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rawfuls · 11.10.2008, 09:10 PM

Alright, just finished wrecking my UBEC..... I wasn't trying to make anything permanent, so I stripped a bit of the insulation off the ESC wires, to expose some copper, wrapped positive and negative together, and it lights up, yay!
Plugs in! Yay! No shorting out! (I guess I pulled the red wire a bit too hard, spent about 30 minutes setting my soldering station up (It's completely convertible, I take a small table, my garage workbench I lay it out, and plug everything in..) soldering the red wire back, took less than 30seconds, and my soldering isn't exactly "neat" so, I'm gonna order a better UBEC.. Any recommendations?)

Got everything together, had to experiment, how it'd run.

I concluded, that if I gave the Savvy a little shove, it runs.. Like completely normal. I think this is where the capacitor steps in.. I guess the current is rippling, as when you start the motor, it requires more voltage to step it into the spot, and start running.

Also, after about 5seconds, running around in my brothers room (my RC room.. until he comes back from Davis for the Thanksgiving Holiday, I live about 6 hrs from his school >_>) the ESC is almost smoking. It's VERY hot.
Also, Neil, I know you've got to be the Fieago master.. so.. halp!

Anywho, I need a capacitor, (what rating?), some new gear ratios - I'm looking for a even layout, although, I want wheelies on demand! :p, and a new UBEC.
I'm only purchasing upon recommendations.

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rawfuls roofles. Offline Posts: 1,982 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Woodland Hills, CA	11.10.2008, 09:10 PM Alright, just finished wrecking my UBEC..... I wasn't trying to make anything permanent, so I stripped a bit of the insulation off the ESC wires, to expose some copper, wrapped positive and negative together, and it lights up, yay! Plugs in! Yay! No shorting out! (I guess I pulled the red wire a bit too hard, spent about 30 minutes setting my soldering station up (It's completely convertible, I take a small table, my garage workbench I lay it out, and plug everything in..) soldering the red wire back, took less than 30seconds, and my soldering isn't exactly "neat" so, I'm gonna order a better UBEC.. Any recommendations?) Got everything together, had to experiment, how it'd run. I concluded, that if I gave the Savvy a little shove, it runs.. Like completely normal. I think this is where the capacitor steps in.. I guess the current is rippling, as when you start the motor, it requires more voltage to step it into the spot, and start running. Also, after about 5seconds, running around in my brothers room (my RC room.. until he comes back from Davis for the Thanksgiving Holiday, I live about 6 hrs from his school >_>) the ESC is almost smoking. It's VERY hot. Also, Neil, I know you've got to be the Fieago master.. so.. halp! Anywho, I need a capacitor, (what rating?), some new gear ratios - I'm looking for a even layout, although, I want wheelies on demand! :p, and a new UBEC. I'm only purchasing upon recommendations.