Novak GTB, any good?

[VintageRacer]

I've noticed a fair few GTB's being sold in Ebay but not many brushless ESC's from LRP or Nosram. Does this mean the Novak's aren't as good and people are dumping them, or has Novak just released an updated model?

[markwilliamson2001]

My Novak GTB is a great speedo, and has been fault free all season. The only downside to the GTB is its size and footprint, which is mahoosive!

I know the early GTB's didnt include Li-Po cutoff but they now do, so that maybe why people are selling them on ebay.

There have been stories about the GTB's giving massive interference, but with my Losi XX4 with graphite chassis, I never had a problem.

Cheers
Mark

[Mike Hudson]

The only difference with the LRP/Nosram speedos is that they have more settings to set the punch and break up more finely, the GTB's are pretty much just as good i'd say, nothing wrong with them seem abit more messy with wiring i think also seen a fair few of the novak switches break

[jim76]

i ran 2 GTB's last year with no problem. I think the footprint on the novak isn't too different to the LRP/nosram, it's mainly the height with the heatsink that causes problems under some snug fitting shells.

As Mike said the LRP's do have a few more punch settings to tinker with, but if your thumbs work as they should you don't need punch settings!!

I think the GTB's are a little more reliable from experience in my region. I've seen quite a few LRP speedo and especially motors pack up at the first sign of water.

the wiring on the GTB is a bit of a pain admittedly, as wires come out of both ends unlike the LRP.

Mainly just depends if you have the budget for the LRP or not.

[VintageRacer]

I don't have much of a budget at all which is why I've been watching Ebay to see what I can pick up second hand.

Thanks for the input guys.

[super__dan]

Originally Posted by VintageRacer

Novak GTB, any good?

Yes!