Had my 150A-SL ages but never used it. Took it out of the packet today to use on my DR10. Plugged in the 2S battery and smoke appeared. It was only £20 or so but what a disappointment.
I ordered one for 25 bucks. This seems to be the only video on this esc right now. I would love to see some running footage. I wonder how the cogging is on start up. I hope they are good quality. The price seems too good to be true.
Installed mine in my Kyosho Inferno Neo VE today. Ran great through the first 4s pack. Came with no brakes set, and I had to reverse my motor rotation. I have had cheap esc's with bad start up before, but this one does well. I lowered the minimum force for both motor directions as well.
@@carloswright I need a cheap ESC for an overseas 1/8 E buggy race. You think this will be okay for racing. We don't run E buggy in our country but I want to run 2 classes at this overseas race just for the heck of it. I want to mate it with a 2000kv motor and 4s battery. Your thoughts?
@drewreyes851 I only have one pack through it, but it did well. The motor in mine is 2000kv and I used a 5200mah 75c SMC lipo. If it were me, I wouldn't be scared to run it. You need to solder 6.5mm bullets on your motor if you don't run them already.
@@carloswright the only motor I have available in our country is 3670 1900kv and it has some wires and bullets already on them. It doesn't have soldering tabs. It comes pre-wired. As for battery I have 2s 7.6v 6500mah 150c shorty batteries available locally I can wire to 4s. That is what most are running with my car 2pc 2s shorty. If it can last 5 days of racing I will be happy. Is throttle response good? No cogging? The motor is a surpass hobbies one not sensored. I am hoping it will support the 1900kv with no issue.
@drewreyes851 Obviously, it is a budget esc. It's not the best option for racing out there. I have 15 minutes of run time with it, not a lot of use. It does cog a little, but not bad. I have had other cheap esc's that I have thrown away because the start-up and responsiveness were awful. The bec is only 5.8v, and it doesn't have any timing options. Good luck with your racing.
Hi here it is: I never installed in the end. However, I sent a friend NIP one and he is running 3 & 4S in a TLR Typhon Park bashing and is working brilliant a couple of months on .....
I think I did a #KevinTalbot with mine. After adding two 50v 4000k+ microfarad caps, I connected it to the motor, plugged in a 4s 120c 9700mAh SMC lipo, slowly ramped up the throttle. Hit brake, reverse, then full throttle, then the magic smoke got out 🤷🏾♂️ Was only $25 USD. Just gave up on it 🤦🏾♂️
These ESCs are waterproof from new. You can see the sealing resin at the top of the board on them. On any ESC a bit of silcone sealant around the wires will do no harm. GT85 is a silicon spray and spraying your cars plastics after a run, and the electronics with this after cleaning will nourish the plastics, prevent corrosion on the plugs and leave a light water repellent coating on everything. In general the level of waterproofing on other makes of RC car waterproof ESCs (this post is about the Platinium range) runs from splash proof, strong jets of water to running partially or fully submerged. A big branded manufacturer like Arrma or Spektrum will tell you in the instructions how waterproof the ESC is and how long for in the instructions. ESCs are not waterproof full stop but only for so long and the more wet the shorter time they are waterproof for in one go. Say maybe wet grass for up to two hours, submerged 10 mins etc. You can buy something called conformal coating to paint onto your ESC circuit board to make it waterproof. You can then seal the ESC as well afterwards. The manufacturers use a resin of some kind. Silicon can be tried but you need airflow for cooling and the typical silicon sealer may not be rated enough for the heat generated by your ESC. You can buy specific liquid electrical insulation repair tape which dries like silicon, is for water proofing and is usually heat rated enough for an ESC. So conformal coating on the board, then seal with liquid insulation tape remembering to ensure the fan can still work moving air around. To make a non-waterproof ESC waterproof as above it would be trial and error to see how waterproof and how long it is waterproof for. If you take the heatsink off the board (the fets) to use the conformal coating you might need thermal compound (like used for computer chips) to bond the heat sink back onto the fets. I would only recommend doing this if you are experienced at working with electronic circuit boards or can afford to lose the ESC if you damage the board during the process.
everything using lipo liion batterys just crazy the world ant burt down with crazy stuff and how its made in china .do you like theses ESC still thanks man God bless
I've bought 4, as I've found any budget ESC I have had has performed great and the only ESCs I have ever blown have been "major brands". Plan to run these Platinium on 3S in 2 & 4WD Slash and 4S in my DHK Maximus
@@madhatterrcchats7164 man thanks i just got a zd racing buggy 1/8 its old before the pirates name the old motor sucks must have non neo magnets and all that mess plus i need to upgrade 6 imex samauri short course trucks to brushless and sell them thanks ill be ordering a few .thanks fer helping me decide
@@madhatterrcchats7164 yes string is to slow for like 2 or 3 seconds then it goes wide open but seems to work so ill program it thankfully i got that card to geter done God bless .oh thank for stating the size of plugs 6mm i was wonder if it was 6mm or 6.5 mm
hi brother. is there away to program this esc without a card? i tried HW program box LCD and the HW led card both do nothing for any1 wondering. ive not got the card you have i did order one from china waited 4 weeks then they canceled it and refunded and not rushing to go get another. so wondering is there a way without the card? i bought 2. so far so good bench testing the truck...but it starts slow and i have to release and pull trigger again and it would go flat out. a bit weird .thanks brother and God bless you and your family.
Hiya, most boat ESCs use a water jacket for cooling. That said this ESC has forward and reverse but not sure if the lack of air flow inside a boat might give you over-heating..... You can get budget marine ESCs and in the UK M-troniks do a range of marine ESCs as do Hobbywing www.mtroniks.net/
I've only bench tested as a curiosity but one of my sample ESC went to a friend with a TLR Typhon and he is running 4S with a SkyRC X8 Pro 4268 2150KV motor and reports very fast, smooth, and cogging less than his premium brand set up in another TLR Typhon......
I think these cheapie (Max8 copies?) will be like all cheaper brands, bit less quality control, so you will get a great one runs for ever out of the packet or faulty out of the packet. I run lots of "budget" "clone" ESCs, either unbranded or budget branded and honestly from memory one no go out the pack and refunded by AliExpress and rest all good for bashing about. If speed running or racing you need premium radio, ESC and servos but mainly for best software meaning quicker response times or telemetry feedback .... ??
No if you want budget buy a tried and tested Surpass Hobby 120amp or 150amp for 1/8th. The Platinium 150amp was new to market last year and very cheap. So I got a few for testing. Mixed results - either go great or go up in smoke..... and of course Hobbywing are by far the market leader for quality
A decent branded ESC is going to be £65-£120 for 4S. These are super cheap. As with anything super cheap quality control is not so good. I've tended to find a cheapo ESC either works out of the box or doesn’t. The supplier will usually refund though no questions asked...
@@madhatterrcchats7164 If I can recommend a cheap one to you then it would be the WP-8BL 150, it's a relabeled Hobbywing!🤩 i got couple of it,works pretty awesome!
Important video.. I've just bought one of these 150a and was curious about programming it. Cheers pal 👍
My pleasure it is what we are online for to help. A friend is regularly bashing one of these on a Typhon so I am very impressed for the price
I have this showing up today and I'm a bit nervous about it.. should of read more reviews, hopefully they are better now
Does it work
Had my 150A-SL ages but never used it. Took it out of the packet today to use on my DR10. Plugged in the 2S battery and smoke appeared. It was only £20 or so but what a disappointment.
On the programer when you think it is at 12 it really is at 11
That's what it seems - I counted and matched the number of options to check where I was
so the 12 = 11? The strange thing is that in the table of values the 11 does not mark any parameter, perhaps there is no option to modify the 11.
@@madhatterrcchats7164 sir after changing value from esc using programing card ,forward and backward not working.
I ordered one for 25 bucks. This seems to be the only video on this esc right now. I would love to see some running footage. I wonder how the cogging is on start up. I hope they are good quality. The price seems too good to be true.
Installed mine in my Kyosho Inferno Neo VE today. Ran great through the first 4s pack. Came with no brakes set, and I had to reverse my motor rotation. I have had cheap esc's with bad start up before, but this one does well. I lowered the minimum force for both motor directions as well.
@@carloswright I need a cheap ESC for an overseas 1/8 E buggy race. You think this will be okay for racing. We don't run E buggy in our country but I want to run 2 classes at this overseas race just for the heck of it. I want to mate it with a 2000kv motor and 4s battery. Your thoughts?
@drewreyes851 I only have one pack through it, but it did well. The motor in mine is 2000kv and I used a 5200mah 75c SMC lipo. If it were me, I wouldn't be scared to run it. You need to solder 6.5mm bullets on your motor if you don't run them already.
@@carloswright the only motor I have available in our country is 3670 1900kv and it has some wires and bullets already on them. It doesn't have soldering tabs. It comes pre-wired. As for battery I have 2s 7.6v 6500mah 150c shorty batteries available locally I can wire to 4s. That is what most are running with my car 2pc 2s shorty. If it can last 5 days of racing I will be happy. Is throttle response good? No cogging? The motor is a surpass hobbies one not sensored. I am hoping it will support the 1900kv with no issue.
@drewreyes851 Obviously, it is a budget esc. It's not the best option for racing out there. I have 15 minutes of run time with it, not a lot of use. It does cog a little, but not bad. I have had other cheap esc's that I have thrown away because the start-up and responsiveness were awful. The bec is only 5.8v, and it doesn't have any timing options. Good luck with your racing.
We need a follow-up
Hi here it is: I never installed in the end. However, I sent a friend NIP one and he is running 3 & 4S in a TLR Typhon Park bashing and is working brilliant a couple of months on .....
Should I use a program card before running?
I think I did a #KevinTalbot with mine.
After adding two 50v 4000k+ microfarad caps, I connected it to the motor, plugged in a 4s 120c 9700mAh SMC lipo, slowly ramped up the throttle. Hit brake, reverse, then full throttle, then the magic smoke got out 🤷🏾♂️
Was only $25 USD. Just gave up on it 🤦🏾♂️
Same just happened to me
@@bigdaddywheels2677😢
TO GIVE MY ESC MORE WEATHER PROTECTION IS IT WISE TO PUT SILICONE WHERE ALL THE WIRES ARE ON THE ESC PLEASE LET ME KNOW THANKS
These ESCs are waterproof from new. You can see the sealing resin at the top of the board on them.
On any ESC a bit of silcone sealant around the wires will do no harm.
GT85 is a silicon spray and spraying your cars plastics after a run, and the electronics with this after cleaning will nourish the plastics, prevent corrosion on the plugs and leave a light water repellent coating on everything.
In general the level of waterproofing on other makes of RC car waterproof ESCs (this post is about the Platinium range) runs from splash proof, strong jets of water to running partially or fully submerged.
A big branded manufacturer like Arrma or Spektrum will tell you in the instructions how waterproof the ESC is and how long for in the instructions. ESCs are not waterproof full stop but only for so long and the more wet the shorter time they are waterproof for in one go. Say maybe wet grass for up to two hours, submerged 10 mins etc.
You can buy something called conformal coating to paint onto your ESC circuit board to make it waterproof.
You can then seal the ESC as well afterwards. The manufacturers use a resin of some kind.
Silicon can be tried but you need airflow for cooling and the typical silicon sealer may not be rated enough for the heat generated by your ESC.
You can buy specific liquid electrical insulation repair tape which dries like silicon, is for water proofing and is usually heat rated enough for an ESC.
So conformal coating on the board, then seal with liquid insulation tape remembering to ensure the fan can still work moving air around. To make a non-waterproof ESC waterproof as above it would be trial and error to see how waterproof and how long it is waterproof for.
If you take the heatsink off the board (the fets) to use the conformal coating you might need thermal compound (like used for computer chips) to bond the heat sink back onto the fets.
I would only recommend doing this if you are experienced at working with electronic circuit boards or can afford to lose the ESC if you damage the board during the process.
everything using lipo liion batterys just crazy the world ant burt down with crazy stuff and how its made in china .do you like theses ESC still thanks man God bless
I've bought 4, as I've found any budget ESC I have had has performed great and the only ESCs I have ever blown have been "major brands". Plan to run these Platinium on 3S in 2 & 4WD Slash and 4S in my DHK Maximus
@@madhatterrcchats7164 man thanks i just got a zd racing buggy 1/8 its old before the pirates name the old motor sucks must have non neo magnets and all that mess plus i need to upgrade 6 imex samauri short course trucks to brushless and sell them thanks ill be ordering a few .thanks fer helping me decide
@@madhatterrcchats7164 yes string is to slow for like 2 or 3 seconds then it goes wide open but seems to work so ill program it thankfully i got that card to geter done God bless .oh thank for stating the size of plugs 6mm i was wonder if it was 6mm or 6.5 mm
All ESC the top of the line best most expensive name brands are made in China too just like your iphones and macbooks
Can we use ezrun program card on this esc? Coz the form is same with hobbywing max10
Hi, it is like a Max8 in size and the program card looks like the old style Hobbywing one, but I haven't tried my Hobbywing cards with the ESC ......
@@madhatterrcchats7164 thank u sir for the answer
What card should i use for the surpass hobby 150amp, white, red, or digital
You can use the white or red Surpass and Rocket cards. Also the Rocket LED numerical LED display (looks like the hobbywing card) also works
@@madhatterrcchats7164 Thanks, much appreciated!
Why didn't you read on manual book setting table?
Catalogue Bigger size than table on program card, to easy reading
No books supplied with mine 😞
@@madhatterrcchats7164 ok, I see 😊
Você já conseguiu calibrar ele com o receptor? Para o esc reconhecer os pontos de 100% acelerado e 100% reverso e ponto neutro
How do you calibrate it to the transmitter? I don't see a programming button anywhere on it.
Great question! I'd assume they are plug and play but not tried one with a radio yet...
Have you tried to plug and play..just got one
hi brother. is there away to program this esc without a card? i tried HW program box LCD and the HW led card both do nothing for any1 wondering. ive not got the card you have i did order one from china waited 4 weeks then they canceled it and refunded and not rushing to go get another. so wondering is there a way without the card? i bought 2. so far so good bench testing the truck...but it starts slow and i have to release and pull trigger again and it would go flat out. a bit weird .thanks brother and God bless you and your family.
Yeah I'll never buy one of these things ever again. I plugged it to power and it burned out on 11.1volt.
Can these esc be used in a boat to go forwards and reverse?
Hiya, most boat ESCs use a water jacket for cooling.
That said this ESC has forward and reverse but not sure if the lack of air flow inside a boat might give you over-heating.....
You can get budget marine ESCs and in the UK M-troniks do a range of marine ESCs as do Hobbywing
www.mtroniks.net/
Hey did u ever try out this esc i got bad 1 it fried out rite of the rip with 4s so they sent another & havnt
Had the need to try it again thanksbud
Do you have a link to these esc's as i couldn't find them on AliExpress.
Sorry RUclips crashed earlier on me before I got the links on
They on Amazon now
no # 11 did you notice?
How is it holding up? Have been debating on ordering one
I've only bench tested as a curiosity but one of my sample ESC went to a friend with a TLR Typhon and he is running 4S with a SkyRC X8 Pro 4268 2150KV motor and reports very fast, smooth, and cogging less than his premium brand set up in another TLR Typhon......
I think these cheapie (Max8 copies?) will be like all cheaper brands, bit less quality control, so you will get a great one runs for ever out of the packet or faulty out of the packet. I run lots of "budget" "clone" ESCs, either unbranded or budget branded and honestly from memory one no go out the pack and refunded by AliExpress and rest all good for bashing about. If speed running or racing you need premium radio, ESC and servos but mainly for best software meaning quicker response times or telemetry feedback ....
??
Awesome thank you for the response. I’ll be ordering one soon and let you know how it goes!
Update worked good on 3s plugged in 4s and the smoke came
@@adamn2593 oh no!
Is this recommended esc ?
No if you want budget buy a tried and tested Surpass Hobby 120amp or 150amp for 1/8th. The Platinium 150amp was new to market last year and very cheap. So I got a few for testing. Mixed results - either go great or go up in smoke..... and of course Hobbywing are by far the market leader for quality
Is this still alive?
@@rchobbiesjapan2777 a friend is running one on 3 and 4S in a TLR Typhon and going strong still
@@rchobbiesjapan2777 I sold this ESC in the video in a TLR Typhon
Is this possible on 6s? Because my arrma blx 6s esc is broken.
yeah not touching this with a 10 foot pole 🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣
worst esc ever,i ordered the 150a one and connect a 4s battery to test it on the first try became toast!
A decent branded ESC is going to be £65-£120 for 4S. These are super cheap. As with anything super cheap quality control is not so good. I've tended to find a cheapo ESC either works out of the box or doesn’t. The supplier will usually refund though no questions asked...
@@madhatterrcchats7164 If I can recommend a cheap one to you then it would be the WP-8BL 150, it's a relabeled Hobbywing!🤩 i got couple of it,works pretty awesome!
Yeah what were you expecting. It says 3-4s I’d of never even tried 4s