Robitronic Mantis HV truggy with 10s A123

[lutach]

I really don't want the air and water folks using any my controllers to be honest. I want the controllers to be for vehicles only. I don't fly or swim so if anyone has any questions regarding to that, I wouldn't know where to begin answering them.

[sikeston34m]

As far as driveability, I wonder how well the Kontronik compares to the Quark?

I also wonder if the Kontronik Power Jazz KONM3140 has motor braking and would be compatible in a 1/10 setup. With it's 63 volt/120 amp rating, it looks pretty impressive.

[othello]

Good question. I never used a quark so i can not make a comparision between both ESCs. Maybe Lutach can chime in. I think he used them both. One thing i noticed with the Jazz ESC @ 10s A123: the lowest rpm it can handle in car mode seems to be around 3000 rpm, so the start up is not perfectly smooth. There is a small jump in rpm when you slowly push the throttle from a dead stop. But it is so minimal that you wouldn't notice it in the video. Other than that it never cogged on me and never thermalled.

The Power Jazz has no car mode (no proportional brake). So it can only be used with a braking servo.

[lutach]

The start up on my Jazz was smoother ten with the MM. The PowerJazz seems to work with a pistol radio, but it is ment for aircraft. You will need to get the program card as well to program the PowerJazz.

[suicideneil]

I am rather inspired too- its a nice looking truggy, just needs a custom motor mount and some battery trays; the monster should be able to help I reckon....