New to the hobby again (did it in the 80s - RC10 gold pan) Just put together a used B5m and added the Turnigy Trackstar 80A Turbo. Now building a used Kyosho RB6 will I see a difference and what is the difference between the Trackstar Brushless Turbo 120A ESC V2 and the TrackStar GenII 120A ESC. Sorry can't post links yet. Thanks in advance.

Jimmy

Hey guys have a 80A turbo and go through all the programming. Seems to go well, after I finish the 3 lights lite in sequence then the yellow light just flashes and the esc does nothing ( no throttle no nothing). Any suggestions?

The older gen1 80 and 120 amp esc's are if I remember right Orion clones. The v2 is just in a new case the best I can tell.

The gen2 120 is a rebranded toro or sky ts120 esc. I have a toro ts120 and it's a great ESC.

I would check the sensor wire 1st. Make sure it's plugged in right on each side and try another sensor wire as well.

These don't work without the sensor wire but I think you can still calibrate to the radio.

looking for a starting point for boost and turbo in a SC5M SCT with a SMC 905 T motor on a loose outdoor track

I run the 80a turbo ESC in 17.5 "blinky" buggy class. Is the fan necessary? Anyone run without the fan?

I also have this esc in my 13.5 4wd car and my 10.5 stadium truck. thesis a great ESC for the price!

I can't see why you would need the fan unless your running stupid gearing.

I have the gen2 in my touring cars geared really low FDR & they come off after 6min at 36ish deg C.

Does anyone know if the Toro/SkyRC ProgBox will work with the GenII 120amp Trackstar ESC? The Trackstar programmer is not really available in US, and is out of stock on most sites, so looking for options. Thanks.

No, it does not work unfortunately.

I've read most of the posts in this section and I've seen it asked several times, but is there a different programming option out there for the 120a Gen II ESC? The Multi-function Smart Box is only available in Singapore and is back ordered. Can I use a different box, Hobbywing, SkyRC, and how? Thanks....

Any clue on that issue?
We use SPEKTRUM DX4-C TX and RX.
I tried to reverse the throttle but I can not calibrate.

Any suggestion/ideas on how to fix it? It is really super boring.

Thanks!

Have you tried to reverse two of the wires that goes to the motor?

It will not work as the motor is running in the right direction.

Hi,

my Turnigy Trackstar 80A Turbo Sensored Brushless ESC is dead. Well, not entirely, so I am hoping I can revive it. I ran it today in my touring car with a timed 10.5T motor, in blinky mode. Done so a few times before. I crashed (did that a few times before, too...) and the wheels don't turn anymore. The ESC was barely warm to the touch, it is not in overheating mode. It is like the Rx doesn't send a signal to the ESC, the ESC is waiting for the signal to innitiate. I checked the Rx (put a servo in place of the ESC) and it works fine. When I remove the sensor wire from the ESC, the ESC goes into stress mode so it does see the sensors when plugged in. The BEC is also working. I opened the ESC and checked the wiring and connections. Besides a little dirt inside the ESC, which I cleaned out, everything looks fine. I measured from plug to ESC main board, good contacts. So, what next to try before forking out euros again to buy a new ESC?

Cheers,

Hugo

So I have gotten a Trackstar 120 Turbo from here, yet realized, I have no instructions.

The Hobbyking link is not working for me, is there another link?