Breitling.1884 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I am needing a waterproof ESC since mudding for the first time the other day with my SCX10 Rubicon and realised what i been missing, however, being a bit of a newbie, i realise i need to chang things, could someone please point me in the right direction regarding the electronics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawalker666 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 mtroniks rock c is a good budget choice. ive used them on several off my cars and never really had problems with them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) I've just had mine fail. The power switch wires are painfully thin - and bad luck with a twig snapped it - I wired it permanently live and only had reverse. I'm looking at getting either a Traxxas XL 5 esc or the Axial AE-5 esc, both are waterproof, lipo capable. I'm leaning towards the Axial as it's easy to change between lipo an nimh modes aswell as drag brake strength. And at $40-$50 shipped from the states means they're only about Edited October 27, 2014 by Pistonhead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 traxxas xl5 is the obvious choice. had 2 mtroniks ones, one went into a hedgerow and the other straight out of the wraith and onto the bay, waste of money in my opinion. the other thing is getting a small waterproof box and mounting it onto the chassis, i run a tekin fxr that would scream if a drop of water got within a foot of it but in the box sealed up its as happy as larry. the ae2 esc is a good choice too if you dont mind popping it into a sealed box. the ultimate apparently is the holmes hobbies brxl but from recent reviews they seem a little hit and miss. what kind of money are you wanting to spend?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Can't fault my BRXL, I've run 4s on it without any issues and is rated all the way up to 6s. I know another forum member had one recently and had issues with it, BUT that was all down to user error from what I could work out lol Edited October 27, 2014 by .AJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the watchman Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hpi 15sc wp runs lipo, up to 2s, has drag brake, its waterproof, can run motors down to 15 turns and is dead cheap like less than 30 quid, the etronix one is the same just rebranded, it does have a very high heatsink though so depends how room you have on your chassis, im currently running a rc4wd outcry its a cracking esc that can take 4s but has no lipo cut off so a buzzer is needed and is not waterproof, you can plastidip any esc though if you want waterproof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breitling.1884 Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks for all your suggestions guys but i have now got the E-Tronics Probe, it has 2s lipo with cut off which is all i use, its waterproof, has drag brake, easy to set up and only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the watchman Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Good choice thats the same as the hpi 15wp but just rebranded, i have run one for the last 2 years and it has not missed a beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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