Oh #%@!! What did I do to my SMC Lipos?

[fastbaja5b]

I am talking about FET failures on MMM speedies running 5 or 6s resulting in failures such as this:

[_paralyzed_]

too many people have an "it's just supposed to work" attitude. This is the extreme side of the r/c hobby and you'd think that the hundreds of dollars people spend on this hobby would give them a clue that these aren't "just toys". They modify them and change them and have no real knowledge of what they are doing, rather they're slapping together parts like a lego set, and then expect to drive it off a building at 75mph and think it shouldn't break. shit happens, things break, and sometimes it's nobody's fault.


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[aqwut]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

too many people have an "it's just supposed to work" attitude. This is the extreme side of the r/c hobby and you'd think that the hundreds of dollars people spend on this hobby would give them a clue that these aren't "just toys". They modify them and change them and have no real knowledge of what they are doing, rather they're slapping together parts like a lego set, and then expect to drive it off a building at 75mph and think it shouldn't break. shit happens, things break, and sometimes it's nobody's fault.


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You're right... That's why everyone should come to RC-Monster and ask questions before they setup....

[zeropointbug]

Originally Posted by aqwut

You're right... That's why everyone should come to RC-Monster and ask questions before they setup....

Even then, it still happens....

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

too many people have an "it's just supposed to work" attitude. This is the extreme side of the r/c hobby and you'd think that the hundreds of dollars people spend on this hobby would give them a clue that these aren't "just toys". They modify them and change them and have no real knowledge of what they are doing, rather they're slapping together parts like a lego set, and then expect to drive it off a building at 75mph and think it shouldn't break. shit happens, things break, and sometimes it's nobody's fault.


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Starting to feel I shoulda just bought a fucking Traxxas Stampede VXL as now im so upset and dissapointed im thinking about giving up again on the hobby like my Revo 3.3 did to me two years ago, more work and fustration then fun.

[Wild YFZ 450]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

Starting to feel I shoulda just bought a fucking Traxxas Stampede VXL as now im so upset and dissapointed im thinking about giving up again on the hobby like my Revo 3.3 did to me two years ago, more work and fustration then fun.

Woah, Take it easy there beefcake, Whats the problem, Your lipos coudln't take the amps everything was pulling from being in the grass. Like everybody said get a HIGHER VOLTAGE setup..