STEPHEN BESS

We tested the Hot Bodies VE8 brushless 1/8-scale buggy in the April 2010 issue of R/C Car (you can download our chassis set-up in our “TECH—> Setup Sheets” section).  With Hot Bodies’ Josh Alton’s help, we tuned our VE8’s Mamba Monster ESC slightly to provide less braking power and a different throttle deadband, resulting in a buggy that was much easier to drive than with the stock ESC settings. 

Although we have a photo of the Castle Link Field Card in this article (it will adjust everything except dead band), we used Castle’s “Castle Link” PC programming software and USB cord.  Try these settings on your 1/8-scale brushless buggy and let us know what you think!

Cutoff: Auto Li-Po
Brake/Reverse Type:  Proportional w/out Reverse
Brake Amount:  50%
Drag Brake: 0%
Punch Control: 0%
Motor Type: Brushless
Auto Lipo Volts/Cell: 3.0V/Cell

ADVANCED TAB
Sensorless motor timing:  Normal (10)
Arming Time:  1.5 sec.
Throttle Dead Band: Small (0.0500 ms)
Start Power:  High

SOFTWARE:  V1.24 (Beta)
Device: Monster Max (F310C)