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As soon as you guys that posted, you have a MMM v3 comming, take some pictures of the case and let us all know if they have addressed all the issues. Thanks

[JaySki]

Originally Posted by cwallis

As soon as you guys that posted, you have a MMM v3 comming, take some pictures of the case and let us all know if they have addressed all the issues. Thanks

I had planned on it.

[lincpimp]

Well I got a MMM in the mail today from castle. Might be a v3, but it still has the female bullet connectors on the board for motor and batt connections. Looking from the top the fan appears to have more clearance between the blades and the top grille. The brain board is different. The lower case is still not right, the fan plug still touches before the board contacts.


Brain board, note the difference in the Bec circuit, upper left area:




Lower case showing imprint of fan plug:




Upper case showing some clearance between the fan and the case?:




Inside of upper case:




In the next 2 pics note how there is a gap between the lower case and the board. i am pressing hard in this pic. Some foam suspension will be required, and I will clearance the case below the fan plug.

[lincpimp]

Here are some comparison pics between a v2 and the v3 I got today...

From what I can tell, the cases are identical, so I guess CC do not have the new cases yet. IIRC, Patrick did say that they were getting them next week (2 weeks last week).

Everything else seems to be identical other than the brain board, which has a few deleted components, and a few new ones. Mainly seems to be confined to the Bec area.

More pics showing both v2 and v3:

[lincpimp]

So here are a few thoughts...

The lower case needs to be different in a few ways. Patrick said that the new cases would have more clearance for the fan plug, and the fan. This should cure a few problems, and give the pcb added support. The fan wire still bothers me, as the ledge on the lower case can trap it between the case and the pcb. The cutout that clears the switch/signal wires need to be extended to clear the fan wires. Those fan wires also need some protection over them too, as they will rub thru under vibration.

My V3 also could do with added clearance between the motor plugs and the heatsink. I guess I will bend the fins a bit and add some heatshrink. And I still think that the switch/signal wires need some sort of protection as they exit the case. I opened up the slot and added some heatshrink on my other v2. I will most likely do that to this esc. I plan to swap this new esc into my lst and test it hard. Hope it keeps up!

[e-mike]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Here are some comparison pics between a v2 and the v3 I got today...

From what I can tell, the cases are identical, so I guess CC do not have the new cases yet. IIRC, Patrick did say that they were getting them next week (2 weeks last week).

Everything else seems to be identical other than the brain board, which has a few deleted components, and a few new ones. Mainly seems to be confined to the Bec area.

More pics showing both v2 and v3:

go test it!!!!!!we want a review