Novak havoc pro and ballistic brushless

[dom-dogger]

the novak havoc pro and ballistic motor set up is pretty cheep (£200)
but could some one tell if its worth it?
and is it good, would be looking at 10.5 or 8.5
is there anything else to know about it?

thanks dom

[ian h]

I think the havoc pro is pretty much a gtb without the brushed mode. Not sure how good it is. The motors however are very good, you can also replace the com for a different wind and so can be a very cost effective way of having different power options.

[rcjunky]

I run the normal havoc and love it, the only issue is it only works with novak motors. Your prices are really high in the UK, in the US, the havoc spec and a 10.5 is $155, thats about 100 pounds, check out www.amainhobbies.com and see if you could get the stuff you want from the USA for less

[_sleigh_]

Hey Dom

I'm running the Havok Pro in both my B4 & B44, with the later running down to a 5.5t. Haven't experienced any problems with this combination in either car.

I would recommend running the standard fan in 4wd with low wind motors, and depending on the model of 2wd you'd be aswell using a fan too. Extra cooling is always a good thing. In my B4 I've opted to remove the standard fan and fit a 25mm fan on it's side next to the speedo, it connects to the speedo in the normal way. This is simply to fit things under the bodyshell.

As for settings, the Havok Pro gives great adjustment on all options.

One thing I definately do is to run a power cap on my Spektrum recievers to guard against voltage drop when applying full power from standstill or slow speeds. This is probably the norm for most people, but worth a mention if you're running 2.4 equipment.

Any questions, feel free to ask.

[dirtbat]

I bought the Havoc Pro 13.5 combo in July '09 for my XXX-CR and was initially quite happy for the first few runs, then the ESC started cutting out for no apparent reason. I tried everything to resolve the problem but it persisted. After doing a little researching on some of the U.S. forums it appears that the early batch of Havoc Pros had this glitch. Everyone was reporting the exact same problem. I have been in contact with Novak's tech support and they have instructed me to return the unit for a software update. Users who have done this say it has remedied the problem. I haven't sent the ESC to Novak yet so I can't comment. I really like the motor, it's dead simple to take apart and clean, and stators of different winds can be purchased for around 30 bucks to change the motor to your choice.... again a dead simple upgrade when you need it.

My only two pieces of advice would be to make sure you purchase a up to date manufactured Havoc, and to make sure you mount the ESC so that you can easily see the programming L.E.D.s

Hope this helps!