Originally Posted by
JonnyP
Anyone willing to guide me on which combo to go with?
1) Castle Creations Mamba Monster X ESC w/ Tekin Gen2 T8 4038 1700kv motor
2)Tekin RX8 Gen3 ESC w/ Tekin Gen2 T8 4038 1700kv motor
The reason I would go with the CC MMX is because its "waterproof" and I'm getting the impression from my research that Castle's ESCs are more durable than Tekin's. Has this been found to be the case for you guys? Does anyone have any experience with Tekin's new RX8 Gen3 ESC that could chime in? Thanks a lot for any input.
Having the Monster X, I think you'll have trouble fitting it on the chassis if I'm honest. At least when running a full 1/8 motor.
So I would probably splurge and get the Tekin instead. It's easy to wire in the Tekno chassis and it can handle any motor you throw at it. The old reliability issues of the RX8 were limited to the first generation. That's when a hard impact would often reset the ESC at random. it was fixed from the Gen2 and on. I've still got a gen2 that I've had for years and it's still my best 1/8 ESC.