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Hi all,

As some of u know i've just bought a TT-01e chassis

Motor is easy silver can from James!

But what about ESC any thoughts guys??

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Andy, I'm pretty happy running the stock Tamiya TEU101BK ESC that until recently was included with most Tamiya kits. Seems to do the job with no hassle. But I'd guess any ESC will do - just make sure it's got forward and reverse. Officially reverse is required to meet the class rules, but more importantly being able to reverse out of an incident saves the embarrassment of having to shout at a marshal who is innocently unaware of the situation and leaves you nose to the wall for half a lap while expecting you to be able to reverse out of trouble. Personally I'd like to leave any car without reverse parked nose to the wall for the rest of the race - serve 'em right!

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is this any good i think its a Mtronixs storm clone but cheaper!! :wink:

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=37403

Its only £26.99 cant find the tamiya one for less than £30 Richard.

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Hi Andy,

I'd avoid Mtronics stuff - it use to be quite good a decade or so ago, but now many find the quality isn't up to scratch. However I agree with Richard that you can't go far wrong with a Tamiya TEU101 - you can normally get them new off Ebay for about £17 - £20 here in the UK. Here's an example...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-TAMIYA-ESC-SP ... 5d2bd92d6b

Alternatively, I've been pleased with this little unit...

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=31291

Hope this helps...

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Top man James i will order the tamiya on ebay as suggested!

Thanks alot

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cant wait for my new chassis to arrive now :n1

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No worries Andy - always happy to help. Looking forward to seeing the car - the spec looks more than enough for racing.

Catch you later bud...

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