MM update is up!

[glassdoctor]

Want to trade one of your HW speedos for one of my MM? :)

[lutach]

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

Want to trade one of your HW speedos for one of my MM? :)

My HW is kicking butt. Drove it today until it hit the cut off and got 25 minutes run time. I might have found the right gearing for my TC3 and HW/N80 combo.

well i tried the update on a novak hv 4.5 motor in the xt8 and it was much better as well, still cogged, but gearing way down may make it drivable but the kv rating is to high, the calc. said it was like 72k rpms and 85 mph, so i wont be running this!!!!!

cant wait till more reply, i think a neu is my next step, as long as it this fixes the cogging

[VintageMA]

I am used to deadband being expressed as a % of the throttle travel. There doesn't seemto be any documentation on how Castle is expressing it in milliseconds. Also the milliseconds ratings of the trasmitter calibration seem odd. Any thoughts?

[rchippie]

Will there be any benifite when using two pole motors like my lehner 1950 or is this mainly for 4 pole motors ?.

[BrianG]

The number of poles had nothing to do with the MM issue, it was with slotted stators. Don't know if other motor types were affected...

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by BrianG

The number of poles had nothing to do with the MM issue, it was with slotted stators. Don't know if other motor types were affected...

Just checking . I just downloaded the update maybe i'll try it out tommorow & see if i feel a difference. Do you think the update will affect the settings i am currently using ?.

[BrianG]

lol, no idea. Since I'm not running a slotted stator motor, I'm gonna wait to see what problems other people have with the update before I do so.

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by BrianG

lol, no idea. Since I'm not running a slotted stator motor, I'm gonna wait to see what problems other people have with the update before I do so.

It's to late for me i all ready down loaded the update into my computer .

[gixxer]

great to see they finally got an update for slotted motors. I will wait a little though to see how it works out for people running the neu motors.

[MetalMan]

Just got back in from a quick bash-type run with my Hyper 8: MM Neu 1512/2.5D, 4s Lipo, 4 extra 35v 3300uf low ESR caps, geared for ~35mph (14/46). In all honesty, I just about couldn't get it to cog with the new software. From stop to any throttle position, the MM got it right every time. I then pushed the MM backwards to ~5mph, and grabbed a lot of forward throttle. About 80% of the time the MM stopped the buggy quickly, and shot it forward without anything I'd call cogging. The other 20% was only minor cogging, but was still MUCH better than the previous software version.

This run was done WITHOUT a heatsink (it popped off last night), and after roughly 4mins of some rough bashing on grass the top FETs were maybe 90 deg. F, with ambient being about 60 deg. F.

Too bad for Quark, I strongly believe the MM is now extremely capable of running Neu motors (and I thought it was prior to the update).

If the front axle on my crawler weren't broken, I would comment on how the Mamba 25 runs an outrunner compared to before.

[ClodMaxx]

Originally Posted by MetalMan

If the front axle on my crawler weren't broken, I would comment on how the Mamba 25 runs an outrunner compared to before.

i just updated both MM's on my super (they're attached to outrunners), and i can tell a BIG improvement in smoothness. they didn't cog before and i thought they were smooth prior to the update, but now they're baby's butt smooth!

every noise from the MM does seem louder though.

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by ClodMaxx

every noise from the MM does seem louder though.

That's to appeal to the nitro crowd

[ClodMaxx]

Originally Posted by MetalMan

That's to appeal to the nitro crowd

how funny would that be... if castle came out with another firmware update where the controllers would make artificial weed wacker noises when the throttle is used...

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by ClodMaxx

how funny would that be... if castle came out with another firmware update where the controllers would make artificial weed wacker noises when the throttle is used...

We could call it a SNN module (simulated nitro noise). They could also develop a pressurized container that automatically sprays the inside of the body and chassis with a sticky substance whenever the body is installed! Or a mercury switch that turns the esc off when you flip the car over. This would be great stuff, and would really help people with the changes from nitro to brushless.