Best ESC for 4s or 5s

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  • wppracing
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2011
    • 109

    #1

    Best ESC for 4s or 5s

    What is the best ESC to use with a 5s set up and still allow you to us 4s
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  • ron1950
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Aug 2010
    • 3024

    #2
    its a toss-up question.......prob best is the turnegy 180 for the money but there are several brands that make the same esc ose sells them of one brand or another also
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    • Alexgar
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • Aug 2009
      • 3522

      #3
      T120 or aq star 120 unless you upgrade motor later than get a t180

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      • wppracing
        Senior Member
        • Mar 2011
        • 109

        #4
        I have the Turnigy Marine 180A Brushless Boat ESC coming on Wednesday. What settings should I use ? How do you program it compared to the stock ESC/programmer.
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        • pyroM!KE
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2011
          • 375

          #5
          UNLESS ITS A MONEY ISSUE I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY PEOPLE MESS WITH THE 120..oops i had cap lock on..Get the 180 and be done..More than likely someday you will upgrade the motor anyway..

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          • Diesel6401
            Memento Vivere
            • Oct 2009
            • 4203

            #6
            Originally posted by pyroM!KE
            UNLESS ITS A MONEY ISSUE I DONT EVEN KNOW WHY PEOPLE MESS WITH THE 120..oops i had cap lock on..Get the 180 and be done..More than likely someday you will upgrade the motor anyway..
            Space....

            Sometimes hard to fit t180s in certain hulls.


            Originally posted by wppracing
            What is the best ESC to use with a 5s set up and still allow you to us 4s
            Whatever esc you get, dis-able the bec when running 5s....
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            • jac4412
              FE Addict
              • Jun 2010
              • 425

              #7
              Yea and 120s should be fine on 5s... I'm going to be running a 120 with the 1800kv outrunner and should be perfect on 5s. I'm going to get a 180 anyways but a 120 should be a ok.
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              • Diesel6401
                Memento Vivere
                • Oct 2009
                • 4203

                #8
                Originally posted by jac4412
                Yea and 120s should be fine on 5s... I'm going to be running a 120 with the 1800kv outrunner and should be perfect on 5s. I'm going to get a 180 anyways but a 120 should be a ok.
                120 should be real nice on 5s with that outrunner. I am running a CC1800kv outrunner on 4s with the stock esc and a grim 42x55.
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                • jac4412
                  FE Addict
                  • Jun 2010
                  • 425

                  #9
                  Well ben (fightercat) just convinced me to screw it and go 6s on the 120... that'll really open it up... decrease the amps as well
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                  • Diesel6401
                    Memento Vivere
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 4203

                    #10
                    Originally posted by jac4412
                    Well ben (fightercat) just convinced me to screw it and go 6s on the 120... that'll really open it up... decrease the amps as well
                    Increase in amps. More amp draw with increased RPM, spinning at over 40,000rpm there will be increase in amps with the system trying to maintain that RPM. If you do it. Prop low and conservative.

                    Me personally never a fan at running esc's at max voltage, but I play things safe.... There are people running those esc at max voltage with no issues, but some do have issues...
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                    • jac4412
                      FE Addict
                      • Jun 2010
                      • 425

                      #11
                      Hmm... things to consider I guess. Heck maybe I'll try both out... doesn't matter anyways... USA warehouse is out of turnigys!
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                      • Alexgar
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Aug 2009
                        • 3522

                        #12
                        I've had some amp issues with that prop it's pretty aggressive

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                        • jac4412
                          FE Addict
                          • Jun 2010
                          • 425

                          #13
                          alex you mean the grim? If I runn 5s the x642 should be pretty safe right? Or should I go smaller than the stock one
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                          • ron1950
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Aug 2010
                            • 3024

                            #14
                            i just put the turnergy 180 in a pursuit mono running 2 4 cells in parrell and no temp prob at all...used a 42 mm or cm what ever size we all use and it was great moving up to a m445 soon and test.....
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                            • wppracing
                              Senior Member
                              • Mar 2011
                              • 109

                              #15
                              What other brand of ESC is good to use with 5s besides a Turnigy Marine 180A Brushless Boat ESC . Found out they are out of stock.
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