Red Brick ESC? Thoughts?

[Hands0n]

Has anyone got experience or opinion on Red Brick ESCs?

I have picked up a set of 30A for my scratch build H-Frame from eBay and notice that there isn';t any discussion of these on here http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-X-NEW-RC-30A-RED-BRICK-BRUSHLESS-ESC-SPEED-CONTROLLER-PERFECT-FOR-QUAD-COPTERS-/230892254578?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item35c2403572

All part of the learning process, I';m okay if I';ve bought into a bit of a dead end. But given that these are bargain basement price, are they really to be steered clear of for anything beyond the most basic of use?

I';ve only flown these once outside, before crashing the quad indoors (my own silly fault). Now the new props have arrived I';ve decided to get a rotten head cold  and so am in no mood to do anything physical until its over. (can';t find an emoticon for sulk).  But hoping to get up and into it again over the weekend if I can lose the vertigo.

So, ESCs huh? What do you think?

[guest325]

They';re OK, but the price isn';t
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__26084__HobbyKing_Red_Brick_30A_ESC_UK_Warehouse_.html
To make the postage better value I usually wait until I need a few things, batteries, motors etc and then order.

[Hands0n]

The eBay worked out to £9.74 each, delivered.  Lord only knows what the US Dollar rate is, but HK postage can jack up the price - so you';re right about waiting until a few bits needed.

Good to know they';re "OK" though - I really ought to do a bit more homework. This damned impulsiveness has been a lifelong companion 

[guest325]

I now buy all my stuff from HK from UK warehouse,  postage for that sort of weight is £3.50 normal PO delivery - usually takes 2-3 days.

[teslahed]

Has anyone got experience or opinion on Red Brick ESCs?

The SimonK flashing guide i wrote;

http://www.multi-rotor.co.uk/index.php?topic=1079.0

Contains a link to a spreadsheet;

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhR02IDNb7_MdEhfVjk3MkRHVzhKdjU1YzdBQkZZRlE#gid=0

which is a list of many common ESCs with information about how to flash them, if possible.

You want to have a look at the red brick entry - there are two different red brick 30 amp ESCs listed which can both be flashed with different files. You';ll need to look at the details to work out which version you have and which file to flash.

[Hands0n]

The SimonK flashing guide i wrote;

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You want to have a look at the red brick entry - there are two different red brick 30 amp ESCs listed which can both be flashed with different files. You';ll need to look at the details to work out which version you have and which file to flash.

Woah! Thanks for that. I bumped into that excellent guide earlier today. But I didn';t dig into the detail.  Just looking now I';ve noticed that for the 30A I have, row 94 of the spreadsheet is the most likely! I';ll have to take the heatshrink off one to confirm.

In anticipation of using SimonK firmware wherever possible I';ve ordered the tool from HK (I already have the USB device which I used to update my KK2 a while back). 

The Red Brick do seem to be better heatsinked (one each side) than the Turnigy Plush I have on the 450. Although that begs the question of which one to face the rotor arm.   Decisions, decisions. ..

[teslahed]

The Red Brick do seem to be better heatsinked (one each side) than the Turnigy Plush I have on the 450. Although that begs the question of which one to face the rotor arm.   Decisions, decisions. ..

One side may cover the FETs powering the motors and the other side is probably heatsinking the BEC powering your flight controller. At least i have some ESCs like that - i could be wrong in your case.