SENSORED VS SENSORLESS

[toddzellia]

This my first year in racing and Iam quite the beginer,I bought myself a mimi 8 for winter season and also got a used cougar sv pro roller for summer.Iam looking for motor ESC and servo to put in the pro,my mate who has raced for along time said I should get a sensored brushless motor for the car....my question is as a beginer do I really need the sensored motor?? and whats the pros and cons of the two?Looking for good advice

[bigred5765]

just go sensored trust what you have been told sensorless is a waste of time unless ur bashing,

[CrashBangWallop]

Simply put a sensored based system gives more control and better standing / slow starts, at any given time the ESC knows where the rotor in the motor is and what inputs to give to get the best out of it.

A sensorless system basically does not have as much control so standing or slow starts might be a bit jerky ( cogging ).

Save your pennies and buy a sensored system, there are loads out there and some come up in the trade section on here for reasonable money.
Just do what you have done here - ask questions !

I am sure someone else will make a welcome addition to this.

[toddzellia]

cheers can you guys give me a suitable motor combo for my 2wd buggy ?? is 10.5 a good start,also have been looking at hobby wing,speed passion and inux ??

[CrashBangWallop]

Best thing to do is get a decent Brushless speed controller with view to the future that you are going to want to upgrade your motor to say a 6.5 bl.
This will safeguard against you buying a system that is limited to 10.5 minimum.
I would go for the Hobbywing 120A V2/V2.1 this will easily able to cope with extra demands in the future of a lower 'wind' motor.

Also dont forget that nearly all brushless motors will run on any brushless system so there is no need to buy the same brand as the ESC.

[toddzellia]

cheers crash great addvice