For over 35 years, Novak Electronics has been a huge partner in the RC Industry making many of the advancements in Motors and Electronics Speed Controls since day one. Now, embarking on yet another custom high budget build, I'm using some of Team Novak's latest and greatest products.
Here's where I got it and some info from Team Novak:
V2 for the Serious Racing Enthusiast
Novak's top of the line 10th scale racing ESC has received an update to its hardware and firmware to add more performance and adjustability. The Pulse V2 has an all-new power board with integrated power capacitors, and updated Super-Tuner™ firmware with enhanced braking functionality. This new robust design is built for the next generation of serious racing enthusiasts to take on the toughest tracks and the heaviest loads. The Pulse V2 includes all the features racers have come to love about the Pulse including ultra-smooth X-Drive™ for ultimate performance, Super-Tuner interface for the fastest set-up changes with the simplest and most adjustable menu system to date, and Novak's Dynamic Timing Advance for insane speed. Also standard is a heavy-duty 5-amp BEC and ultra-duty 12-gauge power wires. This pure, sensor-based pro racing ESC is designed to accommodate the high end demands of all 2S LiPo racing applications from modified touring to open 4X4SCT. If you are looking for the ultimate 10th scale racing ESC, look no further than Novak's Pulse V2.
Novak's Super-Tuner™ Interface
To deliver unmatched performance and usability in the high-end ESC category, Novak engineers developed enhanced, on-board programming to ensure that customizing and tuning the Pulse V2 to your racing style has never been easier. With Novak’s Super-Tuner™ interface, nothing extra is needed, and making changes trackside is a snap! Gone are the days of special boxes, programmers, or lugging expensive laptops to the dusty track. Novak’s Super-Tuner interface features a modern menu system that is accessed with the ESC’s programming button and 5 different-colored LEDs. Multiple parameters are adjustable including Start & Final RPM. These values use a unique table system that covers all usable RPM ranges. Dynamic Timing Advance™ can be adjusted in 1-degree increments, or in 10-degree steps. The new Brake Power setting allows easy and precise control of the ESC's overall braking power. Rather than using the transmitter's settings, the Pulse V2 has its own brake EPA settings so that high speed braking is adjusted directly in the ESC. The tuning options are endless!
5 Customizeable Profiles
The Novak-developed Super-Tuner also has 5 throttle profiles that can be tuned individually and saved independently. This feature allows a driver to set up 5 profiles for different types of classes, or 5 similar profiles to quickly and easily make major changes to the ESC. Each setting can be set up for different conditions and can be changed faster than you can say “Where's my laptop?”. The Pulse V2 comes pre-loaded with factory profiles suited for today’s most popular applications:
Profile 1: No timing, “blinky mode”, with classic default values that are suited for most conditions.
Profile 2: No timing, “blinky mode”, with higher minimum brake & drive values for higher-grip conditions.
Profile 3: Mild timing set-up similar to Profile #1 with timing turned ON and a wide default RPM range.
Profile 4: Medium timing profile with mild timing settings and a more aggressive RPM range.
Profile 5: No timing, “blinky mode”, just like Profile #1, but with Reverse turned ON. Great for practice or bashing!