Cheap Ebay ESC help

[Stu Dixon]

So looking for a bit of help/advise if you can ?

basically I picked up one of the cheap blue 120am ESC's off ebay (see link below)

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 183058775463

now I have purchased this for a vintage car am going to have some fun so not racing too competitive :woot: having said that I wanted to know if I can get my hands on a programme card for it or even change the settings on the esc ?

Any help appreciated

Stu.

[K-Brewer]

You can use the hobbywing program card on it

[fidspeed]

Yup certainly can :D

[fidspeed]

Just remember not to follow colour is wires when soldering motor ,A and C wire colours are reversed
Regards Dave

[Stu Dixon]

You can use the hobbywing program card on it

I don't know much about hobbywing, do I just use any hobbywing program card ? are they all the same ?

all my esc's are Absima ones..

Cheers
Stu

[Stu Dixon]

Just remember not to follow colour is wires when soldering motor ,A and C wire colours are reversed
Regards Dave


I have put the esc in and its all working ok but its got reverse on it and its a bit like cheating :woot:

[Stu Dixon]

how about this one ?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 222790501408

[K-Brewer]

More like this one mate

Ebay item number 222643614680

[Stu Dixon]

More like this one mate

Ebay item number 222643614680


:thumbsup: thanks

[daz75]

What kind of motor limit do these things have?

[fidspeed]

I have seen 2wd run 7.5 indoors at worksop no fan on esc

Advise you swap esc fan as I think there poor

Regards Dave

[Zoea]

yeah I'd say 7.5 is about the limit for these (I have like 4 lol) but maybe 8.5 or higher for 4wd since more torque reqs

hobbywing program box (not card prolly) is best and don't forget to flash it with latest hobby firmwarek

[Stu Dixon]

yeah I'd say 7.5 is about the limit for these (I have like 4 lol) but maybe 8.5 or higher for 4wd since more torque reqs

hobbywing program box (not card prolly) is best and don't forget to flash it with latest hobby firmwarek


Ah ok. Will the program box not work on the esc without flashing the esc ?

Cheers
Stu.

[fidspeed]

Should workcfine but if you want extra timing a
Nd turbo you need to update software

Regards Dave

[Yorkiebar]

The basic LED (not LCD) program card works with these - you can turn reverse off with that, and alter the dynamic timing and punch mode.

Doesn't have turbo though.

[Losi_110]

Someone I used to know ran a 4.5 on one of these Speedos for ages.
If you get the Hobbywing LCD box and load up the usb link software you can flash them with the firmware which makes them drive much better.

[revol]

Got one off Wish for £9 delivered for a laugh. Used the prog box as above to load HW firmware.
1st heat tonight fried the fan. Stuck a WTF fan in and ran again, all ok for 2nd heat. 3rd heat it popped on the warm up lap.
Some you win some you loose!
Came home and posted a pic to Wish requesting a refund, didn't expect anything back but they gave me my money back within the hour.

[fidspeed]

That's unlucky 😀
I do know someone who tried one running full boost after flashing firmware luckily I've not killed one yet I have 7 or 8 of them
Regards Dave

[Stu Dixon]

I used the one I bought of eBay the other weekend running a 10,5 in a Top Force, esc hasn’t been touched from when I bought it and it worked a treat :wub I have now got the hobbyking box so do intend to flash it for the extra setting options so fingers crossed I don’t screw it up !

[revol]

The extra settings are a great feature to have for sure. Couple of other folk at my club have them and have had zero problems. As said, just unlucky. I wasn't pushing it with timing or turbo either but it did perform well while it lasted!

[Npdp72]

I'm looking for a cheap ESC for my 7 year olds car.
Ideally one which is compatible with the hobbywing software and program box.
The links to ebay items in this thread don't seem to work any more.
Could someone provide new links to the better cheap ESCs on ebay please?

[fidspeed]

Just type in 120a esc in fleabay you'll find loads pop up

Regards Dave

[Lee1972]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F 113147453775

[bassman7755]

Bought from this listing recently https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120A-Sensored-Brushless-Speed-Controller-ESC-for-RC-1-8-1-10-1-12-Car-Crawler-P4/113222609414 took 10 days to arrive.

Have half a dozen of these running motors down to 6.5T and doesn't heat up much.

Can use hobbywing xerun 120 / 2.1 programmer and firmware.