GordonTarling
Mar 30, 2004, 03:26 PM
Received details today of the new line of Hacker brushless controllers. The range is essentially the same as previous, BUT they are now all user-programmable via a small programmer which costs around $30. There's a whole host of features which you are now able to program for yourself - here's a list of some of them -
Type - Airplane/heli/Boat/car
Controller model - selectable from the Master 04 with BEC to the Master 90 Acro
Brake - Off or various degrees from 'Extra Soft' to 'Extra Hard'
Timing - now adjustable in one degree increments
Acceleration - from soft to hard
Battery Type - Nicad/NiMH or Lipoly
Cutoff voltage - by cell count for Lipo batteries or voltage per cell for Nicad/NiMH
Cutoff - slow down or hard cutoff
Initial point - Automatic or an adjustable fixed point
End point - Automatic or an adjustable fixed point
Throttle Curve - Log, linear or exponential
Direction of rotation now switchable
There are also other features which vary from model to model of ESC. e.g. the heli controllers all have normal or governor mode and some models have adjustable switching frequency.
Availability is somewhat unknown at the moment, though it appears that all new dispatches from the Hacker works will be of the new type. Prices should be pretty much as per all previous models. Please contact your local Hacker dealer for pricing and availability.
Please note that you do NOT have to purchase the programmer in order to use these ESC's - they are supplied with certain parameters preset, with some being changeable by stick postion as before. However, you WILL need the programmer in order to be able to use them with Lipo cells, or to take advantage of the advanced features.
Type - Airplane/heli/Boat/car
Controller model - selectable from the Master 04 with BEC to the Master 90 Acro
Brake - Off or various degrees from 'Extra Soft' to 'Extra Hard'
Timing - now adjustable in one degree increments
Acceleration - from soft to hard
Battery Type - Nicad/NiMH or Lipoly
Cutoff voltage - by cell count for Lipo batteries or voltage per cell for Nicad/NiMH
Cutoff - slow down or hard cutoff
Initial point - Automatic or an adjustable fixed point
End point - Automatic or an adjustable fixed point
Throttle Curve - Log, linear or exponential
Direction of rotation now switchable
There are also other features which vary from model to model of ESC. e.g. the heli controllers all have normal or governor mode and some models have adjustable switching frequency.
Availability is somewhat unknown at the moment, though it appears that all new dispatches from the Hacker works will be of the new type. Prices should be pretty much as per all previous models. Please contact your local Hacker dealer for pricing and availability.
Please note that you do NOT have to purchase the programmer in order to use these ESC's - they are supplied with certain parameters preset, with some being changeable by stick postion as before. However, you WILL need the programmer in order to be able to use them with Lipo cells, or to take advantage of the advanced features.