I was looking at buying various odds and ends, and I came into a question. Many high-end escs built for racers (like the LRP SXX V2) are programmed using the good old push-button method. However, things like the Mamba Max Pro are programmed using Castle Link on the computer. Is this because many racers have some high-end transmitter (like an Airtronics MT-4) and use the transmitters settings to fine tune their throttle, etc curves instead of using a computer application? (or is that many settings in a computer program not really necessary?)

Who bothers to change the throttle / brake curves ?

Once the transmitter is setup (trims etc......) shouldnt need to touch it

Tweaking ESC settings works well


Cheers

Many of the adjustable features on some ESCs are used for sensorless motors or timing boost features on sensored motors. Other adjustments are similar to those found on higher end transmitters and some I think are just to make it seem like it has everything. For stock or spec racing you should find many racers using adjustable ESCs and transmitters, at the pro level the power is so high and the drivers already so smooth that there is not much else to gain from tuning the ESC. If you are racing in a class with timing boost then the boosted type ESC is most important, but for anything else I believe the transmitter adjustments are more important.