Bidproducts 125a esc?

[Pedebeater]

I think I will be buying and testing this esc for my truggy project. It is so cheap I don't see how I can go wrong. I was wondering if anyone had any more info on this. Anything is greatly appreciated, thank you.

http://www.bidproduct.com/part/Produ...20ESC_117.html

[hemiblas]

I dont see a price, but I would save up your money for a single good controller and go that route. I had a bunch of 80A esc like that and they melted. Its better to get a good one with a warranty and then you dont have to worry. You dont want to be the first one to try something new only to find it doesnt work.

[BL_RV0]

The price is $34, it's at the very right of the page. Stupid location for the price IMO.

[Pedebeater]

I still think I will give it a try. Get me running while saving for the godly MMM. lol

[lutach]

You will need to use mechanical brakes with the airplane controlelrs. If those are the same as the Himodel unit, it might work with a pistol radio without the pistix.

[Pedebeater]

I was thinking about the whole machanical brakes thing and was hoping you could help me out a little with it. From what I was told I need to make a j-harness, to plug the esc and brake servo into the same channel. Now I don't understand how the servo is going to apply brake when I put brake on with the transmitter. How do they get synchronized with th esc?


Thank you,
PB

[MetalMan]

A Y-harness is one way to go. It would actuate brakes the same way as if there were no Y-harness.
Another way to go is channel mixing, if your radio is good enough. For example, on my Nomadio React I have channel 2 for throttle and I set up channel 3 for the brake servo for my Savage and buggy. Moving the trigger will actuate either the brake or forward throttle, since I set up the brake so that it has no throw when forward throttle is inputted.

[Pedebeater]

I doubt my radio has that feature, but I will check. I am using a Airtronics mx-3s. The only thing that was keeping me from the 200amp esc was the listed dimensions, but it looks to be the same size just double stacked boards, so I might give it a try.


http://www.bidproduct.com/part/Produ...20ESC_118.html

[lutach]

You will disable the ESC brakes to start with. The Y harness is ideal if you don't have a digital radio that has the channel mixing option. It's fairly simple the way it works. It's the same way it would work if you had it as a nitro.

[Pedebeater]

Ok thank you. My radio is digital, but doesn't have all features.

[lutach]

Originally Posted by Pedebeater

Ok thank you. My radio is digital, but doesn't have all features.

Just go with the Y harness and it will work.