TurboTimmy 88 Posted June 27, 2018 I got one of these Chinese ESCs on Ebay-cheap. Are these any good or should I just buy another Tamiya ESC? I plan on building a custom Baja Bug from a Hornet chassis and use a standard 540 brushed motor with a 7.2v Nimh stick battery. Thanks for any info. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Backlash 481 Posted June 28, 2018 If you have already bought that ESC, then give it a try.. One would hope that it could handle a silver can 540 motor, and a 7.2V NiMh battery in a light chassis like a Hornet just fine.. If not, I would buy a HobbyWing Quicrun 1060 ESC instead.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftyAl 164 Posted June 28, 2018 I tried a cheapo 120A Chinese ESC. Was OK on 2S, but did not last long on 3S. Agree with Backlash. I use the 1060s for brushed cars and as I learnt on here, if you want an easy speed upgrade just put a 3S LIPO in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark_C 198 Posted June 28, 2018 I have a different cheapo chinese esc that came in a car I bought - it works but I can't even find out a motor turn limit for it, let alone if there is a way to set the neutral position etc. I wouldn't buy one from choice. I would assume you'll need to run a separate lipo alarm on that one ? even if it has one I'm not sure I would trust it... I've got both a Hobbywing 1060 and an older 1040. They are pretty good little escs but take a good look at the car its going in, they're a bit stingy with the wire lengths, especially the on/off switch. They actually don't work well in some of my cars because I can't mount the switch somewhere accessible because the wire is too short. Motor wires are better, but still a bit on the short side. I actually avoided buying the Hobbywing for the last couple of escs because the cars it was going in meant that the motor wires wouldn't reach and I couldn't put the switch anywhere sensible. I'd pay a quid or two extra if they added a couple of inches to the wires and put a proper mountable switch (i.e. has screw holes) on. Last time I bought a couple of these instead: https://www.modelsport.co.uk/etronix-probe-plus-2-0-brushed-wp-electronic-speed-controller/rc-car-products/397047 I've installed them but not run yet. The wires are much longer and has a mountable switch, 14T (vs 12T for the HW1060) is good enough but the unit itself is a fair bit bigger than the 1060. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites