Originally Posted by
Dragonfire
I ain't start something, its just what I have seen here locally. It may just be poor setup like you guys have said. BD is upgradeable, its just not a huge talking point. So far it isn't close to needing it.
As for Tekin being fast, they are been beaten by pretty much everything in my area at the moment. It seems to have a very narrow window to get its performance right up there... Something others speedo's don't have much problem with. I think most people still running Tekin do so because they think somehow they will get another update that provides a huge speed increase, so they hang on and wait.
I can back up Dragonfire in respect to some local drivers using way more than 50mah from their receiver pack. I may well be just about servo's but also some people have found that with 203 you lose some performance if you turn the ESC switch off. With the switch on it seems that you chew through a bit more of you receiver battery. Some people have even dumped their 200mah within 8min. It seems many others have had no problems! Thats the great thing about RcTech, people from around the world can share knowledge and help each other.
As far as comparing performance of different esc's, thats not so easy in my opinion. I believe it can only be done at big events when fields of quality drivers line up against each other. Just as we have seen the BD's wallop the competition at some club races, I am sure others have seen Tekin or LRP do the same at their local club. A lot depends how well drivers can set up their ESC/gearing/motor timing and also driving has a lot to do with it. A very good driver who can carry more corner speed can gear up a tooth or 2 over the competition and appear to have more power. Credit must be given to Tekin for continuously improving their products via firmware just as Advanced Electronics deserves credit for pioneering the technology that has seen massive improvements of speed in our sport.
Now to the real argument. How much is 1/12th way cooler than all the other classes?
