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tommy217xxx · 03-17-2012, 07:06 PM

I've been out of flying since it got to cold to fly outside and I switched to my cars for the winter. Now that its nice I started flying again and now i see that esc's can be run without steve's.

Before I take my current setup apart, anyone know if the helimax can be run on a v2 board without a steve?

Goatkeeper · 03-17-2012, 07:25 PM

I'm not sure but I believe you have to flash the esc to use it with out a Steve's converter. But more importantly you can run a governor.
Pm nccraig he can explain in better detail than me.

tony521 · 03-17-2012, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tommy217xxx

I've been out of flying since it got to cold to fly outside and I switched to my cars for the winter. Now that its nice I started flying again and now i see that esc's can be run without steve's.

Before I take my current setup apart, anyone know if the helimax can be run on a v2 board without a steve?

yes you can, take a look at this thread, i myself did it and it worked great
https://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=373852

tommy217xxx · 03-17-2012, 11:22 PM

Is the walkera and helimax the same esc just rebranded? Can I wire it the same way as the walkera?

coredump · 03-17-2012, 11:35 PM

I believe walkera and helimax 10A are the same ESC. Just rebranded.
However Walkera ESC has many different one over the years. Some works
with V1 but not V2, some works with V2 but not V1. And some works both
V1 and V2. I guess most of the different is due to the firmware. BTW, works
I mean using walkera ESC without the converter. Dylan has a nice post regarding
this. And I have found more exceptions. It all depend on what firmware it has.
That is about the only annoying part using the walkera ESC.

I have 4 walkera WSK-10A-L manufacture in Dec last year(from different source),
they confirm works with both V1 & V2 on the register spot. Some if you can
get a recent walkera 10A ESC, chances are they are likely to work with both
V1 & V2 (without converter).

However if you buy helimax, it is hard to determine how recent is the firmware.
You might have to try it out to find out. As far as I know, the Helimax rebrand
of the walkera 4#3b a while back.

03-17-2012, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
tommy217xxx Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2011	Helimax esc question I've been out of flying since it got to cold to fly outside and I switched to my cars for the winter. Now that its nice I started flying again and now i see that esc's can be run without steve's. Before I take my current setup apart, anyone know if the helimax can be run on a v2 board without a steve? __________________ MCPX BL(#1 V1 Hp05s/120SR tail, V1 C05m/Dual coreless tail) Nano cpx stock Trex 450 Pro, Spektrum Dx6i, Phoenix

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tommy217xxx Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2011	Is the walkera and helimax the same esc just rebranded? Can I wire it the same way as the walkera? __________________ MCPX BL(#1 V1 Hp05s/120SR tail, V1 C05m/Dual coreless tail) Nano cpx stock Trex 450 Pro, Spektrum Dx6i, Phoenix

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03-17-2012, 07:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Goatkeeper Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2011	I'm not sure but I believe you have to flash the esc to use it with out a Steve's converter. But more importantly you can run a governor. Pm nccraig he can explain in better detail than me.

03-17-2012, 11:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
coredump Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2009	I believe walkera and helimax 10A are the same ESC. Just rebranded. However Walkera ESC has many different one over the years. Some works with V1 but not V2, some works with V2 but not V1. And some works both V1 and V2. I guess most of the different is due to the firmware. BTW, works I mean using walkera ESC without the converter. Dylan has a nice post regarding this. And I have found more exceptions. It all depend on what firmware it has. That is about the only annoying part using the walkera ESC. I have 4 walkera WSK-10A-L manufacture in Dec last year(from different source), they confirm works with both V1 & V2 on the register spot. Some if you can get a recent walkera 10A ESC, chances are they are likely to work with both V1 & V2 (without converter). However if you buy helimax, it is hard to determine how recent is the firmware. You might have to try it out to find out. As far as I know, the Helimax rebrand of the walkera 4#3b a while back.

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