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Originally Posted by shaunjohnson
i wouldn't bother really.
the VXL is probably the single worst ESC ever conceived.
the only good thing i found with mine was the case.
but it cogged, the LVC never worked properly and the caps fell off.
BUT to answer you question...you caps might be dead OR have simply fallen off the board because what you said is exactly what mine did till i repaired it then brought a mamba.
try fix it, if no luck you MIGHT be able to return to traxxas to get a warrenty for a fee like i did.
then when you get the new one back, sell it to a noob on the traxxas forum and buy a mamba max.  ....like i did  |
they have let me send it in twice already without a fee and they even payed the return shipping. this time though, they want $45.
maybe i'll just get it fixed and sell it on e-bay. there's still some suckers out there who haven't tried this POS esc.
edit: i just thought of a somewhat simple solution. i can just solder some external caps onto the battery leads. i could cut some of the insulation off at the base of the wire and solder on the caps. then, i'll unsolder the deans plug and slip some shrink wrap over the exposed part of the wire to prevent shorting it out. hopefully, that'll solve my cogging and unstable running issues. i might even get reverse back. i doubt it will help the LVC though. i'll continue this in the brushless section.