Toro 1/8 Combo

[simplechamp]

That's not really valid IMO. There's a lot more Castle products in circulation being used than HobbyWing, which means there's bound to be more failures and more people making videos about it. You would need the ratio of failures to units in circulation to really make a call either way.

[suicideneil]

Originally Posted by fastbaja5b

Do a quick internet search on Hobbywing ESC Burn and then do one on Castle MMM Burn

Tell me which has more hits.

I run Castle ESC's in my SC8 and RC8 but to say they are less likely to burn isn't entirely true.

Originally Posted by simplechamp

That's not really valid IMO. There's a lot more Castle products in circulation being used than HobbyWing, which means there's bound to be more failures and more people making videos about it. You would need the ratio of failures to units in circulation to really make a call either way.

Exactly. There must be tens of thousands of MMMs in circulation, vs a few thousand Hobbywing escs- in the USA & Europe that people report back about.

10% failure rate of 10,000 escs is 1000 dead esc threads & videos.
25% failure rate of 1,000 escs is 250 dead esc threads & videos.

Which do you think looks worse when viewed out of context huh?

It's so easy to debunk any arguments about the quality or customer support of Castle escs, makes me wonder if the people who claim the clones & knockoffs ( there are tekin copies too now.. ) are better quality have ever had to deal with the customer service departments of a company based in China, or have seen the company reps posting in support sections of popular forums...

Heck, Patric once even provided exact failure rates & production figures for all the MMM escs ( V1 to V3 at the time ), along with detailed info about components used and changes to the design to make the escs more durable..