Water cooled mamba xl2

[ray schrauwen]

Very interesting...

[urbs00007]

have you guys determined that it,s the same as a castle 240? I need one. thanks

[kfxguy]

have you guys determined that it,s the same as a castle 240? I need one. thanks

The innards are identical. You could buy an xl2 and put the board in your ice 240 case and be back in business.

[urbs00007]

http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?p=3096

Here you go. Scroll down about 3/4 of the page. They are pretty much exact copy of the castle.

You can see how the fets are closer to the middle and the heatsink actually touches the metal bars beside the fets. I will beusing thermal rubber to better pass heat from the fets. I wanted to use copper foil since I happen to have a ton of it but that would short out the esc.I put an ohm meter on the metal strips and they are connected with the motor wires.

are the red heatsink esc's same as the castle 240?

[srislash]

http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?p=3096

Here you go. Scroll down about 3/4 of the page. They are pretty much exact copy of the castle.

You can see how the fets are closer to the middle and the heatsink actually touches the metal bars beside the fets. I will beusing thermal rubber to better pass heat from the fets. I wanted to use copper foil since I happen to have a ton of it but that would short out the esc.I put an ohm meter on the metal strips and they are connected with the motor wires.

That was a good read.

[kfxguy]

Just got through programming mine. Boats pretty much done.

[twonb1]

so I hate to revive a old thread but did you mods to the xl2 work and are they still working

[kendt]

Take a look here,its more recent.http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...-on-Castle-ESC

[ray schrauwen]

Can this software be put on a memory stick and installed onto a PC with no internet connection?

I've tried and it will not install. It is possible my home PC is messed up regarding USB before I installed the Castle software on a stick.

Does the PC or laptop need to be connected to the internet to install software?

Thanks...

[kendt]

Should be able too as long as you have the dongle thingy to connect it to your pc.

[ray schrauwen]

OK then my software is corrupted on the stick and my pc has an issue in device manager. I accidentally deleted something to do with USB in devices.

I'll have a PC hooked up where I am now soon. I'll D/l the software then and see if it will install.

[Brushless55]

That board looks exactly like a hydra 240 and mamba xl2. I want to buy one now but I wonder what programming software it uses and if it data logs like the castle.

Travis, have you picked one of the TrackStar 200a esc ?

[kfxguy]

Travis, have you picked one of the TrackStar 200a esc ?

I haven't. Iirc the price isn't much difference and I prefer to have the real thing. Plus I like the castle data logging the best out of all the other names I've used. I guess stick with what I know kind of thing. I have one I'm building for my replacement Rivercat build.

[Brushless55]

I noticed the TrackStar does not have a bec

[kfxguy]

I noticed the TrackStar does not have a bec

That doesn't really bother me any. I have a unwritten rule that anything I build that will be pushed hard always gets an external bec. I feel like using an integral bec helps heat things up a little more.