150amps hobbywing esc in fire in my house!!!

[hemiblas]

Hey guys, I'm not saying I wouldnt buy one or that I have had one either. I'm just asking if anyone has actually sent one over, gotton it fixed and had it returned. I dont think anyone will answer that they have. The savings over the MM and MMM is there, but if it smokes in the first week or two, you are out an ESC for a long time, but thats only if you get it back. I know a lot of people run these things and they work well, but as Brian said there is a lot of current running through these things and they are more prone to failure then lets say the speed control powering your radio shack truck that does 3 mph and lasts forever.

If an MM is used within spec Castle will warranty it. The MM 7XL combo in my emaxx pulls the same amps as my MM 7700 combo in my rustler. Geared for about 35mph its a safe setup and Castle will warranty it. They dont have a magic crystal ball that tells them what you run these things in, but they do have ways of knowing if you tried to overamp your esc.

Castle has always had good support and they have probably fixed and/or replaced more than their fair share of faulty esc's due to user error and not product defects. Their one year warranty is unheard of for this type of stuff where a lot of other companies only offer 3 months.

[superek4]

Now adays if u r serious abt racing or hardcore basher u need a stand by esc

Originally Posted by hemiblas

Hey guys, I'm not saying I wouldnt buy one or that I have had one either. I'm just asking if anyone has actually sent one over, gotton it fixed and had it returned. I dont think anyone will answer that they have. The savings over the MM and MMM is there, but if it smokes in the first week or two, you are out an ESC for a long time, but thats only if you get it back. I know a lot of people run these things and they work well, but as Brian said there is a lot of current running through these things and they are more prone to failure then lets say the speed control powering your radio shack truck that does 3 mph and lasts forever.

If an MM is used within spec Castle will warranty it. The MM 7XL combo in my emaxx pulls the same amps as my MM 7700 combo in my rustler. Geared for about 35mph its a safe setup and Castle will warranty it. They dont have a magic crystal ball that tells them what you run these things in, but they do have ways of knowing if you tried to overamp your esc.

Castle has always had good support and they have probably fixed and/or replaced more than their fair share of faulty esc's due to user error and not product defects. Their one year warranty is unheard of for this type of stuff where a lot of other companies only offer 3 months.

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[littlegiant]

Originally Posted by hemiblas

Hey guys, I'm not saying I wouldnt buy one or that I have had one either. I'm just asking if anyone has actually sent one over, gotton it fixed and had it returned. I dont think anyone will answer that they have. The savings over the MM and MMM is there, but if it smokes in the first week or two, you are out an ESC for a long time, but thats only if you get it back. I know a lot of people run these things and they work well, but as Brian said there is a lot of current running through these things and they are more prone to failure then lets say the speed control powering your radio shack truck that does 3 mph and lasts forever.

If an MM is used within spec Castle will warranty it. The MM 7XL combo in my emaxx pulls the same amps as my MM 7700 combo in my rustler. Geared for about 35mph its a safe setup and Castle will warranty it. They dont have a magic crystal ball that tells them what you run these things in, but they do have ways of knowing if you tried to overamp your esc.

Castle has always had good support and they have probably fixed and/or replaced more than their fair share of faulty esc's due to user error and not product defects. Their one year warranty is unheard of for this type of stuff where a lot of other companies only offer 3 months.

I like castle's after sales service. They even provide non-warrenty repairs at a low price. I am intending to get a MMM + castle neu motor combo.

That aside, being a brushless esc user, I wan to try all those affordable brushless escs out there before even bashing the products. What struck me about the HW escs are that they are really cheap and they are sensored. And if they work flawlessly, then they are a real steal. The issue here right now is if Hobbywing will replace damaged escs due their intrinsic defects. Time will tell.

And alot of MMM went poof even they were ran within specs. Most just burnt up when batteries were connected to them. Not that much of user error I suppose.