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Gee · 02.17.2008, 10:07 AM

I'm not sure. It was recommeded that I add another capacitor to it and bam there goes my esc. If I could only remember who it was.....

JK it was running fine with the extra capacitor. I had 3 or 4 packs with the extra capacitor installed. Would water shorting out the board cause a melt down like that? I had it out for a run and it was wet out. Didn't wrap it in the usual plastic bag though. Came in and turned it and the controller off. I didn't uplug the batteries though I had to help the nieighbor. Later on I smelled the smoke. So it was quite a while after I had shut it off that this happended. I thought lipo fire at first. Threw those batteries in the barbie outside. The batteries are fine. I had another HV esc do this to me while I was running it. It was bone dry out no chance of water doing it to that one.

Maybe it was me when I added the extra capacitor. If I got the wire too hot adding the other cap. Maybe it worked itself loose from the tabs on the esc. I don't know it sat there for a long time before I noticed any smoke smell.

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Gee A Horse's Ass Offline Posts: 1,065 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Spokane WA	02.17.2008, 10:07 AM I'm not sure. It was recommeded that I add another capacitor to it and bam there goes my esc. If I could only remember who it was..... JK it was running fine with the extra capacitor. I had 3 or 4 packs with the extra capacitor installed. Would water shorting out the board cause a melt down like that? I had it out for a run and it was wet out. Didn't wrap it in the usual plastic bag though. Came in and turned it and the controller off. I didn't uplug the batteries though I had to help the nieighbor. Later on I smelled the smoke. So it was quite a while after I had shut it off that this happended. I thought lipo fire at first. Threw those batteries in the barbie outside. The batteries are fine. I had another HV esc do this to me while I was running it. It was bone dry out no chance of water doing it to that one. Maybe it was me when I added the extra capacitor. If I got the wire too hot adding the other cap. Maybe it worked itself loose from the tabs on the esc. I don't know it sat there for a long time before I noticed any smoke smell.