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04.02.2007, 12:46 AM

I also spoke with Richard, and engineer from Castle. He said the biggest thing when it comes to the voltage rating of the ESC is braking. Using the motor brakes puts a huge stress on the ESC, and they have had to rate the MMM to 5s Lipo because of it. However, he did say that it should do 6s with the use of mechanical brakes :).

As for a HV car ESC, Richard said that it's a ways off. I think he mentioned that they would pretty much have to make a new ESC, kind of like the MMM vs. the MM.

Castle will be coming out with the switching BEC, and it will handle 6s Lipo. A higher voltage version should also come out at some point.

We also spoke with Joe Ford for a while. He's a cool guy! At the show he was the one driving the RC Escalade (power wheels). It had a 95amp-hour lead acid battery in it and plastic tires. Apparently they were killing gears with rubber tires, so the slip from the plastic tires helps the drivetrain.

Unfortunately I didn't think to ask about the approximate MSRP/MAP for any of these items.


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