Castle - Make A Special Edition Monster

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Originally Posted by Five-oh-joe

You missed my point about the Speed Passion GT ESC though. It combines both worlds. Apparently, if you run something like a Novak on this ESC, it runs far better due to the variations in timing that the ESC can select, like you say.

I don't understand how having sensors creates reliability issues? I have an original SS5800 motor that's still going strong. It's been run on anything from 6 cell Nimh to 2s lipo to 12 cell Nimh. No problems yet and the motor has to be a few years old. I've read of the odd problem with a Novak motor here and there, but in comparison to some other motor issues, it's not NEAR as prevalent. Sure, more parts means a higher chance of failure, but for the sheer amount of motors they have out, I've only heard of a few reports where the motor was messed up due to sensors.

I'm sorry, I didn't miss your point. I'm saying there is no reason to run sensors AT ALL. Adding sensors to a motor / speed control has no benefit, and proven drawbacks, so why do it?

Reliability issues are because of additional small wires that can get pinched, broken, fatigued, etc, as well as an additional PCB in the motor that can get damaged or fail. More failure points in the system, lower reliability.