Who makes a high quality ESC at a reasonable $.

[Alfa Spirit]

May be I' ll buy two Swordfish from OSE, what "water resistant" means? Is it waterproof?

Nobody?

[Xfactor]

Id say that its resistant but i wouldnt pull the throttle trigger if the boat upside down or under the water.The real key is keeping the inside of the boat dry because the motor itself is neither waterproof or water resistant nor are the batteries .Ive had a droplet arc and burn the trace up between cells.

[sailr]

Water resistant generally means it can tolerate a drop or two but cannot be immersed. Waterproof is loosely used. I don't believe there are any truly waterproof esc's unless somebody has used a conformal coating after they bought it. Motors will run under water contrary to what somebody else says here. The only concern with motors getting wet is internal rust on the bearings, etc. If you get a motor dunked, spray it off with some corroxion X. In the brushed motor days, we literally put the motor in a glass of water and hooked up a "D" cell to it to run in the brushes. No need to do even that with brushless motors. Look at the Spec Tunnel (outboard) boats with the motor sitting right out in the open. They are no worse for wear when they dump.

I have also seen batteries submerged for over 2 hours that were perfectly fine when dried out. (don't do this in salt water though! It will kill lipos). It is still important to keep the inside of the boat dry for the sake of the receiver, servo, and esc...even if it is "supposedly" waterproof.

Nobody?

[Xfactor]

Well I got proof of water burning the traces in half In photo so listen to that if you want to.(what would I gain by lying?) It all needs to stay dry if possible. To be submerged means the boat sank. Never had that happen. Its called floatation. You can cut my boats in half and they wont sink.

[Xfactor]

This is what andy was schooling me on about people killing themselves improperly fooling around water and electricity.Go ahead drop 12s fully charged lipos in water go ahead listen to the "Expert". Im definately not gonna argue about that common sense should tell you what the results maybe.Some lipos in that case may be sealed on the ends. But go on anyway just practice stuff like that and see what happens to you.Now like a member once told me i was buckwheat. You will look like buckwheat when that juice hitz your azz.

[Xfactor]

Now im no expert by far but ive been doing boats for over 20 years and have no need to lie especially in the name of helping another member. I really could care less about the personal batt waterproof experiences we had i just know as a general rule of thumb WATER and ELECTRONICS dont mix period. KEEP IT ALL DRY when you can

[forescott]

Arent we supposed to be helping Boulderbob find an esc here? C'mon guys.

[bustitup]

Arent we supposed to be helping Boulderbob find an esc here? C'mon guys.

really....a little bickering is ok but you "sailr and xfactor" have gone a bit to far...its getting old guys ...if you have nothing positive to post that please don't post

all your negative stuff could be taken to PM...are you trying to put on some king of pissing match.......

don't answer that just please stop

[sailr]

I'm trying to be helpful but just seem to get continuous flack from Mr. Know-It-All. I'm done.

Arent we supposed to be helping Boulderbob find an esc here? C'mon guys.

[chummer]

Arent we supposed to be helping Boulderbob find an esc here? C'mon guys.

So, Have I got this right?

Hobbywing and Swordfish are the same ESC?
Turnigy and Seaking are the same ESC?

[sailr]

It is rare that somebody can get my dander up as bad as Mr X. I agree it has gotten out of hand. My apologies to the rest of you. Time to end it. Anybody truly wanting my help is welcome to PM me. I'm not posting in this thread anymore.

[sailr]

NO.

I realize it's a bit confusing. Two different manufacturers involved. Turnigy is just the 'house brand' put on things by Hobbyking.


Seaking and Turnigy are the same. Both are made my Hobbywing.

Swordfish is Swordfish made by Hifei.

So, Have I got this right?

Hobbywing and Swordfish are the same ESC?
Turnigy and Seaking are the same ESC?

[sailr]

Sure is:

Try this one.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doublespeak

BTW, your mailbox is full. Don't bother to reply. I'm done with you.

Exactly this guy thinks vocabulary has nothing to do with grammer and that "Doublespeak" is a word .Lastly Im no english student but a dictionary is always within arms reach. Try one.

[chummer]

NO.

I realize it's a bit confusing. Two different manufacturers involved. Turnigy is just the 'house brand' put on things by Hobbyking.


Seaking and Turnigy are the same. Both are made my Hobbywing.

Swordfish is Swordfish made by Hifei.

And the programming cards are all the same, Made by Hifei???????

Is that correct?

[BakedMopar]

The Turnigy "AQUASTAR" is made by Hifei. Same people that makes "SWORDFISH" out of all the 120a esc i'v tried including CC Hydra 120, the Hifei one gets the nod. Its a little more beefier than the rest. It has 4 caps and the cooling plate is sandwiched in between the fet boards. It also has optional program cards so you can change things while at the pond.

BTW the only true waterproofed escs are the Aquacrafts ones IMO. I've had one in a flooded boat and never missed a beat.