Title: Re: speed controllers [TANKS]
Ben, here are the contact details regarding talking to someone about the IBC
For Tech details talk to Brett 0419887907
or for sales talk to Jason 0414506080.
Chris asked
you speak of a controller for 24 vt / 200 watt, but what about 350 watt?
and do they offer reverse if they are for a scooter?
For 350 watt motors you would need 2 scorpion XLs. You would have to join the motor outputs of each unit to turn it into a single unit which would double its rating turning it into a 24 amp controller with surges of up to 70 amps before the overcurrent protection would kick in.
This would mean you would need to disconect the mixing and ad an external mixer.
It does have reverse and it also has over temp protection and over current protection just like the sidewinder.
It might sound a bit fiddly to do all this but its so small you would hardly see it.
All up the above solution would cost around 250 dollars which is also what an IBC would cost so there are choices and I would personally match my controllers to my motors.
-at-Chris B you cant buy the scorpion in Aus but its best to buy from Robot market place and its best to buy 2 at a time as it saves you 30 bucks so do the buddy deal with someone.
AM not bagging the RS80 at all. Every controller can blow up with the right situation. One comment that I have heard of a potential area for problems is the switch mode regulator, something to do with having a clean voltage, not really sure what that means, The IBC has the same switch mode apparently.
But seriously guys the Scorpion XL is a real nice unit and cheap and fully protected with mixing options and worth having a look at even if its just for the turret. Its so freaking small and made from the same people that make the sidewinder.
I also have a sidewinder waiting for me to build a bigger tank and the size of the unit is just dam sexy, have to say. It uses its aluminium case as a heat sink so does not require a fan which helps keep it small and its voltage range is up to 50 volts so eventually would probably run scooter motors at 36 volts with it, cant wait but I better build my tank first.