We took the Afro and put it on a Diet!!..Developed from the ground up, we wanted to build a truly Multi-rotor specific ESC that would offer the best performance and value in the market today. We wiped the slate clean and looked to the community for inspiration and help in designing an ESC that truly could be known as “The Multi-rotor ESC”

Enter Simon and Hamasaki AKA SimonK and timecop. This combination of hardware and firmware expertise in conjunction with the Hobbyking in house engineering team gave us the edge needed to develop an ESC like no other and hence the Afro series was born. 

Boasting high efficiency, all N-channel MOSFET design, jitter-free hardware PWM input, and smooth power response the Afro ESC series are set to change the expectations of multi-rotor pilots around the globe. The Afro ESC series ship with multi-rotor specific SimonK software preloaded! No need to reflash. For added convenience the Turnigy USB linker can be used via the PWM signal lead for any future software updates eliminating the need for complicated flashing jigs or the need to cut open the heat shrink.

The NEW Slim is really a 30a ESC with 2x15 amp N-MOSFET’s per channel x3 (same as the 30a) but was de-rated only because of the 20AWG wiring that was selected for ease of installations and to require less cooling for those tight installs, So have no worries if your set-up is on the edge.

MikroKopter I2C compatibility has also been built in as standard. A DIY port is available under the shrink wrap which allows using the ESC with MikroKopter hardware that uses I2C control.  

Specs:
Current Draw: 20A Continuous
Voltage Range: 2-4s Lipoly
BEC: N/A
Input Freq: 1KHz
Firmware: afro_nfet.hex
Discharge wire/plugs: 20AWG/Male 2.0mm
Motor wire/plugs: 20AWG/Female 2.0mm
Weight: 13.7g (Included wire, plug, heat shrink)
Size: 69 x 12.2 x 8.5mm