So what you’re saying is the new Castle link is the “Cobra Commander”. Lol

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Patent the name before they do! 😂👍🏼

@gregorholmes1837

3 ай бұрын

I already said that. Write your own jokes

@ateaserc

3 ай бұрын

@@gregorholmes1837 cool,

Great video covering the features of the Cobra 👍🏽 I had a great time testing mine, amazing product from Castle!

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more! This new era is off to a great start!

Glad to see you back going strong brother

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so very much! 2024 is going to be good!

Thanks for sharing my man

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Any time! 💪🏼👍🏼

Awesome vid mate, very informative, good to see you back 👍

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Great video brother. One of my favorite channels all time

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!

I have so many castle setups. Ive had a mamba x for almost 5 years now with a 3800kv slate motor. Its started off in a trx4. Then got moved to a 10ii, and run on 4s. Had a mamba x in my drag slash with a 4.5 turn motor as well. And a moster x and 1515 2200 kv motor in a 4x4 slash which even on 4s has more power than it could possibly need. Also have a sidewinder4 in my smt10 with a 4800kv motor. I've used them in the snow, the mud... crawling, bashing, everything! (Guess i should be sponsored by now right? )

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

I guess you are also familiar with their upgrade program, where your used Castle products always keep a base value in case you choose to get a newer product? Definitely worth checking out!

Oh, goodness, that was a lot of tech talk, ha ha! Seems impressive, it's 2024, after all! Myself, I've been back and forward on ESC and motor brands, I landed on Hobbywing, I finally started to understand how to use the program card, which also means I'm a bit of a slave to that brand now, ha ha!

Great informative video as usual brother!

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Great review

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

🤯 Can’t wait to use 👀

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Check out the limited edition Gold too!

Hey man I just looked on your shop' i totally dig the hat !!! Here in upstate new york' I tell everyone to check out your channel (I still miss the dancing intro girl 😎) keep up the great work brother!

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! :)

Nog steeds lekker bezig zie ik. Of good busy.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Hoi Hein, absoluut! Snel weer eens bijpraten!

Dammit!!!! Just when I thought I had a few bucks laying around

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha, I know the feeling! Have a great weekend!

Can't wait for the next video with the running combo .Maybe 1717 1650kv castle motor

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

I like your thinking, TALL gears!

nice overview video of the castle esc, hopefully they can bring it back against hobbywing, specially on the crawler side, I did recently purchase their 8s esc for my honcho. What rig you planning on testing the Cobra out in? wishing you an awesome weekend filled with happiness, good health, fortune, wealth and channel growth👍💯👍💯👍

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for all the kind words! Planning on installing the Cobra 8 in my Arrma Felony, it seems like a perfect candidate.

I smoked my sv3 after 10years of abuse. That's a little to much for what I'm needing for now but I likey.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

That is a good lifespan! Check out the trade in program, even damaged gear keeps a core value.

NICE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@hemistormrc

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🔥

Kindly what is the thickness or awg of the black and red wire going to the battery and what are the bullet size for the motor wires?

I need that for my tekno mt410

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Perfect platform to run one of these in!

Does it have a crawl mode? Would be nice for the SCX 6.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Anything can crawl if you want to! 😁

Nintendo 64 came out in '96 so saying this 32 bit ESC is the future is kinda funny. 32 bit ESCs have been out since 2016.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Sure, but for Castle to confidently get their hands on hardware that is future proof from a firmware/software point of view is different altogether. Tech being released and available doesn't mean it's ready to be applied to the majority of a product line-up immediately. Thanks for watching!

Do you happen to know if the esc support multi pole motor like on an edf fan or a heli motor?

I just got a 22’ gladiator that is in sarge green. Would you be able to suggest the closets tamiya ts paint so I can build my Killerbody mini me?

@hemistormrc

2 ай бұрын

Just get some automotive paint that matches and save money!

Interesting 🤔 Might have to do a little more research!

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Basher time for you!

@bradcowart5044

3 ай бұрын

@@hemistormrc , you may be correct! Need some suggestions.

I finally break down and get a b link. Of course something else comes out lol

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Awe man! Hahaha, I feel your pain! You can use it with your current setups though. Top tip on the B Link: use extenders on your receiver cables to easy hop them from one ride to the next. ;) Easy to transfer if you run multiple cars and want to use the B-Link on more than one Castle system. Have fun!

@TheRCBuildersPost

3 ай бұрын

@@hemistormrc I never even thought about that. I was just gonna get multiple B-Links 🤣🤣. Thanks!

Do you think this would do well in a scx6 on 4s I love how my am32 escs work I'd love to put this in with an out runner

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Could definitely be a viable option along with a BlackJacket outrunner!

Personally if it's 6s capable & no higher, I wouldn't have an 8 in the name. Looks cool sounds cool bet it's cool 😂😂

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

8 refers to it being intended for 1/8 scale vehicles. :)

@aaronbaker8091

3 ай бұрын

@@hemistormrc now that makes sense 😁 & I am a fool 😂

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

@@aaronbaker8091 Hardly, I definitely understand the confusion!

I was reviewing the history of your videos, I noticed that you gave up 1/5 gasoline, why?

@hemistormrc

2 ай бұрын

Still run them, but there are less people locally who do too, making it a bit less fun to take them out. These segments are popular in waves, 1/5th scale gas will come back, I'm sure.

👍👍😎😎

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

😁👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼

3800 kv crawler motor.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Haha, see when it fails!

Same price as monster 8s which is better

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

That can be argued. The 8S is intended for different weight classes and applications, and uses a 16 bit processor. Youy could also see it as the Monster 8S being ridiculously great value. ;)

I'm looking too find a better esc for my tamiya clodbuster the hobby 880 is crap

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Check out the Sidewinder4 or the Copperhead, both great units for your application.

Are you dutch?

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Zeker weten!

@Zeropointbug

3 ай бұрын

@@hemistormrc most excellent! Long live the dutch!

So did they get rid of the annoying castle esc audible whining noise?

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Yes, loop recording for your data logging!

i smell nederland ook all you are doing your beste beentje voor?

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Trotse Nederlander!

15 inches da

@hemistormrc

2 ай бұрын

15 inches, hard to believe!

Saying 32bit doesn't mean anything because there are so many architectures built upon different word sizes is it arm, stm, atmel, pic, riscV, x86. How much working ram does it have, eeprom size, non-volatile memory type or size. Does it support fp32? What is the idle current draw? Can it support custom firmware. Does it run Doom? Saying 32 bit is like judging a guitar player's talent based on their word haha. No offense, it's an awesome looking piece of kit. If the company comps me one I'll see if it runs doom on one core while the other calculates prime numbers in the fibb sequence and in what time domain. I suspect it has an esp32 with 512k of memory and 4mb of nand with a ch34x or cp2x based serial ic and an asynchronous one way bitwise decode/encode on die eeprom for faster rf packet parsing with watchdog timers for "smart" features. What kills me is they'll give that British guy a supply that never ends because he destroys every rc he gets. I forget his name, he destroys so many rcs with blatant disregard for maybe giving a machine here or there to some local underprivileged kids. It's one of the things I don't get about some creators who get everything for free. I donate rc kits locally all the time and I'm a fat, middle-aged man on a retard pension. Hahaha I'm mostly kidding and no offense to you brother. Great content and thanks as I wouldn't have heard of that esc for a while. Who cares what kind of 32bit platform the controller is based on. Its friday night, im dead sobes and bored. Haha Cheers!

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Cheers, thanks for watching!

No matter how good the content is I can’t back an attempt at graffiti equivalent to an elementary school aged child.

@ryurc3033

3 ай бұрын

What are you even saying? You just high? Or maybe English isn't your main strength? Butterface buttered his face with butter. Dumb mother __________

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

I have no idea what you’re trying to say with this comment.

FYI, on Castles page in the specs it states the app with the Bluetooth link is still in development at the moment. Weather that’s accurate or not, I don’t know, but this is a pretty disappointing release over all. I guess they have to start somewhere, but has Castle even heard of 12S yet? I’m over Caslte anyways, I’ve now switched everything to HW ever since they came out with the G2 esc’s. Too many problems with the Castle systems, lack of protection, etc. I’m not speaking for everyone, that’s just me.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 8th scale ESC's are of course their bread and butter, so seeing this release is in terms of sales numbers and corporate confidence more significant than them coming out with the 12S version immediately. I think we will see new releases being dropped at a steady pace now that the Cobra 8 is here. Also, they have always applauded competition as it forces their engineers to push the envelope, if there is nothing to live up to or surpass things become dull fast. Have fun!

@alankowalski8781

3 ай бұрын

@@hemistormrc I’m not sure it does. People are starting to loose faith and go elsewhere. You always have to have your top dog for your reputation, your halo product, and you are pretty limited with the XLX2 anymore.

@ma-t6949

3 ай бұрын

Dude There are not many rigs that can truly utilize 12s without being completely over powered and the ones that can are out of many price range. I run 6s more than anything. 1/8 scale is the most ran platform and even 1/8 scale struggles with 8s. Also weighs a ton. Not everyone wants a 1/5 scale or larger that will cost them well over 1000 dollars just for the rig let alone 12s electronics and batteries.

No castle for me anymore. They were probably so busy with their new stuff that they couldnt answer my 3 mails about a blown rotor from my 1717 that lastest not even for 1 hour. That must have been the most expensive hour off rc-ing in my life...! I can confirm though, it ran nice as long as it did...

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Sounds very out of character for them to not respond, have you tried giving them a call? Have a good weekend and keep having fun!

@peteroosterhoff8850

3 ай бұрын

@@hemistormrc well, that wasn't what i expected too. In the past had an OLD mm esc that caught fire, and got replaced for a reduced price. So thought that was a very good service. But after 3 mails now you get the idea they don't want to respond. And lets be honest, im not the only one having issues with that motor so could asume they would be all over it to replace it.. But, bought myself and el chipo sss which doesn't run as nice but it already had many hours off runtime. So i kind off decided by this experience expensive stuff isn't worth it. Just wanted to share my experience with that... Your channel btw is very good, thought, need to say that too...

Castle is scared of the UDR If you ask them to suggest an esc they cower. I wonder if this esc is appropriate

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

The Mamba Monster X would already do the job, so the Cobra 8 is more than capable. Have fun!

im confused about the 40% more capacitance to reduce "ripple" voltage..... what? Its a DC battery on a DC system. there better not be ripple... at all! So much of this appears to be pure snake oil and fancy words

@hemistormrc

2 ай бұрын

There definitely is ripple, all of this can be found through looking into your datalogs. Having hardware that can smooth out potentially harmful spikes in power is fantastic, and leaves firmware programming time which can be focused in improving other areas. Thanks for watching!

I guess it comes down to is the Hobbywing equivalent cheaper. For me castle is essentially obsolete. Wouldn't even look at unless they came out with a blow out price. And i used to have a lot of their stuff.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Castle is made in the USA, hence a slightly higher price tag. They stand by their product and are proud to keep the production of these units in Olathe, despite having fierce competition. I suggest checking their launch video to see their genuine effort and intent. 😃👍🏼

@buysncharge

3 ай бұрын

@@hemistormrc if they come out with a 2 in 1. I'll try it. But the price isn't doing it for me.

Being Castle it needs to come prepackaged with a fire blanket.

@ryurc3033

3 ай бұрын

Almost every video I've seen of someone burning up a castle setup didn't read the instructions. Operator error exists. But out of the 7 castle setups I've had, the 4 my friend has, and the countless others on video I've seen have success when using castle products, I propose you actually have no idea what you're talking about.

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

I run Castle in 85% of my cars, no issues. I guess you have never owned one. ;)

@bhardison1869

Ай бұрын

Sounds more like the hw g2 series 😂

And another 200+ ESC by Castle, sorry but they are just not competitive on the market anymore, breaking their own knee just because they have to stay with local production when all the big tech for hardware is in Asia. I can get a HW Max6 G2 for about 150€ that totally smokes this thing or a Max8 G2 combo with motor for 200€, no hate against Castle but their development is just to slow and production costs to high. And that's not even speaking about how often I've seen Castle ESCs go up in smoke, some versions were literal fire hazards!

@ryurc3033

3 ай бұрын

How many times was it operator error. I've had everything from a sw3 to the copperhead, mambax, monster x.......only time I ever had any trouble was knowingly over volted a motor. I almost guarantee user error can be attributed to 90%. But even though I was the one that screwed it up they still sent me a replacement under warranty. So many people talk trash with 0 experience. They just saw a video of a guy running a 3s capable motor on 6s and melting it. And turn around and say it was their own personal experience.....

@hemistormrc

3 ай бұрын

Castle offers great warranty, but like the other reply states, it's very often user error that causes the setups to fail catastrophically. Inappropriate powering, gears way too tall, cheap batteries or a combo of all aforementioned aren't a rare sight unfortunately. You'd be surprised to see how uneducated some treat their gear.