Originally Posted by
JimmyG
Its not repackaged?? Really.. Have you downloaded the manual for the esc for the one I mentioned?? It says on the manual.. HobbyWing!! Yes its the same speedo with a different wrapper. Its done with speedo's, chargers and radios.. SkyRC produces a few 4 port chargers, guess what Hitec has a 4 port charger.. SkyRc product repackaged with their logo... More I can mention..
Also I race Clodbusters, we are using that speedo + 7000kv sensored motors from HK no issues..
It's hard to tell what is repackaged and what is clone/copy. A clone could quite easily be packed with the same manual, don't trust that.
To truly know you would need to pull two apart side by side and compare things like soldering quality and components on the boards - plus the boards them selves, they normally have unique identifiers.
If there are truly repackaged with the support of the OEM I would be surprised. But also much happier to know that $$$ are going back to the source.
Having seen (second hand) how Chinese manufacturing tends to go, I would be surprised if the majority of items are not clones though.
I have some HK "low profile" 4mm connectors and also some LRP ones. From afar they look identical. Up close you are see the casting imperfections and the material is definitely less ductile with less spring. You squeeze/bend the HK one and it stays that way.
I would bet the metallurgy is different and if my multi meter was sensitive enough to measure, probably different resistance levels.
Whether this matters is another story though.....