The newer Shultze 40.160

[Doug Smock]

I know they made some design changes. Has anyone here run them? What is the good the bad and the ugly?
Are they as robust as the older units??
Thanks,
Doug

[RaceMechaniX]

Doug,

I had some teething problems at first with the new controllers (40.160 and 32.200), but after I left the stock programming as is they have run flawlessy.

I have pushed both of them pretty hard well over their rated capacity and and can safely say they are probably more bulletproof than the older models. The new ones have an internal temp sensor as part of the logging. When the sensor hits 120 or 130C it automatically ramps down like a LVC. Very nice feature and so far I've hit it several times with no failures. This occured in 2-lap set-up with big props and warm water conditions.

My experience has been if you leave all the settings to "auto" they work very reliably. If you change them, you do so at your own risk and I would advise against it. Thus far the auto settings have worked excellently.

To take full advantage of them, I would pick up the USB programmer(5V-ISO) so you can download data.

I cooked my 40.160 twice, one time was my fault due to an additioanl cap bank and the second time was due to me changing the timing settings off auto. It did not like that at all.

A bonus to the Schulze's is the abilty to repair them for a pretty reasonable cost and turn around time.

Tyler

[don ferrette]

Tyler, question for you- would you add more caps or run as is? I know some say to up them to 8 caps but I'd like to hear from you since you've run both versions.

[T.C.]

Doug, give Terry Jr a call he has one.
T.C.

[Doug Smock]

Doug, give Terry Jr a call he has one.
T.C.

Ok, will you send me his # in a PM please sir. Thanks.

Thanks Tyler!!
Doug

[RaceMechaniX]

Don,

On the 40.160 I did go ahead and add extra caps because I run 1P set-ups for short races in hot set-ups. The extra caps are a bandaid for mediocre batteries, poor connectors and/or long battery cable lengths. If you run 2P with good batts, use solid connectors and keep battery cable lengths as short as possible it is not necessary to add the extra caps.

In comparison the 32.200 with factory cap count has roughly the same capacitnace as the 40.160 with extra caps due to the lower voltage (50V vs. 63V) and higher capacitance of its caps. For NAMBA and IMPBA legal classes the 32.200 is better suited than the 40.160 as we can only run up to 10S. The extra 40A continous rating goes a long way.

This pic shows the 40.160 with extra caps side by side with a stock 32.200.



The 40.303 has a lot of caps tucked under the casing.



Tyler

[JMSCARD]

I know this has nothing to do with this thread but since its a active schulze thread I thought I would ask.... I am going to run two schulze 40-160 fut V16's watercooled speedys in a 54" mhz drambeui in ice cat with twin 2215 1.5y's.... I have a ton of lipos but because of my battery trays, etc., want to run 1p per motor and esc....

So my layout was going to be 8s1p Turnigy 5000mah 40c lipos to each schulze and 2215... then with a y adapter going to each speedo and then into the one reciever.....

I am going to start off running De-tongued,Back cut,Cupped to 3.6, and Mirror polished Counter Rotating X457's by Andy Brown...

So my question again is this setup ok for 3 minute runs.... or should I definately go 8s2p 10000mah as I do have the lipos on hand to do so..... and if any of you would like to estimate the speed for me I might expect with this setup that would be nice to hear what she might be capable of on 8s..... I know the props are on the conservative side but I am not racing or setting up for saw runs... I just want a nice reliable "Big" boat to run at our family compound on the "Big" lake...

[Flying Scotsman]

Doug,


I cooked my 40.160 twice, one time was my fault due to an additioanl cap bank and the second time was due to me changing the timing settings off auto. It did not like that at all.

A bonus to the Schulze's is the abilty to repair them for a pretty reasonable cost and turn around time.

Tyler

Tyler very interesting, why did adding an additional cap bank cause a failure?

Edit woops ...Douggie refresh, refresh , refresh you moron

Douggie

[gerardobrandao]

I´m going to give mine input.

I bought a schulze 32-200 in order to substitute an damaged YGE200 NAVY.
Until now didn´t had any better speed controller then the YGE, altough it was discontinuated.
Now after the first update from V3.1 to V4,speed controller works flawlessly with the NEU 1527 1.5D and with the lehner 2250/5.
Pushing the speed controller with the neu to 190 amps and speed controller never cutted off.

i think that issue here is about compatibilty between speed controllers and motors...while the YGE drived evrything, like the MGM does, the schulze doesn´t work good with the Scorpion HK 4035/800 kv and doesn´t work to with the leopard 5692 i have!
I bet that if i had the older version of the 40 160 wk, i wouldn´t had these issues....

This is mine experience, and mine 0.02 cents

Regards

[RaceMechaniX]

Tyler very interesting, why did adding an additional cap bank cause a failure?

Edit woops ...Douggie refresh, refresh , refresh you moron

Douggie

Its a good question. I had made a Y-harness to add the Etti cap bank where I connect the batteries to. So one leg went to the batteries, one leg to the extra caps and the last to the controller. I connected them in the wrong order. I connected the batteries to the controller and the connected the extra caps. Due to the high in-rush current to charge the extra caps it pulled very high currents out of the on-board Schulze caps. This casued the lead on the Schulze Caps to vaporize! If I would have connected the batteries to the extra caps first and then the controller, I would have been much safer.

TG

[RaceMechaniX]

I know this has nothing to do with this thread but since its a active schulze thread I thought I would ask.... I am going to run two schulze 40-160 fut V16's watercooled speedys in a 54" mhz drambeui in ice cat with twin 2215 1.5y's.... I have a ton of lipos but because of my battery trays, etc., want to run 1p per motor and esc....

So my layout was going to be 8s1p Turnigy 5000mah 40c lipos to each schulze and 2215... then with a y adapter going to each speedo and then into the one reciever.....

I am going to start off running De-tongued,Back cut,Cupped to 3.6, and Mirror polished Counter Rotating X447's by Andy Brown...

So my question again is this setup ok for 3 minute runs.... or should I definately go 8s2p 10000mah as I do have the lipos on hand to do so..... and if any of you would like to estimate the speed for me I might expect with this setup that would be nice to hear what she might be capable of on 8s..... I know the props are on the conservative side but I am not racing or setting up for saw runs... I just want a nice reliable "Big" boat to run at our family compound on the "Big" lake...

You should be pretty safe there. 3 minutes may be pushing it, but set the LVC to to the higher value and test.

Tyler

[JMSCARD]

You should be pretty safe there. 3 minutes may be pushing it, but set the LVC to to the higher value and test.

Tyler

so you think 1p on 5000mah each side is ok... ? thanks for your help!!

[RaceMechaniX]

With 447 props yes. I can run a 452 on the same motor/controller/battery combo in a single cat very comfurtably.

You'll probably want more prop eventually and then I would go to 2P if you can fit it.

Tyler

[JMSCARD]

With 447 props yes. I can run a 452 on the same motor/controller/battery combo in a single cat very comfurtably.

You'll probably want more prop eventually and then I would go to 2P if you can fit it.

Tyler

Shoot I meant to say X457's... not x447's..... I have counter rotating x457's!!! the 447's are on my twin supercat...lol...

[RaceMechaniX]

That makes a big difference. Now you are on the borderline case and you will not see 3 minutes of WOT runtime.