[crazyjr]

Originally Posted by Pdelcast

We developed a whole new stator and rotor design for this car -- it uses a shorter and lighter rotor for faster spin-up, and is up to 4% more efficient than the original 1717.

The stator design was optimized for higher maximum currents, and higher saturation currents -- so the efficiency doesn't "brick wall" at extreme currents.

The controller is the newest version of the MMM, with the new Infineon BSC011 extreme MOSFETS, with .0011 ohms / MOSFET. The additional capacitor pack was required to keep the ripple currents at the controller input at a minimum during extremely high (300+ Amp) currents during acceleration.

This is also our first ESC to implement our "Castle Link Live" operating mode, which reports ESC data in real-time to the receiver without using any external wiring. This allows the ESC data (like RPM, temperature, etc.) to be displayed in real-time on the IPhone/Ipod touch application.

Very cool implementation.

So this is basically the next gen mamba monster, cool to know, glad i waited. Will the esc and motor work in a 1/8 truggy?

Originally Posted by BrianG

Hmm, that new link thing is nice, but too bad it's only for Apple's iCrap (sorry, I have a thing against Apple). The ESC with added cap bank looks pretty mean though, and the motor should find a home in many vehicles (I really like my 1717 even on just 5s).

It's ok on the apple crap, Gives me a reason for getting a used Ipod touch

Originally Posted by snellemin

See, now Castle just surpassed MGM.

Question of the day is... Is Castle going to sell the controller by itself, or does Traxxas have the ownership of the product and I just will have to wait to find them on Ebay.

I think it will be a traxxas thing for a while, they got the only radio that can relay the telementry right now

Originally Posted by freddy

Maybe the HPI 5sc flux will get the same power system.

Doubt it, they cheaped out on the motors Don't think they will spend on an untryed tech