I didn't worry about dual motors or mixing, Frank, as most RC systems can be programmed to mix throttle and steering functions.
There seems to be a shortage of good, high power ESCs in the UK. The only affordable ESCs available are the dual motor sabretooths (25 and 60 amp units). They're simple to set up and have on-board mixing. The main problem is that they just don't seem to work for very long. The options once you decide on something beefier than a 60A sabretooth are mainly the preserve of the Robot Wars crowd and are ludicrously expensive. I have yet to find a UK supplier of Talon ESCs but I do keep looking . . . On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 5:41:06 PM UTC+1, Frank Pittelli wrote: > > That's exactly how the Anvilus ESC worked, except that it was a dual > motor controller. The micro processor controlled two SSRs (one for each > motor), which then fed into two pairs of 40A relays (one pair for each > motor). It was not only an inexpensive solution (about 1/2 the cost of > Dual ESCs at the time), but it worked well for many years and the > individual parts (SSR, Relays, opto-isolators) could be replaced as > needed for repairs. > > In the decade or so since the Anvilus Controller was introduced, the > price (and size) of ESCs has decreased to the point where the price > difference isn't very much, so using a pair of Talon ESCs (for example) > is only slightly more expensive than building your own. And, since they > have no moving parts and have more advanced fail-safes built into the > software/hardware, they are more reliable than any homemade controller > can be. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
