Sidewinder ESC

[johnrobholmes]

Not that many of you power hungry people care , but the Sidewinder ESC is almost done in production. The selling price will be about $77 street, and the controlling software is suuuuper butter as compared to the old MM startup routine. It will be a great low cost controller for people wanting sub 50mph setups. If you want some more details I can now tell you what I know.

[Arct1k]

Of course we love the details...

[jnev]

Will this be programmable on the computer as well like the MM? How many cells can it run? How many amps can it take (continuous and burst)?

[skellyo]

Good for crawling too, right? I'd imagine at that price, it would be a nice alternative to folks buying the MM to run an outrunnner.

[lincpimp]

You are a tester, correct?

I usually read your posts over at the crawler forum(rcc), good info to be had!

I guess some std info would be nice, like amp rating, programability, etc.

Also, will it be good for 4s?, with the bec disabled, of course.

The price does sound good, especially since it will be cheaper than the velineon. Any chance that cc will bring out a lower kv motor than the 4600? That would also be nice.

Thanks for the info jrh.

[johnrobholmes]

Well, to start with it has about the same footprint as the MM. It is brushed and brushless just like the MM. It does not have a usb port on the side. It is PC programmable with MORE features than the current MM. It has deadband added I know, and they might have added more features.

The amp rating is probably around 60-70 continuous. Don't know the burst. 4s? Probably, but I haven't tried yet. It is rated for 3s operation.


I think that about covers it.


Oh yes, it controls slotted motors MUCH better. The low speed resolution is also about 10x better than the old MM. It ramps up better.

[squeeforever]

I wonder how it would do in a MT?

[Matthew_Armeni]

This sounds awesome for tenth scale applications. I love my MM so if I get a stadium truck I'll be getting this controller for sure, maybe with a Traxxas motor instead of the 4600. Plus I'll finally have a reason to buy the Castle Link besides upping my BEC voltage.

[snellemin]

More programmable features you say? If it will do 4s, I'll get one for my dragster.

[lincpimp]

How about a pair of these with a pair of 12l feigao motors in a new emaxx. Run a pair of smaller (3000mah) 4s lipos or 2 2s larger packs in series and it would be a beast, and stay cool too. 150 for the two esc, and 100 for the 2 motors. The lipos would be the most expensive part, but I am sure that they could be had for around 200 for the pair. Just a thought!

[Serum]

What programming options are added?

[squeeforever]

I might see about trying on of the in my Revo. Might run ok with a 8XL on 4S with the 2 speed. The 2 speed and mechanical brakes should help keep it fairly cool...

[Serum]

Sounds like a perfect plan. it would be awesome if it does the job on 4S.

[squeeforever]

Yea, I hope it will work well to. Only thing is gearing is gonna have to be spot on...Think the 7XL will be ok? If not, I'm gonna have to get another motor anyway. Probably get a 8XL and put that in the Revo and the 7XL in the Racebomb with the MM.

Thats is cheap!

I want to hear how it does on 4s, its only 27 bucks more then a flat rate MM (which is what I need right now... To have a brand new controller