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Im not dark, Im over ripened! xD
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Are they supposed to shoot flames? -
10.21.2008, 09:30 PM
Just got back from a late night bash with my buddy mike.. ran for about a half hour...
Then it gets ugly... im walking with the truck. just enough throttle to keep at a walking speed... esc starts to smoke... oh crap right? wrong.. as i approach it the speed controller lights up in a brilliant display of fire and smoke... so i run up and unplug the thing as the fan shoots flames on my hand (which is now singed. It was a dead short somewhere, drew enough amps to melt my deans together, burned my fingers getting them off.. it melted the plastic so i had exposed contacts... so now that myself and the car are fuming, i come in here and check my batter..... I have 4 cells that read 3.8v and one that reads 0.01 so i rip apart the pack, all my heatshrink to find a cell with a loose casing and 0 volts... right now i am furious... because this is my second speed controller dead, but i took my battery pack with it.... WHO PAYS FOR THIS! edit- my receiver and servo are also dead now... AHHH Now im in the hole by about 300 dollars... great R/c Monster Team Driver Jq the car, LST, Sportweks turmoil pro Unconventional Techniques, Superior Results |
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10.21.2008, 09:39 PM
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 that sucks man! was it a v2?
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Im not dark, Im over ripened! xD
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10.21.2008, 09:41 PM
yes it was a v2
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10.21.2008, 09:43 PM
did it have the new update installed?
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10.21.2008, 09:44 PM
Had you updated the software yet??
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Im not dark, Im over ripened! xD
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10.21.2008, 09:46 PM
when i checked at 6pm it was not out...
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10.21.2008, 09:50 PM
It should have been there when you checked - I updated my V2's firmware at 3pm PST, which was 6pm EST.
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Im not dark, Im over ripened! xD
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10.21.2008, 09:52 PM
nope, i didnt get a notification so i hit "check for upates" and nothing came up..
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10.21.2008, 10:10 PM
My 3.05 Castle Link didn't report an update either, but I went to their website and got the update.
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Im not dark, Im over ripened! xD
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10.21.2008, 10:16 PM
is that a firmware update for the esc or for the castle link itself?
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Im not dark, Im over ripened! xD
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10.21.2008, 10:17 PM
AHHHH , plugged in the castle link to the esc, it heats up really fast... definately bad things inside that controller.
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10.21.2008, 10:20 PM
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Seriously, sorry to hear that - anyone of us might be the next to post something like this. 
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10.21.2008, 10:30 PM
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10.21.2008, 10:34 PM
Well you got a motor for free from CC and a loaner MMM from me so not all bad - this was always a risk... I've had three MM's die flaming deaths...
A couple of failures rained molten fets onto my Lipos and burnt holes through HS and plastic wrap right up to lipo sheath... Tough luck never the same... Look on the bright side you now have a 4s lipo which is perfect for a 1Y and you won't have to wait 2 months for a v3. |
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10.21.2008, 10:47 PM
after reading stuff like this I'm thinking i should just send in my new in box v2 and just get a new v3 and not take a chance of frying any of my other components ....i was gonna try and run it but i'm starting to think otherwise....can i send in a new unused unit or does it have to be a damaged v2 unit ??
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