Modified Tekin R1Pro

[jhautz]

Just a little update on the GriffinRU R1Pro I am running. Ran it again this weekekend at round 3 of the Prarieland Shootout. Once again It ran with no issues. Temped a 154F on the esc after the 15 minute B main. This is with no fans at all. So all is good. I dont forsee ever removing this spedo from my 808.



If anything changes I'll let you guys know, but to date this by far my favorite 1/8 buggy race esc.

[pb4ugo]

How much of an improvement is the modified version over running an out of the box version with the upgraded cap?

I'm loving the hell out of my R1 Pro to the point of recomending them to everybody and ordering five more. I'd be interested in having the mods done to all of them if reasonably priced and improved performance.

[jhautz]

Thats a hard question to answer exactly. I ran it before the mod mostly on the indoor track in the winter when it was much colder and got similar temps. This last weekend the modified esc got a pretty good workout and temped very well at only low to mid 150's with no fan after the 15 minute main. Thats pretty good even for the big escs I was ruinning. Edumakated was running his buggy in the same conditions on 4s rather than 5s and getting higher tmeps on his MMM without a fan. The 4s may have been harder on the esc than 5s as far as heat goes though so, if I had to compare it I would say it is at least as good as the MMM without a fan.

Not sure if that helps you or not.

Keep running it as is. If you have temp problems then have Artur mod it. He out of buisness for a bit right now anyway so you might as well run it. By the time he is ready to go again this thing will have been throught the paces a number of times and I should have a better long term assesment. So far its has been stellar for 2 race days. I still havent been to my regular track with it though so that will give me a better sense of how it performs against the MMM.