New ESC

01-10-2016

After a long time of using Castle ESCs on my helicopters, I decided to give the new Hobby Wing 160 Platinum HV V4 ESC a try. I have been eyeing this ESC for a while, and finally bit the bullet and picked one up from Charity RC.

This ESC has a lot of really great features, but the selling point for me, was the governor. It is supposed to be one of the best governors available, and I just had to see for myself. 

The built in BEC is a nice feature too, and will eliminate the need for the Castle BEC Pro which is on my helicopter now. The Hobby Wing`s BEC is 10 amp continuous and 25 amp peak, which should be more than enough for my style of flying. The BEC is also adjustable from 5 volts to 8 volts. The Hobby Wing 160A also has data logging and and comes with a large cooling fan.

The Hobby Wing 160A is also capable of running on 14s, but I`m pretty sure I`ll stick with 12s. I will have it installed and running by the weekend, and I will start posting my opinion of the Hobby Wing 160 very soon.