Do any other ESC's work with astroflight motors ?

[usurper]

hI m wondering if anyone knows of any other escs that would work well with with astroflight 8150 or 3210 motors apart from castle creations im asking mostly to do with the cost and the reliabilty for the cost when load is placed on them when riding [seen a few posts with burnt cc esc's] i would prefer to use an ebike style esc if i could find one small enough say around 10x6x4cm does anyone know of any? ive seen a few here and there but they quite had many wires for rear lights brakes etc defeating the object of the ideas i have for small and neat look

[Hillhater]

Powerful , Reliable, Cheap.
Pick any two of those requirements , and you can find a controller to suit.
BUT finding one that combines all three at once ?? ...Castle is the closest "off the shelf" you will find.
There are several other RC ESC's that will drive the Astro's, but they wont be cheaper.
there are some "modified Ebike controllers" .. that have been adapted, but you wont find them on Ebay.

Oh, and you didnt say if you wanted sensored or not ?

[recumpence]

Did you buy your 3220 used? The reason I ask is, it seems odd to look for a controller cheaper than the $300 Castle unit for a motor that cost $700.......

I have tried an umber of them and have only found the Castle to be truely ideal for this (and even they are not perfect for e-bike use).

I agree with the previous post. You can have 2 but not all 3 requirements at the same time. Sorry.......

Matt

[usurper]

actually i didnt explain myself properly i dont mind payinng a 1000$ if there esc is reliable and small it just that the only thing ive seen small is the CC esc but they didnt seem reliable considering they cost so much compared to the cheap e-bike escs if i could find a small reliable alternative i would buy it any suggestions were to look, i didnt think the astroflight motos were sensored i assumed id need unsensored i have a used 8150 but im thinking of combining two or two 3210s the reason why i wanted the reliablity has more to do with my weight im not huge [15stone] but for a esc that was designed to run an rc it would be a nightmare to be buying a new esc every month because i was burning them out id rather spend 600 and get one that would last just need it to be small to fit with my design ideas thanx for your comments:o

[Grinhill]

I have successfully used a Hobbyking Sentilon HV100 ESC with an Astro 3210, but I would still recommend the Castle Creations ESC in preference.

Most important point is to add extra capacitors as per examples on ES, whether using Castle or any other ESC.

You can also provide some extra insurance by using the RC version of the Cycle Analyst to provide your throttle signal, this can then provide some current limiting.

[usurper]

Thanx does anyone have the link for the tutorial for adding extra capcitors?

[Idontwanttopedal]

I have a fightercat esc but not got around to trying it yet it 72v200 amp they do a 120 v and a 400amp one to and they sell caps to fit in line to they say they are for ebike

[usurper]

thanx ill have a look

[usurper]

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FighterCat HV EDF/Prop/Heli/eBike ESC 16s 300a
Price per Unit (piece): Login for Pricing
Number pieces in packaging:1
Number pieces in box:1



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FighterJet 16s / 300 amp FighterJet Series ESC - Version 3 - EDF / Prop / Heli / eBike

Each ESC is made to order and ships separately.

* SAME PHYSICAL SIZE & WEIGHT AS THE OLDER 16s/200a ESC - but with ~30% more Copper on the PCB and 8AWG motor wires instead of bullets*


Version 2 Programming Software now available. Install HERE.

Includes 120C temp safety, 7" 8 gauge motor and battery wires, Pre-installed 3.5mm spark suppression lead.



Physical size: (long and thin to dissipate heat evenly) = 7" x 2" x 1/2" approximately 7 Oz with 8AWG wires and without heat sink

Heat Sink And Cooling Options:

Ultra Light Upper/Lower - 1.2 Oz each Note* Use of the Ultra Light Heat Sink will lessen the amp capacity of the ESC

Light Upper - 2.4 Oz

Light Lower - 3.0 Oz

Large Upper - 3.6 Oz

Large Lower - 4.2 Oz

40mm 5vdc .45a Cooling Fan 1.2 Oz, Max 4 per ESC, 2 per Upper / Lower Heat Sink.

Programming options:

•Battery Type, Number of cells/auto, LVC Voltage & Cutoff type
•Power Limit Forward & Reverse, 25, 50, 75 & 100%
•Throttle Curve, Logarithmecal, linear, exponential
•Acceleration, Soft, Medium & hard
•Timing in 1 degree increments 1-30 degrees (Timing MUST be properly set or will cause failure)
•Delay time, .25S to 5S
•Timing Monitor, on/off (timing monitor will beep the timing setting when plugging in the ESC)
•Drag Brake (%)

[Idontwanttopedal]

Yeah I got the 72v 200 amp but not used it yet going run my 80100 with it

[Hillhater]

what price are you paying for this ESC that has yet to be proven on an Ebike ?
..Or have you seen a review of it in Ebike use with an Astro motor?

[Idontwanttopedal]

I got my one of zombie on here so it wasn't a bad price. I know thud has was I waiting for Thud to test it to see how they are

[Miles]

Him

[Idontwanttopedal]

Sorry using phone Thud making my reducsion so thud prob be up and running before me

[Miles]

Oh, you corrected it

"Almighty Thud" was an awesome typo.....

[spinningmagnets]

usurper, I experimented in order to find what was the least expensive ESC I could find that would work well. I recommend saving up a few bucks and paying what it takes to get the Castle ESC, that being said...IMHO the "next best" is the Hobbywing ESCs. I don't know if they work well with an Astro, so it could end up being wasted money, YMMV. The Hobby King Turnigy worked "OK", and the generic Chinese ESC didn't have an LVC so it fried my LiPo pack.

does anyone have the link for the tutorial for adding extra capcitors?

The capacitors will have two leads marked "+" and "-". They get soldered onto the red/black power leads going into the ESC. If you aren't paying attention and get them backwards, then after you power up...the caps will pop open and smell bad...two dollars each. Need one cap for a friction drive, maybe two for a BB-drive, and I'd recommend four if you are driving the rear axle (based on what I've read, if you are unsure...more is better).

Here are the two big threads on capacitors, the first link has my recommendations. Caps will arrive in your mailbox in an envelope in less than a week, as I said, two dollars each.

http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=22194&start=45#p382837
Updated Cap choices for high power motor controllers Updated (6-pages)

http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=7504
Castle HV Controllers - Use Extra Caps! (15-pages)

[Idontwanttopedal]

I got the the ones fightercat sell all ready wire up to plug in they come all heatsrinked up with red and Blake 8awg wire ready to plug in

[usurper]

Thanx for all the replies im going to have a good read after from all the experianced comments ill more than likely go with the cc hv160 with extra capcitors i heard that some were getting recalled for a problem tho is there any in particular i should avoid?