Tried Prolific using Bruno's password with no luck so purchased the program box....no luck. Did everything you have listed and although I have things going on it still will not bind or program....lots of beep's. At this point i have no faith in this controller and can not take the chance. Others do but I am done and will either sell off the boat or look to convert the ICE 200 Castles and see if it works. I have spikes of 375 amps so it will be tough. MGM looks great but with the options I will be at 1,000.00 and thats getting a little crazy at that point!
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PT-45, 109mph, finally gave up after last bad crash
H&M 1/8 Miss Bud 73 mph
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What hull/motor combo are u running? After my FC esc smoked i bought a castle xl2. Its for 1/5 scale cars but i read that it has the same inards as the now discontinued 240 boat version.It took some work to watercool it but nothing too crazy. It has the added advantage of a fan so you can use both water and air cooling. If you use the computer program to set it up there is a current limitting feature. It works like the LVC protection so it can be used to protect the unit from too much amps and allow you to play with your setup until you get the amps down to a place where it is happy.I believe the default setting was 240a.I have it in my .45 rigger. Unfortunately my motor had an issue and had to go back for repair so i only tried it a cple times but hoping to do more testing the wknd.Comment
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Thanks for the info on the 1/5. I am going to try it, now that I am off the edge LOL. This is going to be the answer to my esc problems I hope!!Last edited by Gary; 09-20-2014, 04:29 PM.PT-45, 109mph, finally gave up after last bad crash
H&M 1/8 Miss Bud 73 mph
Chris Craft 16 mphComment
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Ya been there done that....lol.The FC/alien type esc,s can be really aggravating for sure. I had hi hopes for mine but looking back they are really behind the times with the features. They dont even have thermal protection which almost all esc,s now have. To water cool the castle I used three of the water blocks similar to what OSE carries. One on top and two on the sides. I held them on with hi temp automotive silicone. Not the prettiest but should be effective.A t180 water block fits perfectly on the top but my rigger hatch wouldnt fit over it. I then mounted my fan to blow lengthwise through the esc instead of on the top.Comment
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Do you remember the specs as far as the maximum amps on the program screen for the 1/5th? 240amps I think is the lowest and 300 the highest? like the hydra 240 used to be. I spike sometimes at 350-375.Last edited by Gary; 09-20-2014, 05:26 PM.PT-45, 109mph, finally gave up after last bad crash
H&M 1/8 Miss Bud 73 mph
Chris Craft 16 mphComment
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did you ever get the alien esc up and running?Comment
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mine is working fine, only issue was me with mine, I set it up with the red wire removed from receiver plug, like in a castle xl2, this esc is in a truck, once wire refitted was ok, downloaded from the aps site, everything working fine and programming the esc is surprisingly easy.Comment
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The program box is a charm, as long as they get the quality control down pat they will be a great product. I had a few of the 'firsts' and smoked a few and had one arrive dead but others have been great.Comment
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What size esc do you guys have? I'm looking at the 180 or 250 amp models. Are they still working as they should?Brisbane,QLD, AussieComment
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