Monster Mamba Max quote from PatricdelC
 

The Monster Max includes:

Switching BEC, 6V output
2S - 6S Lipo / 7S - 20S NiCd/NiMH
.0002 ohms (200 microohms) single phase
>175A continuous, >1000A surge (1 second), >2000A pulse (10us)
No built-in USB connector, will ship with Castle Link
6 layer/ 6 oz per layer power board (> .050" PCB copper thickness)
Cross cut high performance black anodized heat sink with built-in 30mm BB fan

Footprint: 1.95" x 1.75"

Monster Max Motor:

Steve Neu design
1515/1Y (first motor -- others available soon afterwards)
2200Kv
3HP continuous output at 6S Lipo (2400 watts input with cooling)
6HP+ output peak (4800+ watts input)
Continuous operation at up to 125C (external) / 150C (internal) without damage
5mm shaft

Our drop-in for the Emaxx hits 60mph+ on 6S Lipo.

Measured temps after abuse run (full throttle to about 30mph, full brake to about 5mph, repeated for full run on 4800mah Lipos at about 80 degrees ambient)
ESC: 128 F
Motor: 172 F


RELEASE DATE: Late Jan / early Feb 2008
Price: ~$300.00 street price for combo

Sound good?


Patrick





Found this on radiocontrolzone.com:surprised:

well, if all that info is true:surprised: there will be no other combo to look into for the $$. 60mph is crazy. i'm wondering if those speeds are reliable(cool motor/esc) or if they just geared up to the sky for bragging rights.:rules:

Well, the 1515/1Y is fast on 4s lipo, and 5s lipo would be awesome fast, for me. That test is just showing how capable the system is, IMO. Looks great though! 128F for the esc, thats great! Even the motor staying very cool, once you think how much power is being put through it. :rules:

that cant be true! I'm about to drop almost $300 ($265 + shipping) for the same neu motor

Making it a combo will make it cheaper for them to sell. Also, maybe it is not quite a Neu motor, as in, like a cheaper 'can' it is built into?

I read (another patric quote) that they have bought the license on the design and will be modding the case, bigger bearing, closed and bell that is screwed in, and blind holes in the front to keep guys from putting long screws into the windings.

Castle obtained rights from Neu to build a copy of the motor based on its design. It will most likely not be AS good as a neu, but I am sure that it will be a great performing motor and a big step up from a feigao. And you can't beat the price, around $300 is a killer deal. Its almost the same price as a 125b quark, and you get a motor too!

Welcome in the club, same thing for me, just recieve my Neu for about $300.00 CAD:diablo:

CC is also going to put out a new "entry level brushless esc" the sidewinder $80

http://www.castlecreations.com/media...idewinder.html

I'm just getting a little jumpy about the idea of having them stop production of the mamba max... I mean for the cost if I had started with the sidewinder first I propable would have gone straight to the MMM and skipped the mamba max... I posted a question about it to patric on the other forum but logic kind of dictates.

Here's the thread if you want to see pic's of the beta without the case...
(not sure it's ok to encourage RCM guys to jump over forums, sorry if it's not)
http://forums.radiocontrolzone.com/s...=242626&page=2

there was a topic about this sidewinder. Nice for little money IMO.

No problem with links to other forums, it's not conflicting with business..

The photo's of that MMM are taken from a user on this forum, who posted them earlier on.

Take a close look at the layout of the sidewinder speedo and the mmm.. recognize anything familiar?

The cross-cut heat sink like I'm modding mine with? They have a lower thermal resistance (wow look at me like I know somthing important hehehe). Or are you speaking of something else like tekin?

compare the layout of both controllers;

the mmm and the sidewinder controller.

see anything familiar if you compare them both?

Aside from the heat sink, I notice that the power leads are on one side and the motor leads are on the other, the color of the sidewinder is black (havn't seen a case for the MMM yet). Am I missing something obveous (not feeling to bright anymore) :)

seems like they are using the very same footprint, if not the same board.