Castle moving sale - Page 24 - RC-Monster Forums

BrianG · 10.12.2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by pinkpanda3310

... for a big esc (aka hvmmm)

;)

I thought it was going to be called the "omgwtfbbq"?

pinkpanda3310 · 10.12.2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

I thought it was going to be called the "omgwtfbbq"?

That did cross my mind

BrianG · 10.12.2010, 10:23 AM

Conspiracy theories much?

Seriously, I think it's a combination of finding items boxed away during the move and a liquidation of motors that never quite took off (hence the no-support statement). As far as not buying a Neu motor, don't worry: IIRC, Neu gets royalties (or whatever it's called) on every motor sale.

I don't know if it was an unintended consequence, but this sale may just squash some sales for the CC knock-offs you see popping up.

The only thing I think Castle should have done differently is maybe give the dealers (like Mike) the $60-$70 deal and let the dealers in turn sell them for a small profit. They would most definitely have charged more (like $100 or so), but they would still have sold like hotcakes. And shops like RCM are geared for selling small quantities to consumers, so the shipping snafus would probably have been avoided altogether. Not to mention it supports the dealers. Just my $0.02...

pinkpanda3310 · 10.12.2010, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

....and a liquidation of motors that never quite took off (hence the no-support statement).

If they offered the newer motors in a combo they might have moved more.

sikeston34m · 10.12.2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

I don't know if it was an unintended consequence, but this sale may just squash some sales for the CC knock-offs you see popping up.

Uh Huh! This one is true. I know.

My 2 cents. The knock-off's deserve it.

Castle is a great company with great products.

transtalon · 10.12.2010, 09:43 PM

Got the rest of my 1717 (2X) car version today. I am very pleased with the quality of Castle Products. Thanks again for correcting the motors.

Mmirage · 10.13.2010, 02:42 AM

@Thomas, thanks for taking the time responding on my "conspiracy" post, appreciated. It explains a lot!
But what about the fact that you will have a pretty hard time selling even the popular motors at a normal price again after the sale? Like I said, who is gonna pay 200 for a 1515 from you guys when they can get a slightly bigger one for about half the price on ebay. Assuming that all of us who bought probably too much motors are gonna sell them again once the best motors for projects have been chosen.

Did not think abouth the soldering theory, interesting one

I do hate soldering myself as well.

bruce750i · 10.12.2010, 10:33 AM

Lots of people can't/don't solder on new motor plugs. What current and future Esc's fits all these motors right out of the box?

BrianG · 10.12.2010, 10:35 AM

Personally, soldering should be a requirement in this hobby. That said, these motors come with bullets already soldered on the motor, and incude a pack of matching female connectors. I believe these motors will plug right into a MMM.

KniteWulfe · 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Personally, soldering should be a requirement in this hobby. That said, these motors come with bullets already soldered on the motor, and incude a pack of matching female connectors. I believe these motors will plug right into a MMM.

I haven't gotten any female connectors with any of my motors. Would have been nice though.

I totally agree about the soldering though.

Nard Cox · 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Personally, soldering should be a requirement in this hobby. That said, these motors come with bullets already soldered on the motor, and incude a pack of matching female connectors. I believe these motors will plug right into a MMM.

X2 on the soldering. Sometimes I see comments on a Dutch forum of guys that don't want to solder so they let the LHS do it. Typing this reminds me a thread like this not to long ago here on RCM, but it's in the FREEZEr now

Did you get a set of female plugs with it? I didn't .. no biggy though :)

10.12.2010, 11:24 AM

no females for me either :) just a pinion i have no use for ;)

KniteWulfe · 10.12.2010, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Bazzokajoe

no females for me either :) just a pinion i have no use for ;)

Lol, yeah I'm still trying to figure out what I'm going to do with all these M0.8 pinions. Maybe I'll make a necklace for my wife

BrianG · 12:05 PM

Sorry about the female plug mixup guys. I ordered a 1717 car version, but was a victim of the dreaded 1717 air/car mixup (despite Thomas's best efforts) and got the air version. This motor came with a set of female connectors, so I wrongly assumed they all did. My bad.

That said, when the new car motor comes in, I might check to see if it too comes with the female connectors, and if not, "borrow" them from the air motor package. Don't tell Patrick or Thomas though! Seriously, I'll call them first and they can just add the extra cost to my account.

KniteWulfe · 10.12.2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

Sorry about the female plug mixup guys. I ordered a 1717 car version, but was a victim of the dreaded 1717 air/car mixup (despite Thomas's best efforts) and got the air version. This motor came with a set of female connectors, so I wrongly assumed they all did. My bad.

That said, when the new car motor comes in, I might check to see if it too comes with the female connectors, and if not, "borrow" them from the air motor package. Don't tell Patrick or Thomas though! Seriously, I'll call them first and they can just add the extra cost to my accout

I did get a set of females with a cm36 that I got back from repair, which was pretty cool.