Castle Hydra Ice 240A XL - New Pic!

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  • BakedMopar
    No Mo Slipah
    • Sep 2009
    • 1679

    #16
    Lol that's the way I have mines setup except my tube goes on the inside instead of the top.
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    • sailr
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Nov 2007
      • 6927

      #17
      Dang they're stingy with the wire!!
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      • Doug Smock
        Moderator
        • Apr 2007
        • 5272

        #18
        Originally posted by sailr
        Dang they're stingy with the wire!!
        Someone please tell us that was just for the photo.

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        • ray schrauwen
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Apr 2007
          • 9471

          #19
          The engineers at Schulze are probably laughing about the $0.10 Bec cct in a $300 controller.

          What was the point? Unless its a 15 amp BEC, it's useless for the size of boats these will go into....

          They still aren't listening completely, Castle, tisk, tisk... Great ideas but only a 90% execution on a product.
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          • LiPo Power
            DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
            • May 2009
            • 3186

            #20
            Well, at least this time it looks like there is only one board, not two.
            Easier to wire it up and keeping it cool....
            What do you guys think about the cooling system on it?
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            • ray schrauwen
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • Apr 2007
              • 9471

              #21
              My opinion is they have designed it well enough that it really doesn't need water cooling.

              The water cooling is just an afterthough IMO, for this unit...
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              • ray schrauwen
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Apr 2007
                • 9471

                #22
                Since it has Datalogging, I would say this is a very good value esc. Five years ago it would have been at least $500.
                I MIGHT consider a purchase of one of these.... when Steve gets stock.

                ....AND I haven't bought or run a Castle esc in at least 5 years... I told them what I thought directly, seems like they listen fairly well, just dump the BEC Castle and I'm BACK!!!
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                • Doby
                  KANADA RULES!
                  • Apr 2007
                  • 7280

                  #23
                  Looks like its still going to be a PITA to attach the cooling lines.
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                  • ray schrauwen
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 9471

                    #24
                    I don't see why?????
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                    • Rumdog
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 6453

                      #25
                      Cuz they are too damn close together.
                      That doesnt mean I dont want one though!

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                      • Doby
                        KANADA RULES!
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 7280

                        #26
                        Originally posted by ray schrauwen
                        I don't see why?????
                        The tubes will have to be bent to accomodate any decent size of tubing.......they Hydras are the same, a real PITA ........Castle needs to get on the ball with that.
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                        • LiPo Power
                          DJI Drone Advanced Pilot
                          • May 2009
                          • 3186

                          #27
                          So it looks like this is a hit sink beefed up with 4 cooling pipes, no cooling plate, where the water is going in and out and it is sitting directly on the fets....
                          I like it. Going now to SDM to see my friday lottery tickets... Maybe I will order one toonite...
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                          • Make-a-Wake
                            FE Rules!
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 5557

                            #28
                            I'm only seeing two caps....................???
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                            • Rumdog
                              Fast Electric Addict!
                              • Mar 2009
                              • 6453

                              #29
                              Thats all thats necessary if they are good caps

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                              • Ub Hauled
                                Fast Electric Addict!
                                • Aug 2007
                                • 3031

                                #30
                                IMO the cooling is just to say that it is a Hydra version of the ICE with a software that is made for pistol grip... it won't do Jack. I think a fan on top of that would be a way around it... but seriously, that is bad planning on the cooling part...
                                on the CAPS issue, you just know we'll need more then the 2 provided caps, even if they are good ones... I think they have done something nice coming out with a more inexpensive ESC that can take the abuse that boating does to it, but... I am a little disappointed that it came out "not thought out" all the way through, it seems to me they are trying to capitalize on the thirst we have of a good "inexpensive ESC"... it was a software change to allow pistol grip Tx use, 4 aluminum pipes and a whole lotta wait (from the original ICE that is).
                                I saw the ESC at the last LA SAW event and it performed ok for a test ESC, I hope they used all the data acquired to fine tune it.
                                After all this I just wanna say that I am a CC fan, I just think that sometimes they could have taken 2 more steps and land a great ESC but they stop that short... please let me be wrong, we need a reliable ESC.
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