Plus it's a U.S. company, proven reliability, very good computer programming, very smooth, etc.

Ok, Thanks. I have an MM and haven't had any issues with it other than it cogs a lot. But I run it in a 1/8, so I doubt I'd get any support for it anyways from CC since it's recommended for 1/10 only.

Is it just me or does it looks like the 80A has higher current capability than the 150A?

3x FETs at 62A each for 186A capacity of the 80A
6x FETs at 26A each for 156A capacity of the 150A

Thanks for the review! Will hopefully help me decide my setup...

Sorry to get in on this thread so late. I have gone through two MMM V3's since december, so while waiting for my third one to come back from castle warranty I ordered the EZrun 80Amp from Mike here at Rcmonster to use as a backup.

I'm running it in an Erevo along with the castle 2200 motor and it's been working great.
The only 2 flaws are not being able to run 6S on it, and a very slight pulse at speeds under 1mph. If you pull out with a VERY, VERY light throttle, the motor will pulse a tiny bit. But any other running, above 1mph and on is just great.

After 45 minute non stop runs the ESC is nice and cold,and has never shut down or glitched. I have a program card from an EZrun 60A that works perfectly with the 80A and makes setting up a 1 minute breeze.

I thought for such a cheap price ($75) this would be a great backup/disposable for my always failing Monster ESC's, BUT, the warrantied Monster has been returned and the EZrun 80 is gonna stay in REVO! The reliability and temps are great, so if it's still going in another month, the Monster will be for sale :)
I am very pleasantly surprised at the performance and price of the ESC, and wouldnt hesitate to recommend it to others. I wouldnt overgear it in a MT size truck for high speed runs, but for bashing, around 35 to 40mph, its great.

What battery and gearing are you running with the 2200 motor? Just interested to see... since you are having such good results!

For 4S setup I use trakpower 4900's and SPC 8000's :
http://www.specpointbatteries.com/in...p?productID=61

Both packs work well, but the long run times of the SPC are amazing.

Gearing is 20/68 or 20/64? Not positive on the spur. It made a good balance when switching between 4S to 6S setups. 6S was still fast, but controllable.

Alright guys, i have a question seeking some advice about this platform. I have a MP7.5, and wondered with a 4cell application and stock gearing, is it worth it to get the 150A version, or just stick with the 80A. Seems like that in a buggy application 80A would be fine.

any advice would be appreciated!

If you make sure the fan is always running fine, the 80A is fine. If the fan fails for whatever reason, it WILL get hot and thermal. The 150A model will heat up less with the same current (more FETs with lower resistance), so not as important to keep the fan running. However, I haven't used the 150A yet, so I can't guarantee that...

is there any reason to think that fan wouldnt run all the time with power being delivered? are you assuming the fan will break, and send the smoke monster to the esc as a result?

The fan runs all the time on the 80A, but being in a rough environment with dirt/debris and hard impacts, fans can and do fail. The ESC shouldn't burn up, it should thermal.

Mine's still gong strong in the Erevo.
No problems whatsoever, and I drive it everyday it's not raining :)

It should work great in your buggy, and for $77 bucks, even if something happens, who cares :)

okay, guys, thanks for the help. i also have a mamba max, brand new in the box that i thought about using as well with the BEC and so on. but i won't steal the thread talking about that.

its just coming down to modding the MM a little or spending the dough for the ezrun system with motor and so on...

For the greater good of the forum (me mostly) get the EZ-RUN and beat the crap out of it. I'd love to know how it holds up.

btw I think I remember you from the GB01 forums.