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Finnster · 05:38 PM

I would like to thank Patrick for his outstanding attitude and willingness to come on such forums and others to listen to customer feedback and field questions (tho innane and ignorant some may be.)

That being said, I still stick to my wish list. A 8S capable controller with outstanding hardware and software. Good customer service is obvious (and well handled by CC.) A relatively small footprint, simple mounting, reliable heat dissipation w/o the use of fans (as Pat dC said, K.I.S.S.) and an amp capability of 120-160A or so. Preferably splashproof. 6mm or 5mm bullets would be great. A switching BEC is gravy. Oh, also anti-spark tech built in. (Anyone that's plugged a 40V battery into an ESC w/o pre-charged caps know what I mean.)

The MGMs are outstanding hardware, but the software is primitive compared to CC's. Its not horrible, but CC is so far above everyone else software-wise it's no comparison. As said before, a CC version of the MGM 16024 would be the end all of controllers. I realize this would be a very niche controller of a already small market, but wishes can be anything.

Patrick, I do have one question on the controller you are toying around with.. what would be the purpose of of going higher than 8S? IE, is what you are targeting an 1/8th scale or 1/5th scale controller?

For 1/8th scale, from my bit of experience, going above 8S gives diminishing returns. Ideally you are shrinking the battery capacity as you are upping voltage. 10 or 12S of even a 3.2Ah pack is pretty heavy. Small lipo batts (say below 3.2Ah) start losing energy density ( ie mAh/g) so any eff benefits lose ground to greater weight to get the required runtime. If its the same FETs to be used, then great, more V headroom. If its pricer FETs, can the specs/price come down? Tho I'm sure you've already considered this...

OTOH, are you attempting a 1/5th scale/Prius capable Big @$$ M.F. MMM ESC (BAMFMMMESC)? I just wonder if it would be a bit overkill for 1/8th scalers who want to run HV (a minority of a minority) in power and price. I can't see an 1/8th scale that would ever need or even use a 12S 3200 mah pack.

For marketing purposes you may want to cut down the name a bit tho, maybe just "Godzilla Max" (he was a lizard too.) BAMFMMMESC does seem kinda catchy tho. :)

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Finnster KillaHurtz Offline Posts: 2,958 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucks Co, PA	06.11.2008, 05:31 PM I would like to thank Patrick for his outstanding attitude and willingness to come on such forums and others to listen to customer feedback and field questions (tho innane and ignorant some may be.) That being said, I still stick to my wish list. A 8S capable controller with outstanding hardware and software. Good customer service is obvious (and well handled by CC.) A relatively small footprint, simple mounting, reliable heat dissipation w/o the use of fans (as Pat dC said, K.I.S.S.) and an amp capability of 120-160A or so. Preferably splashproof. 6mm or 5mm bullets would be great. A switching BEC is gravy. Oh, also anti-spark tech built in. (Anyone that's plugged a 40V battery into an ESC w/o pre-charged caps know what I mean.) The MGMs are outstanding hardware, but the software is primitive compared to CC's. Its not horrible, but CC is so far above everyone else software-wise it's no comparison. As said before, a CC version of the MGM 16024 would be the end all of controllers. I realize this would be a very niche controller of a already small market, but wishes can be anything. Patrick, I do have one question on the controller you are toying around with.. what would be the purpose of of going higher than 8S? IE, is what you are targeting an 1/8th scale or 1/5th scale controller? For 1/8th scale, from my bit of experience, going above 8S gives diminishing returns. Ideally you are shrinking the battery capacity as you are upping voltage. 10 or 12S of even a 3.2Ah pack is pretty heavy. Small lipo batts (say below 3.2Ah) start losing energy density ( ie mAh/g) so any eff benefits lose ground to greater weight to get the required runtime. If its the same FETs to be used, then great, more V headroom. If its pricer FETs, can the specs/price come down? Tho I'm sure you've already considered this... OTOH, are you attempting a 1/5th scale/Prius capable Big @$$ M.F. MMM ESC (BAMFMMMESC)? I just wonder if it would be a bit overkill for 1/8th scalers who want to run HV (a minority of a minority) in power and price. I can't see an 1/8th scale that would ever need or even use a 12S 3200 mah pack. For marketing purposes you may want to cut down the name a bit tho, maybe just "Godzilla Max" (he was a lizard too.) BAMFMMMESC does seem kinda catchy tho. :) Last edited by Finnster; 06.11.2008 at 05:38 PM.