advice needed on ESC

[Lowie]

I am rather new in RC. I run a B4 and also a TA05 in touring competition but I think Off-road gives me more pleasure. Also around here, the offroad-comps are always in a very friendly atmosphere, but my TA05 suffers from all the bashings it gest from faster guys passing my slower car and who don't feel the need to do this in a clean way.

That is why I was considering to mount my X10 Pred and compeed it in our local indoor onroad-comps, but then in the Off-road-category.

Now, I have almost everything i need, except for a ESC.
And since brushless is looking around the future-corner, i was thinking about ...
... buying a cheaper ESC and run it with the 13x2 motor that I have left. (I might also have an old 9x1 somewhere around)

... or buying a more expensive Brushless-brushed ESC which i can use for both.

I guess, if buying a brushless type, it is important that one can adjust it, that it has multiple settings?

What would you guys advice me? My preference goes for option 2, since with option 1 I will end up with a esc I can not use in future.
Price is important, but I am willing to do some effords, as investment for later on.

thanks in advance for all advice

[footey]

hi id go for a nosram evo tc version as does both brushless and brushed

[josh_smaxx]

Theres only really 2 brushless ESC's to go for, the Novak GTB and the LRP Sphere (same as Nosram matrix evo), both are good in there own right, people seem to believe that the Novak is the more reliable one but i have only ever ran the Novak so i cant comment on that. Both of them are in actual fact really good, there seems to be an equal number of them about and they are both adjustable to what you want, the LRP more so. Its your choice really, the Novak is cheaper, the LRP seems to have more performance, up to you.

[DCM]

Brushed, brusless, sensorless

[footey]

i agree i run both novak and a nosram/lrp reason i said nosram is its slightly smaller and it will fit in a x10 better than a novak and i no this as i use to run pred

[ben]

i would advise the novak brushless system purely because of the reliability. Also the novak motors seem to be a lot more reliable than the lrp/nosram motors. The novak brushless system is cheaper than the lrp/nosram.

lil ben

[ashleyb4]

Nosram all the way smaller than them huge! novaks and generally look alot nicer and are better speedo's.

A

[footey]

i run nosram esc and novak motor

[ben]

How can you say they are a better speedo ash???

lil ben

[ashleyb4]

How can i say ther better by opening my mouth and the words "they are better" come out

There small they dont have that stupid fan on top. They are more ajustable. And there nice and shiny metally outside case.

A

[Southwell]

Im sorry Ash but you only ever like what you use, you loved the B4, got rid of it and started loving the XXX and suddenly the B4 isn't as good. Gotta love bias, especially when you don't have the experience of using most other makes....

[tyreman]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

How can i say ther better by opening my mouth and the words "they are better" come out

There small they dont have that stupid fan on top. They are more ajustable. And there nice and shiny metally outside case.

A

What about the TC speedo

[RogerM]

When coming back to 1/10th off road I looked at all the possibilities and came to the conclusion the LRP / Nosram speedos are the most adjustable and the Novak motors the most reliable based on the opinions of people using both who have been in the game a long time and who's views I trust!!!

So that is what I run LRP (just bought a Nosram for the 2wd) and Novak motors (although I have one of Brian's LRP motors so I can make a personal comparison).

If I was doing it again I'd look at the orion / peak style brushless motors as from what I've heard they are quick and reliable.

[Southwell]

If i was to buy brand new i would go LRP/Nosram speedo and Peak motors combo.

[RLGfx]

having run all combos of the two, I now run Nosram ESC and Novak motor. IMHO this is the best of the readily available set-ups.

[RogerM]

Seems to be a trend appearing here ....

[ashleyb4]

This really winds me up because people say i always say what i have is the best well if it wasnt the best i wouldnt be bought it lol you wouldnt buy a novak speedo if you thought the nosram one was better would you!!!

A

[Southwell]

Originally Posted by ashleyb4

This really winds me up because people say i always say what i have is the best well if it wasnt the best i wouldnt be bought it lol you wouldnt buy a novak speedo if you thought the nosram one was better would you!!!

A

Yes i did buy a Novak and i would prefere a LRP/Nosram actually, k ty.

[Lowie]

I learned that LRP and Nosram are the same, only in different colors. SInce I'm not fimiliar with the subject. WHich LRP esc is the same as wich Nosram version then?

Our local dealer only sells Nosram ... but I prefer the blue color

[josh_smaxx]

The LRP Shere is the Nosram Matrix evo.