Tekin RS ESC sensored
08-08-2008, 09:51 AM
#676
Hi Guys
I currently run a GTB in my T2 008, it performs flawlessly but it is rather large so I am looking to get something smaller and found the tekin RS pro.
Have anyone compared the 2 speedos? Are the performances running 10.5 and 3.5 similar or one better than the other? What's reliability like especially running a 3.5 as there seems to be no fan with the speedo.
Sorry for all the questions but I want to make the right decision.
Thanks
Paul
I currently run a GTB in my T2 008, it performs flawlessly but it is rather large so I am looking to get something smaller and found the tekin RS pro.
Have anyone compared the 2 speedos? Are the performances running 10.5 and 3.5 similar or one better than the other? What's reliability like especially running a 3.5 as there seems to be no fan with the speedo.
Sorry for all the questions but I want to make the right decision.
Thanks
Paul
08-08-2008, 09:57 AM
#678
Hi Guys
I currently run a GTB in my T2 008, it performs flawlessly but it is rather large so I am looking to get something smaller and found the tekin RS pro.
Have anyone compared the 2 speedos? Are the performances running 10.5 and 3.5 similar or one better than the other? What's reliability like especially running a 3.5 as there seems to be no fan with the speedo.
Sorry for all the questions but I want to make the right decision.
Thanks
Paul
I currently run a GTB in my T2 008, it performs flawlessly but it is rather large so I am looking to get something smaller and found the tekin RS pro.
Have anyone compared the 2 speedos? Are the performances running 10.5 and 3.5 similar or one better than the other? What's reliability like especially running a 3.5 as there seems to be no fan with the speedo.
Sorry for all the questions but I want to make the right decision.
Thanks
Paul
Ive have gone back to my LRP TC spec
.The Tekins in a very nice esc, but it sucks carriying a laptop to the track.
08-08-2008, 10:09 AM
#679
You guys are being really thick about this. I've got two GTB's and two LRP's that I've run for nearly 4 years now, so please don't lecture me on what to buy. It was just a suggestion on how to ease people into this brave new world of configurable speed controls by giving them a quick way to get to a known state. The default profile on the RS is weak, and there's a bit of a learning curve to get back up to speed. Nobody needs to get their butts hurt, it's not a knock on Tekin.
08-08-2008, 10:17 AM
#680
I just got rid of my tekin and put my trusty old tamiya 3 step wiper back in . I burnt my finger on the resistor though.
. I burnt my finger on the resistor though.
08-08-2008, 10:19 AM
#681
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08-08-2008, 10:34 AM
#682
If your referring at all to my post, you are taking things way too seriously... It was purely a joke. All these ESCs have positive points. I also feel that all these companies have things to work on. If there was never a need for an improvement, there would never be a next model.
08-08-2008, 12:32 PM
#683
I carry my laptop pretty much everywhere incase i need to do work but personally i do find it a hassle to have to boot up the system and run the software to configure the esc. Would be nice if down the track there was just a standalone controller unit for programming the esc.
08-08-2008, 12:56 PM
#684
Even with 13.5? That's all I'll be running for the foreseeable future, perhaps with a dash of 10.5 here and there for flavor. Is it worth trying w/o hotwire first, or should I just man up and go all the way? I'm a mac guy so I'll have to dig up an old PC somewhere...
I'm a mac user too (macbook) and I used bootcamp to install Win XP so I can use hotwire as well as castle's tuning software.
08-08-2008, 01:44 PM
#686
Don't get me wrong, I see where it would be nice to start from a 'known good' setting, but I don't think having 'LRP' and 'Novak' profiles is the right solution here.
Here's another example, I don't buy a Tamiya because I liked how my Associated handles. I buy the Tamiya, and learn how to make it handle how I want.
The Tekin is a different tool than a Novak or LRP, you have to learn to work with it.
I think what really needs to happen here is Tekin needs to get on releasing some profiles people actually use.
08-08-2008, 02:39 PM
#687
Since HotWire uses HID, it looks like the ability to talk to it is built-in to OS X. There seems to only be one input defined, so I'm guessing Tekin is using some kind of protocol to write all the updates at once. It seems like writing a program to adjust it with Mac would be pretty straightforward. I may have to put on my ObjectiveC hat and figure out the HID class.
08-08-2008, 03:16 PM
#688
Since HotWire uses HID, it looks like the ability to talk to it is built-in to OS X. There seems to only be one input defined, so I'm guessing Tekin is using some kind of protocol to write all the updates at once. It seems like writing a program to adjust it with Mac would be pretty straightforward. I may have to put on my ObjectiveC hat and figure out the HID class.
08-08-2008, 03:22 PM
#689
Someone said there's room for improvement, I can tell you right now there is a lot of work put in and a few things in the pipeline that'll make everyone happy i'm sure, just wait and see.
08-08-2008, 04:17 PM
#690
Since HotWire uses HID, it looks like the ability to talk to it is built-in to OS X. There seems to only be one input defined, so I'm guessing Tekin is using some kind of protocol to write all the updates at once. It seems like writing a program to adjust it with Mac would be pretty straightforward. I may have to put on my ObjectiveC hat and figure out the HID class.