Castle ESC's and Other Motors
08-21-2008, 05:58 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brunswick, OH
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Castle ESC's and Other Motors
Hello! I have two Sidewinder 4600kv setups in buggies I have... I've been told these are "sensorless" motors (4600kv Castle motors) and they don't know what direction to go from a dead stop and throttle mash... So, I need to know what motors are "sensored", brushless, and work with the Castle ESC's so I dont have to buy ENTIRE new setups... Thanks!
08-21-2008, 07:26 PM
#2
Banned
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Queensbury ny,
NY
Posts: 725
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Castle ESC's and Other Motors
you can't hook up the senor to a castle esc, you need a hole new setup, you can run a sensord motor, but the sensor will not operate
08-22-2008, 10:38 AM
#3
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: ,,
AZ
Posts: 11
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Castle ESC's and Other Motors
Why would there be a problem with your setup? The motor and esc are sold together, and are ment to work with one another; are they not?
08-23-2008, 06:13 AM
#4
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brunswick, OH
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Castle ESC's and Other Motors
They work but according to the LHS people... the motor, at idle/stop/low speeds, and I will quote....
"Does not know if it is going in reverse or forward due to being a sensorless motor"
I will take some video of these things these next few days to show what they are doing, maybe that will help... but its annoying as hell and I am just tired of it... Something has to be fixed, but everyone says thats how it is. If I have to gut these buggies and sell the Castle junk then I will, just trying to put a nail in the coffin.
"Does not know if it is going in reverse or forward due to being a sensorless motor"
I will take some video of these things these next few days to show what they are doing, maybe that will help... but its annoying as hell and I am just tired of it... Something has to be fixed, but everyone says thats how it is. If I have to gut these buggies and sell the Castle junk then I will, just trying to put a nail in the coffin.
08-23-2008, 09:05 AM
#5
Senior Member
My Feedback: (2)
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: , KY
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Castle ESC's and Other Motors
ORIGINAL: svavrek
They work but according to the LHS people... the motor, at idle/stop/low speeds, and I will quote....
"Does not know if it is going in reverse or forward due to being a sensorless motor"
I will take some video of these things these next few days to show what they are doing, maybe that will help... but its annoying as hell and I am just tired of it... Something has to be fixed, but everyone says thats how it is. If I have to gut these buggies and sell the Castle junk then I will, just trying to put a nail in the coffin.
They work but according to the LHS people... the motor, at idle/stop/low speeds, and I will quote....
"Does not know if it is going in reverse or forward due to being a sensorless motor"
I will take some video of these things these next few days to show what they are doing, maybe that will help... but its annoying as hell and I am just tired of it... Something has to be fixed, but everyone says thats how it is. If I have to gut these buggies and sell the Castle junk then I will, just trying to put a nail in the coffin.
ummm...my motor seems to 'know' what to do when I tell it to do something...I mean, he follows simple commands like 'Forward, Ubu!' or 'Backward, Ubu!....and when I want him to idle: 'Sit, Ubu'! Hell, when I mash the throttle hard it means: 'Rollover, Ubu!!"
08-23-2008, 10:59 PM
#6
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Brunswick, OH
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Castle ESC's and Other Motors
Odd. Then I will have to simply take some video, post it, and see *** these things are doing, becuase its upsetting...
