ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROLLER

[Philip Smith 7Participant @philipsmith7]

Advice on buying

[Philip Smith 7Participant @philipsmith7]

I am building a tug. It has a single brushed M600 motor that wil be powered by a 6volt lead acid battery. I intend to control it using a Flysky FS i6 transmitter with its associated receiver. Can anybody suggest a reliable ESC. I have been looking at the marine viper range and am bewildered by the options.

Thanks p

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

Probably safe with the marine 10A, or for a modest extra outlay, the 15A version. Both offer exactly the same level of control. The really nice thing about electronicspeed controls using pulse switching is that what will control a big motor will do just as well with a small one. The downside of pulse switching is that the motors are liable to whine a bit. Personally, I quite like that as I know that something is happening when I move the stick.

[Philip Smith 7Participant @philipsmith7]

Thanks for that, would you use the plug and play type or the ones with the set up butto or are the basically the same.

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

P

I'd go for the 15A version, having used both types. The M600 might well take more than 10A, even on a relatively low voltage. I've never bought the plug-and-play version as setting the standard one up is a one-off job, assuming you intend to keep it in the same model with the same radio.

Dave M

[Philip Smith 7Participant @philipsmith7]

Thanks. I will go with your advice and get a 15amp version with the set up button. Using the set up option will help me understand the setting up process and how things work. I am on the bottom of a learning curve and new to RC.

Regards P

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

It's all shown here: MTroniks Viper 15A set-up

Dave M

[Malcolm FraryParticipant @malcolmfrary95515]

The instructions are very good, but when going through them and doing the job, you need to have them open. ESCs, like most modern electronic devices, know when the instruction book is being read and followed. Doing exactly the same thing, but with the book open, seems to do the trick when the first time didn't.

Important 1st step on the curve – always switch the transmitter on first, and off last. With the instructions open.

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