Parts
Esc

Requirements

  • Reliable
  • At least 80A
  • Easy to program
  • Good heat dissipation un E-foil mode
  • Low price
  • Popular

Working options

12s options:

6s options:

  • Flycolor 150A $45, Turnigy Marine ESC 150A $55
    thermal limit reported

Additional

Potential Features

  • Important - programming the rump up current in order not to break the propeler
  • Programming through bluetoth
  • BEC to power the receiver
  • Vesc connects to maytech remote - you get more data on the remote
  • Logging

VESC allows a lot of tuning and monitoring, including a soft ramp on startup which should make printed props last longer

FLYCOLOR ESC FLYDRAGON-Pro-80A-HV3:

you want the v3 version. It has the heat reduction programming which actually works. Unfortunately the v3 version only has timing that can be changed. It does not have low voltage cutoff or over temp cutoff. The v2 has all these features but it doesnt have the heat reduction option. This esc doesnt get hot with the externalized cooling plate, and I know when the voltage is getting too low.
I have used the v3 now a dozen times. I have 3 flipsky vesc that i have used , all with over 100amp capacity and after all the trials/ fooling around with settings etc etc etc, I have found a Simple/Small/Able/Extremely inexpensive ESC that I Love. I will never go back to the Vesc -- @gzmann

BDLC controllers are more efficient than VESC for Foil assistant - @rttn

Esc cooling

  • Thermal pad
  • High temp epoxy
  • 3m 5200 fast cure to glue through the box
  • Important: cooiling enough the Esc

What about a pad - like a dish sponge - under the head sink, it should give a bit more thermal mass to the heat sink as it will have to heat that volume of water as well. - @Strongarm

0.5mm thermal transfer pads should be more than adequate. I’ve always used them when connecting water-cooling to esc housings and the escs have stayed around 35°. - @Jezza

ConnectorsEsc Blheli32