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Originally Posted by jhautz

I feel like this MM pro product is missing the mark by a bit. What is really needed is a controller between the MM and the MMM. Give me a MM current handleing capability and footprint , 5s voltage capability and a built in switching BEC (6V!!!) and you have youself a real winner for the 1/8 buggy market in my mind. The MM doesnt have the voltage capability or switching BEC and the MMM is just to dang big to be ideal in a 1/8 buggy. The conroller I described would be a direct bullseye.

I think reducing the current capability from the MM is a big mistake and will limit the usefullness of the controller. (who needs 5s in a rustler???) Why call it a pro add features and reduct the capabilites. You should call the product you described the Sidewinder pro.

I'm not trying to be a jerk, I'm just not understanding the reasoning hear. The pro version of anything RC costs more than the standard version, so why couldnt the Pro MM be a bit more expensive than the standard and keep the same current capabilities.

EDIT: Will this be marketed toward 1/10 or 1/8 buggy?

I hear you -- the MM Pro is really only for 1/10th scale -- not really 1/8th capable.

I've had a lot of requests for a smaller footprint version of the MMM. The problem is cost -- it gets really expensive to do higher current handling in a very small footprint (current per MOSFET goes way down when doing high density designs.) And remember, most of our products are designed to hit high numbers to offset the cost of R&D. BUT, there is room in our line for a high density, small footprint controller -- just don't expect it to be inexpensive...

That said -- we've been running the MMM in 1/8th buggies for about a year, and haven't had a problem fitting it in a buggy yet...