Originally Posted by
Sunshine86
Well, I have finally pieced my CRC CK3.2R together to the point where I can start contemplating electronics. Seeing as how I have never raced 1/12 scale before, I plan on running 4-cell stock. I have a Futaba R133F receiver and S9601 steering servo, however, I'm having trouble deciding on a motor and ESC. For the time being, a brushless system is a bit beyond my budget so I'm looking for a good brushed stock motor; the Orion Core Stock and Trinity CO27 Pro, in particular, have caught my eye. As far as ESCs go, I've been looking at the LRP QC3, Tekin FX Pro, and the Novak GTX. I'm just not quite sure what is best for my application. Would anybody care to offer some advice?
All 3 of those are good choices and you can't go wrong with them. I've used the LRP QC2 and the Tekin FX in 1/12th stock. If you plan to go to a Spektrum system in the future I'd stay away from the LRP. Their BECs tend to be a tad too weak for the Spectrum recievers and many people have had problems with that. Also with my QC2 the metal contacts on the PC board where the wires solder in eventually delaminated from the board. With the QC3 built the same way I imagine that would happen on that one too. The Novak I believe has the smallest foot print but also the largest capacitor so overall the GTX and FX end up taking up about the same amount of space. I really like my Tekin FX but you have to get used to adjusting push or anti-drag on the ESC and not on the radio. Many people will bump up the throttle trim to adjust this but the FX will not let you do that. Also if you plan to go to BL before going to mod brushed then save yourself a bit of cash and get the regular FX not the Pro...unless you are running hot mods you'll have no need of the Pro.