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Title: Hobby king's new SIMONK ESCs Post by: santhosh-r on July 02, 2013, 09:43:21 PM Hobby king has introduced Simonk flashed ESCs,
Guys please post your views on this new product.... http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__39708__Afro_ESC_30Amp_Multi_rotor_Motor_Speed_Controller_SimonK_Firmware_.html (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/catalog/39708.jpg) Specs: Current Draw: 30A Continuous Voltage Range: 2-4s Lipoly BEC: 0.5A Linear Input Freq: 1KHz Firmware: afro_nfet.hex Discharge wire/plugs: 16AWG/Male 3.5mm Motor wire/plugs: 15AWG/Female 3.5mm Weight: 26.5g (Included wire, plug, heat shrink) Size: 50 x 25 x 11mm MikroKopter I2C compatibility has also been built in as standard. A DIY port is available under the shrink wrap which allows using the ESC with MikroKopter hardware that uses I2C control. Title: Re: Hobby king's new SIMONK ESCs Post by: Rahulvyas on July 02, 2013, 09:44:30 PM Great. good price too :)
Title: Re: Hobby king's new SIMONK ESCs Post by: santhosh-r on July 02, 2013, 09:46:52 PM But , F-30A is available at ~$9 and flash it yourself...so atleast you can save $4 for an ESC , provided you own a Atmel programmer and have knowledge about electronics.
Title: Re: Hobby king's new SIMONK ESCs Post by: Rahulvyas on July 02, 2013, 09:48:38 PM still, ready to fly is always better.
Title: Re: Hobby king's new SIMONK ESCs Post by: Rahulvyas on July 02, 2013, 09:50:53 PM I hope the other ESCs which are going to be launched support a 6S battery :')
Title: Re: Hobby king's new SIMONK ESCs Post by: RCNeil21 on July 02, 2013, 09:57:56 PM F-30A's and reflashing would be a better option. Buying a atmel programmer would be much cheaper as it will come inside 400-500 rs and you can flash many esc's with it.
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