074 - HobbyKing X-Car 45A ESC (part 2) Or A Wintry Run On Freshly Cutted Grass :-)

This afternoon I went out with my Wild One with its new Esc for a ride.
I've been lucky because the grass on the lawn near the place I choose for the ride had been freshly cut so I decided to have fun on the grass.
I moved a little when, switching on the car, the Hobbyking orchestra starts to play its music but  unfortunately the grass was too long (or my Sport Tuned to much underpowered) and driving wasn't a good Esc's test and not much fun.

So I decided to put the car on tarmac and to empty the battery having a real feel about the speed controller.
I realized that this cheap Esc is honest, virtually unlimited, a little rough when the brake is used but considering that it allows to use Lipos it's a great value for money expecially for budget cars and classic Tamiyas.

073 - HobbyKing X-Car 45A ESC (part 1)

Today I've received a pair of HobbyKing X-Car 45A Brushed Car ESC that 've ordered some weeks ago. After the first shy glances I decided to switch on the soldering iron and replace the stock connectors with the PolyMax 3.5mm Gold Connectors I'm used to use in my ESCs both for motor and battery.

The ESC fits comfortably in to my Wild One, switch and receiver cables are soft and easy to "shorten" but I had to solder a stupid adapter because of the battery's cables are  too short but it doesn't depends by the controller.
There is a unique "fault": the switch's fixing holes are much distant and it's impossible to use both screws to fit it in the stock mount.

In the next days I will print the the manual to do the set-up and run it for the first time.
Now I have no more excuses, my whole fleet is LiPO ready and it's time to get a pair of modern power packs.

Size comparison with Robitronic Speedstar 2.

Size comparison with Mtroniks Tio Storm
 

072 - A Bunch Of...

All my runners but always few :)