Hobbywing 1080 ESC in Traxxas TRX4! The BEST ESC?

Today I install a Hobbywing 1080 ESC in my Traxxas TRX4! I also show how to make an adapter in order to run the Traxxas light kit. I picked this ESC up at a swap meet earlier this fall and have been extremely impressed with how well it performs! If you're looking for an upgraded ESC for any 10th scale crawler, this is my go to option.

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Outro Music: By - CinderStudios
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[eeatsvaz]

Great job There! Definitely one of the best brushed ESCs out there. I have several installed. Another good place to add a jst for the lights is to solder one on to the ESC with the battery lead when you change the plug. Keep up the great work. ✌🚙

[eddieb]

Tie the wires together put the soldering needle under the wire, let it heat up and then touch the top of the wire with solder while tapping the solder needle so it melts together really nice.

[stuartthurstan]

Get yourself a tin of soldering flux. Dip each wire into the flux before heating it and then apply solder to each bare wire end. This is called tinning. Next just hold the pieces to be soldered together and apply heat. The solder will flow neatly together.

[bigtreesfall]

Pretty straight forward. 👍🏽
Thanks man.

[MettleMoose]

Im doing the same thing right now with my trx4, are you still able to use your traxxas transmitter? i only ask because i have everything installed an hooked up, lights are on but motors not running, esc lights are on, but no sounds.. kinda lost.. any idea?

[caseyrobinson]

How did your mini servos do at 7.4 volts ?

[JustGrant]

thats awesome man!!!! really cool how you can get rid of the high pitch noise when your barely touching the throttle! also what swapmeet did you go too? i havent been to one yet but i really want to

[VolenBoyadzhiyski]

Atrocious soldering, shorting out the receiver and ESC's BEC with exposed wires, powering the light module from the receiver and not directly by the battery... C'mon dude...