Castle 2200Kv or Medusa 80mm 2000Kv

[Unsullied_Spy]

Originally Posted by Dagger Thrasher

I think Ascheck is right in that the efficiency and power between the Castle-Neu and Medusa 80mm will be probably very similar. The Medusa will have a *slightly* longer rotor, but the difference will be very small. All I know is that my Castle motor stays ice-cool (not literally lol...but hasn't hit over 130F).

However, the Castle motor is built much better for offroad use, IMO. Bigger bearings, and a much thicker/tougher casing. That the windings terminate inside the motor and are presoldered to nice, thick 10AWG wires makes things even easier. It's also sealed, so you won't get any rubbish inside. A word of warning though; The Castle motor on 6S will be utterly incredible! Good job you're bashing, as it'd be way too much for racing unless you have exceptional finger control.

Either of those motors can produce insane amounts of power and remain cool, but I'd go for the Castle personally. It's just built better.

Hard to find anything wrong with this post.

I've got an 80mm Medusa in my Muggy and it's an excellent motor but nothing compares to a Neu. The price difference between the 80mm and the CC Neu is negligible, you can get a CC Neu for $140-$150 and I got my 80mm for $135. Just get the CC Neu, they're a good motor.

[Raze ST Truggy]

I have both the CC2200 and a 80mm 1600kv Medusa and an MMM for both. I was thinking that the medusa was better suited for the muggy, but after reading this thread I'm not sure.

What do you guy's think is a better combo for a muggy, and since I'm asking which for my Raze ST Truggy? Thanks

Sorry if this is a hyjack.

-Brian

[Finnster]

Originally Posted by Raze ST Truggy

I have both the CC2200 and a 80mm 1600kv Medusa and an MMM for both. I was thinking that the medusa was better suited for the muggy, but after reading this thread I'm not sure.

What do you guy's think is a better combo for a muggy, and since I'm asking which for my Raze ST Truggy? Thanks

Sorry if this is a hyjack.

-Brian

Run them both and lets see a side by side!

[Raze ST Truggy]

Originally Posted by Finnster

Run them both and lets see a side by side!

An eagle tree setup is my next order, but I can't pull that trigger just yet. Once I get that I'll post up all kings of results. I've got a bunch of stuff I want to get data from.

-Brian

[jsr]

Originally Posted by Raze ST Truggy

I have both the CC2200 and a 80mm 1600kv Medusa and an MMM for both. I was thinking that the medusa was better suited for the muggy, but after reading this thread I'm not sure.

What do you guy's think is a better combo for a muggy, and since I'm asking which for my Raze ST Truggy? Thanks

Whichever one generates more torque is what I'd run in the Muggy as it's a heavier truck.

Originally Posted by stum

PS check the specs, the medusa 80mm will run hotter than the castle-neu, it cannot generate anywhere near as much torque.

stum - what specs are these? Sorry, I don't know how to read the specs for motors or even where ther are.

[GO-RIDE.com]

I've driven 3 different E-8ight buggies with MMM, 4S, and the following motors: Medusa 60x2000, Castle Neu 2200, Neu 1512 2050

Castle Neu: I didn't really like the Castle Neu. It was jerky in acceleration, very jerky on the brakes, and had the most drag by far when turning off power

Neu 1512 2050kv: This is a very easy to drive motor with plenty of power, but still very smooth and controlled for a non-sensored motor. It had the least amount of off power drag and allowed the buggy to turn better than the others.

Medusa 60x2000 (I own this one): Sits between the two motors in smoothness and ease of driving. IMO much better than the Castle Neu, but the Neu Neu was also a lot better than the Medusa.

Seeing as the Castle Neu 2200 is more comparable to a Neu 1515 or a Medusa 70 or even 80 the differences may be a lot smaller when compared to these more similar motors.