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Yeah, higher voltage isn't going to happen. All the existing racers would have to gut every setup they own. Spec racing in it's various forms is the most popular power level. It's the biggest thing to happen to FE oval racing shy of the Lithium. Higher voltage would delete those boats. A boat off the shelf would have no class.
8s sounds simple but it won't be. Primarily because of the insane setups that get suggested regularly. Guys that blast down and back but don't turn recommend setups that just can not be raced. It's just a different thing entirely. "I just wanna go fast". Some guys stay in the hobby but guys that run alone don't typically stay in the hobby. (I did say some stay!) A smart 8s setup will go right out the window. What we'll get is 8s on 1600kv. The phrase "I run that all day long" will convince someone to buy another setup that's un-raceable. Fast going straight but otherwise useless. Boat takes flight, explodes on impact, we never hear from him again.
Truth is, we had some decent reliable ESC for a while.
The Seaking 180 V2 was killer. WAY under rated. You really had to abuse it to have it fail. I did and have. Beans got counted. Bring in the V3.
The Castle hydra 240 V1 was really tough. That thing would run under water. But it wasn't sexy. So they redesigned it and we got the green case version we all know. Decent but less water freindly and the cooling wasnt as good. But guys were still learning what would work. Every time someone would wreck one they wanted it replaced for free. Sometimes it would be a cold solder joint by a newbie. He didn't know. "It just died". Castle did too. Replaced a bunch of them. Eventually the bean counters asked.......ummm.... why the heck do we even make these? Today, you can't buy a Castle marine specific ESC. I have been in touch with Castle and there are plans to get back into marine but there is no defined time frame. So.....don't hold your breath. Gonna take a while.
I don't have problem with an esc dying due to abuse. It's the ones that make you ask what the hell just happened that drive me mad.
8s sounds simple but it won't be. Primarily because of the insane setups that get suggested regularly. Guys that blast down and back but don't turn recommend setups that just can not be raced. It's just a different thing entirely. "I just wanna go fast". Some guys stay in the hobby but guys that run alone don't typically stay in the hobby. (I did say some stay!) A smart 8s setup will go right out the window. What we'll get is 8s on 1600kv. The phrase "I run that all day long" will convince someone to buy another setup that's un-raceable. Fast going straight but otherwise useless. Boat takes flight, explodes on impact, we never hear from him again.
Truth is, we had some decent reliable ESC for a while.
The Seaking 180 V2 was killer. WAY under rated. You really had to abuse it to have it fail. I did and have. Beans got counted. Bring in the V3.
The Castle hydra 240 V1 was really tough. That thing would run under water. But it wasn't sexy. So they redesigned it and we got the green case version we all know. Decent but less water freindly and the cooling wasnt as good. But guys were still learning what would work. Every time someone would wreck one they wanted it replaced for free. Sometimes it would be a cold solder joint by a newbie. He didn't know. "It just died". Castle did too. Replaced a bunch of them. Eventually the bean counters asked.......ummm.... why the heck do we even make these? Today, you can't buy a Castle marine specific ESC. I have been in touch with Castle and there are plans to get back into marine but there is no defined time frame. So.....don't hold your breath. Gonna take a while.
I don't have problem with an esc dying due to abuse. It's the ones that make you ask what the hell just happened that drive me mad.
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