woza Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hi guys im running a orion rx8 pro esc with the MR8L 1500kv motor in my axial yeti xl kit. When was building it up i noticed the sesor cable was damaged from previous running in my rc8t. can i use any sensor cable or are there different types for different companies. If there are different fitment what one would i need i heard the esc is a rebranded hobbywing with beefed up internals so would a hobby wing sensor work?. I havnt found a orion one on modelsport or wheelspin or apex thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Coe Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) Virtually all esc's use the same sensor cables and IFAIK all motors do. There are only 2 exceptions I've seen so far: Early Novak motors had the sensor cables built in. Same plugs at the esc end as everyone else, just the motor end was hardwired to the end bell. GM esc's for some reason use a different esc end plug. GM cables still connect to standard motor ports though which makes you wonder why they persist with their own design. Anyway this means you can use literally any sensor cable that is not GM specific. It doesn't need to be any particular brand (except GM) at all. Edited March 20, 2015 by Si Coe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboyneil Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 don't run it sensored they tend to run too hot and are known for blowing the esc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capri-boy Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) NVM, beaten to it as OP had mulitple threads. Edited March 20, 2015 by capri-boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woza Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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