KITTS K80 Magic ESC

[Wazza22]

Hi there,

I recently obtained a KITTS K80 and was hoping someone had some more information on the unit! i.e. specs and when it was made!

Thanks in advance

Wazza

[Lonestar]

[Wazza22]

Here Tis

[Anthony]

Well, I was searching some picture of my Graphite RC10 with its K80 in heat shrink tube at home tonight... and discovered this old post via Google Image.

So K80 Magic was a speed control circa 1889. Kitts is the maker. Maybe made in Korea.

- I used to have one, bought in 1989 to replace a Futaba MC116 damaged by water
- Used by MRC French distributor's drivers in their Santana buggies
- Enough powerful for modified motors in 4x2 or 4x4 class of this time
- No heat dissipators with this speedo in the box (yours seem to be from TEKIN or TEKIN like)
- Not high frequency
- Price tag similar to other top range of this time (but discounted price was possible where my father and I purchased it)
- Can't remember what the third potentiometer in was intended to do >>> Sorry, that's just a LED for neutral and top speed tune
- Easy to rewire power wires (I did it several times)

Good looking ESC with this gold label and those heat sink. Don't you think so?

[Wazza22]

Hi Anthony,

Thank you for the information! Late 80’s sounds about right and it’s nice to have some confirmation.

Cheers!

[Lavigna]

Very cool looking piece. Good anesthetics. That counts for a lot. I love vintage Novak stuff, but I've never liked the color orange much, so I always prefer the stealth look of vintage Tekin.

[Frankentruck]

My K-80 Magic-R looks to be in the same case, just with a different decal covering some of the openings.
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It came to me with individual heat sinks for the FETs.
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Interestingly, it looks like a small black heat shrink band on a white motor wire is intended to identify that as the negative motor wire (W/B).
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[Wazza22]

That is very nice, i have never seen the R version before.