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    Help With Motor Timing and Poor Throttle Response (Gecko 120HV)

    i also spoke with Garret several times and unfortunately the new firm ware wouldn't be mac compatible. if i shipped him the esc he would be glad to do the upload,but he also offered a full refund if i decided to go with the castle creation talon 90amp esc. i went with the refund route as this...
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    Help With Motor Timing and Poor Throttle Response (Gecko 120HV)

    Ditto the good customer service from altitude! i got a response from Garret via email to try and down load software to run the new firmware update into the ztw 85amp esc. i tried to download software, but the site wasn't working for the mac. i called Garret tonight and he is going to...
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    Help With Motor Timing and Poor Throttle Response (Gecko 120HV)

    thanks gh, i'm waiting on garret to return my email. on a rcg's forum he posted for anyone having these problems with the geckos to contact him. sadly i am a plug and play kind of builder. i never needed to use the pc on my castle ice's. castles cost more but work flawlessly with the eflite...
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    Help With Motor Timing and Poor Throttle Response (Gecko 120HV)

    i agree with you bloose, can anyone share the basic details of how we go about updating firmware and will the program be mac compatible. i do have a windows 7 program on the mac but hesitate using it for fear of ease with which corruption enters pc's. also i hope the process doesn't...
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    Help With Motor Timing and Poor Throttle Response (Gecko 120HV)

    i have no worries garret will set things right. He has a good reputation both here at 3drc and wattflyer. i wouldn't care so much experimenting with programing this esc with new firm wear but the smith mini is an old style kit build and i spent the time to design her for light conversion to...
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    Help With Motor Timing and Poor Throttle Response (Gecko 120HV)

    wow,what a bummer. i built a sig smith mini and have a build thread over at wattflyer. i used the ztw gecko 85ampesc with a eflite power 46. the motor cogs with quick motor throttle. i just purchased this ztw through altitude hobby and am glad to have found this thread when i googled "ztw gecko...
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    New Here? Introduce yourself!

    hey gang,thought i'd join up and say hello. friends with amed and njsswede maybe other whos screen names i don't recognize. will be joining in from time to time and looking foward to searching the older threads. stu
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