Popular Post .AJ. Posted December 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 Saw this posted on another forum by a guy from Castle and thought it was worth a share on here 👍 This might be a bit much information but I'm going to type it all out so people can reference it in other threads. Two surface product lines; Sidewinder and Mamba. Sidewinder is the value line for low cost of entry. Designed to replace RTR electronics, a huge upgrade from brushed motors, better control and programmability than brushless RTR electronics. Mamba is the high end line. As many features as we can fit in the desired form factor.Sidewinder line has three ESCs(listed smallest to largest):Sidewinder Micro 2: 1/18th scale, 2-3s, 2 amp BEC, Not Waterproof, no fan, no heat sink. 3.5mm motor bullets.Sidewinder 4: 1/10th scale, 2-3s, 2 amp BEC, waterproof, 30mm fan. 4.0mm motor bullets. Handles 3x the power of the Sidewinder Micro 2.Sidewinder 8th: 1/8th scale, 2-6s, 8 amp BEC, waterproof, 30mm fan. 6.5mm motor bullets. Handles 4.5x the power of the Sidewinder Micro 2 and 50% more power than the Sidewinder 4.Mamba Line has five ESCs(listed smallest to largest):Mamba Micro X: 1/18th scale, 2-3s, 2 amp BEC, AUX wire, waterproof, sensor port, no fan. 3.5mm motor bullets. Very similar ESC design to the Sidewinder Micro 2, but handles about 40% more power. Also works in 1/10th scale for racing with 17.5T or 13.5 turn motors on 2s in 2wd buggies and 2wd stadium trucks.Mamba X: 1/10 scale, 2-6s, 8 amp BEC, AUX wire, waterproof, sensor port, 30mm fan. 4.0mm motor bullets Handles 2.2x the power of the Mamba Micro X and about 40% more power than the Sidewinder 4. Also works in 1/8th scale buggies for 4s racing.Mamba Monster X: 1/8th scale, 2-6s, 8 amp BEC, AUX wire, waterproof, sensor port, 30mm fan. 6.5mm motor bullets. Handles about 33% more power than the Sidewinder 8th or Mamba X.Mamba Monster X 8S: 1/6-1/8th scale, 2-8s, 8 amp BEC, AUX wire, waterproof, sensor port, 40mm fan. 6.5mm motor bullets. Handles about 55% more power than the Mamba X and about 20% more power than the Mamba Monster X.Mamba XLX: 1/5 scale, 3-8s, 20 amp BEC, AUX Wire, NOT Waterproof, NO sensor port, 40mm fan. 8.0mm motor bullets.1 Handles about 33% more power than the Mamba Monster X and about 15% more power than the Mamba Monster X 8s. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post .AJ. Posted December 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2020 Motor size explained The number are in inches in the same way that a 4074 is in millimeters. A 1512 has a 1.5" diameter stator and a 1.2" long stator. We don't hold 100% to that with the lengths(All of the 1406 motors are called all 1406, but they don't all have 0.6" long stators), but the diameters are exact. The 08xx series has a 0.8" diameter; the 14xx series has a 1.4" diameter; the 15xx series has a 1.5" diameter; the 17xx series has a 1.7" diameter; and the 20xx series has a 2.0" diameter. Keep in mind this measurement is the stator size. For anyone that doesn't know the stator is the laminated steel core of a brushless motor that has the wires wrapped around it. The outside dimensions of the motors is obviously longer than the name implies because they is other parts of the motor that extend beyond the ends of the stator. In general then ends don't change in length much between the different lengths of a size. So a 1515 is going to be approximately 0.3" longer than a 1512. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Great post @.AJ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Busby Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Super useful information bud! The one that is pretty interesting and isn't touched on here, is that a lot of the Castle ESCs work with Brushed and Brushless motors, assuming you program them accordingly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Has anyone seen an easy conversion chart that translates the Castle can sizes back into conventional metric sizes? What are their equivalents to 3652 or 3660 for example? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No brains Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: Has anyone seen an easy conversion chart that translates the Castle can sizes back into conventional metric sizes? What are their equivalents to 3652 or 3660 for example? the 1406 is about 50mm long and the 1410 3800kv sct is 52.4 if have them both they are good motors, but if you want one for you outlaw these are to small, castle do no have a 3660 can motor only bigger, I have a1415 2400kv in my rock rey but that is like a3670 motor 70mm long Edited June 18, 2021 by No brains 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 They now have a 1412 motor that is 3660 3200kv 👍 https://www.castlecreations.com/en/2wd-short-course-truck-4-5-lbs/castle-1412-sensored-motor-3200kv-060-0085-00 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No brains Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, .AJ. said: They now have a 1412 motor that is 3660 3200kv 👍 https://www.castlecreations.com/en/2wd-short-course-truck-4-5-lbs/castle-1412-sensored-motor-3200kv-060-0085-00 That is a new one for me, like it more options to choose, I love my castle motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No brains Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 47 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: Has anyone seen an easy conversion chart that translates the Castle can sizes back into conventional metric sizes? What are their equivalents to 3652 or 3660 for example? The 1412 motor is 62.5mm long maybe to long for the outlaw, hobbywing has a xerun 3660 that is sensored but also 62mm long, I don't know how much room you have in the car, but to be honest why put a expense sensored combo in the outlaw, I only run sensorless and can run really slow with it I even compared it with a sensored motor but it was not a big differance, maybe in a crawler or race car is sensored the way to go, but for the outlaw I think it is a waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, .AJ. said: They now have a 1412 motor that is 3660 3200kv 👍 https://www.castlecreations.com/en/2wd-short-course-truck-4-5-lbs/castle-1412-sensored-motor-3200kv-060-0085-00 Is this available in a combo? The world of sensored motors and the Castle lineup is completely new to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, No brains said: to be honest why put a expense sensored combo in the outlaw, The Outlaw is not my only car/project 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 https://www.amainhobbies.com/castle-creations-copperhead-10-limited-edition-sensored-combo-w-1412-3200kv-cse010-0168-00/p-qqqcqawapmzxqctz The Copperhead esc is pretty much a sensored Sidewinder 4 according to John at Holmes Hobbies 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No brains Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 8 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: The Outlaw is not my only car/project 😉 Oke thought you want one for your outlaw😜, preserve you for buying an expense combo and waste a lot of money 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiddlofMoRon Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Finally made my way around to this post 🤓. Really helpful since I'm building this Slash2wd. Thanks for sharing your findings mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H1q Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Imagine getting one of these beasts! 😆 From the CastleRC Instagram page (couldn’t find a more user-friendly link!) https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgiB7fzjDPA/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Edited July 28, 2022 by H1q Typo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gampla Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 What are the sidewinder sv3 like are they worth the money vs hobbyking Turnigy TrackStar Waterproof 1/10 brushless system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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