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Originally Posted by Tenthousanddays
I think there's several of us who are interested in making the best of the Phantom system over in that thread - and others who are looking to do something a bit different.
There's also some things going on in that thread that wouldn't be of interest to Rob, since it leads to a more complicated set up, with more power requirements. For instance, I've been talking to a vendor who builds solid slot electric motors, coupled with a turbo scroll which can put out close to 9PSI. The downfall is you need 7kw of continuous power to run it at 9PSI. Aka, close to 300 amps of continuous draw power = tons of batteries.
I'm still really into the Phantom setup - awesome price point for decent gains. I'd like to see another few PSI before jumping into it. I'd like to see a bigger motor with a bigger scroll - but that means more batteries. Just the limitations of this system.
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I applaud those looking to improve or even develop this concept. At the same time it's interesting to see people looking to re-create and/or improve the design of Rob's Phantom ESC slowly come to understand his design decisions and the depth of the R&D put into his release kit. Rob's been in development and testing for what 7,8,9 (?) years now, maybe longer and it shows in the reliabilty, streetability and viability of his offering. Any new peeps and or ideas are very much welcome however.