Controller for astro

[appleseed123]

I have given up on finding a smaller 2hp brushed motor for my summer build. Before i buy a heavy motenergy motor, i want to check out any cheap controllers for astro.
So far its i have been looking at kelly controllers. Would one of those work for an astro 3210 motor?

Do you need to buy an expensive programmer for it? i am trying to buy a controller to power the motor for under $700 (including programmer, throttle too)

Are there any other controllers that can run an astro or brushless motor similar to that power range

 

[thepronghorn]

Castle Creations HV160

kelly controller would work but you need either optical or hall sensors to sense the position of the rotor, see thread below
http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=39035

for an alternative to kelly controllers, look at lyen's stuff here in the for sale section

 

[appleseed123]

I did not know astro 3210 were sensorless.
is adding the sensor hard?
is there a similar motor with a sensor to use?

 

[nechaus]

It can be done quite easily if you have done it b4,

How ever i would just use a sensorless controller, makes it really easy.


Astro motors are pretty damm loud in my experiences with them