Tekin released their RX8!
 

Due out in Feb. '09

That's a nice-looking ESC. I wonder if it's going to be more expensive than the MMM?

:lol::lol:

Its tekin! But im sure it will be well worth it

It's also a lot smaller than the MMM. In electronics, small=expensive

it will mostlikely be twice the price of the mmm, but you get what you pay for

I do like the option for sensored operation, and it has higher current-handling capabilities.

Its based on the rs series for 10th scale. There rs is already the price of a mamba monster and the rs pro is around $220 at most places. I would expect $250 of more for the esc.

Sensored... I guess that means sensored motors. Really looking forward to hearing more about the motors now. SHould be a nice setup.

The way I understand it it will be sensored on the startup, but switch over to sensorless afeter only a few motor turns. asically best of both worlds. Perfect sensored startups with sensorless countinuously adjusting timing for best power and efficiency. I know I'll be getting in on the preorder of one of these as soon as they are listed.

Mike!!! Get to the top of the list for these. Place your order now!!!! :yes:

At least an alternative. For info the RS can be used full sensorless as well. It should be the same for the RX8

I was starting to think this would be another vaporware project. Very glad it's announced/released. No matter what your brand loyalty, having choice is a good thing and having three big players in the 1/8th Electric game bodes very well for our class in 2009.

Ugg. It has a fan.

IMO, for the size and the few pictures, I wonder if it is truly rated 210A, or if that's a somewhat inflated spec?

A while back... a little birdie told me that the price should actually be less than the RS, so let's wait before assuming it will be $$$$

I heard something similar from a big birdy. lol

And... the Rx8 will not likely have a pure sensored mode like the RS from what I hear. I believe the feeling is that sensorless is much better once the motor its spinning at all.

The Tekin RX8 is here!
 

The Tekin RX8 is here!

http://www.teamtekin.com/rx8.html

I hope it runs as good as it looks!!!
They fixed two of the problems the MMM is having.
I really like the wire solder post. They are better then the plugs on the MMM. I also like they have the fan plug outside the case for easy replacement.:yipi:

It will be hard to beat the performance of the MMM V3 though.:whip:

ok where's the preorder thread ?

BTW Happy New Year to all !

looks like the mmm now could have some real competition....sweet, the more choices we all have the better

its almost the same size as the MMM its 1.5x2.2 and a mmm is 1.75x2.1 ???? there is definetly no size advantage......like i thought there would be.

i think the same thing:whistle:let see what the real consumer test reveal:whip:

i wonder why it is so big, mabe its the fact that its rated for twice as many amps as the mamba

rc caractions new on it list the RX8 as Dimensions: 1.5 x 2.2 x 1.4"
Weight Approx: 2.7oz

tower has the Mamba Monster listed as
Size: 2.2 x 1.9 x 1.4" (56 x 48 x 35mm)
Weight: 4.3oz (121g)

so its smaller but maybe not as much as some of us would hope for. should make a difference in a buggy though.

looks like it will be alot lighter than the mamba too:yipi:

From what I've heard, that's an FET-spec, and not actual current handling. There's no way that thing would be handle more current than the MMM in such a small, light package IMO.

When I went to I-Hobby last year I got a pick of its innards.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...cture061-1.jpg

I also got a pic of the 1/8 motor they plan to release.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/n...cture062-1.jpg

Didn't patrick or bernie say somewhere on these forums that amp ratings are kind of a "ghost" spec???? Like when novak says that their escs can handle 200 amps it's actually a lower value since there are other factors involved..???I'm not a full
Blown electrical gear head but I do know how to run efficient setups (thanks to you guys!!) but can someone back me up here about those over-stated amp ratings????

I like how easy you can solder the motor leads on/off

Novak hvmaxx is rated at 400amps per phases, in reality it can manage about 70 or so.

Ghost spec isnt the term I would use, its just the manufactures spec of the FETS at 25*C with moving air for cooling; in reality our escs run more like 70*C without active cooling, so the fets wont handle the same current as they are rated for without overheating and thermalling the esc.

Another trick often used is to add up or multiply the amp ratings of the fets to get some kind of phantom rating up towards ~1000amps or so, but in reality the ratign of one fet is the rating of all of them.

Ask BrianG to explain derating curves, as that will give a true rating for the fets at any given temp- if you can find a part number for the fets uses in any given esc, you should be able to work out how much current it can actually handle in principle.

210*F doesnt sound too far fetched for RX8, especially as tekkin are a true racing outfit who use the more expensive components in their gear- hence the higher prices.

Updates

So the real question for me is what will this get me for the extra money over the MMM?

The amp spec means nothing to me because my MGM was rated higher than the MMM tehcnically but couldn't handle power like the MMM. The size difference is negligible in most 8th scale applications. My MMM is already as smooth as I need and I still have a V2 running updated firmware which has been going strong on 6s since last summer.

I'll give it that astetically it looks nicer and yes it is made by Tekin. However the service from CC is pretty hard to beat as it is.

Keep in mind I am not bashing Tekin, I know they make great products. I however am trying to justify a much higher price vs the MMM.

I must admit that I was frustrated because of the length of time that it took CC to get the MMM to market...but now that the V3 is finally here and proven itself, I have replaced all of my MGMs with MMMs. I run my MMMs hard and gear more aggressively than many would recommend and my ESCs hold up great. It would take a lot to get me to switch to Tekins.

Is there any more news on this? I thought it was going to be out Feb of '09 . . . well, it's Feb of '09. Anybody know when and where it's going to be available?

Last date I heard was Feb 26th or something like that. They say they are still on target. so... A couple more weeks and we should see something.

i am concerned though. No real info on motor winds or anything yet.

. . . or price . . .

In the ballpark of the RS Pro

Some video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dlbl5rtaXs

they have them listed @ amain and impakt

great video.....so i really hope that they will be release soon....:whistle:just in time for this summer:whip: