On Mar 31, 9:10 pm, Jeremy Joker Brosious <[email protected]> wrote:
> Trying to get all the final details finished up. I'm trying out a > Sabertooth 2x25. I know they don't have a sterling rep here, but my > other controller just kept frying on me, and i want to take it out and > run it for more than 5 minutes w/o it crapping out. I purchased a Sabertooth 2x25 a few weeks back. I've installed it and have had a little bit of a chance to try it out as it were. 98% of the testing has been on concrete floors in the workshop so I can't speak of heavy duty constant running around in a grass field. So far the best thing is the LACK of a high pitch electronic whine. I like the ability to set the control to a lesser lack of stick sensitivity. The new version released in recent weeks allows you to adjust internal settings using your computer. It's a small package and I use it to control two scooter motors ratted at 300 watts. For 125 bucks it's a hard value to beat. Nice thing in my mind is that if I blow one side of the unit I can get out for as little as 79 dollars for a new unit that controls one channel. Of course they say the units can be repaired. There is a BEC built into the unit. There is a switch wizard online that can be used to help with the switch settings. Now for the other thoughts. I do wish the connector strip was a bit wider, you should use a ring stud connected to the wire or at the very least tin the wire with solder. I had to use a connector where the ring needed to be cut and squeezed together to properly fit the screw. You have to make darn sure you hook up the power connections correctly or else you release the magic smoke. The information supplied is good but the hookup for the receiver connections are a bit hard to understand and makes you a bit nervous when making your connections. I noted at times a jerking from the motors controls. It's as if the the unit is getting stray signal even though I'm only a few feet away. I believe this may be due to several factors and will respond later today or in the morning about it. -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
