MMM No workie!

[sokmeister]

As long as i'm not the only one...then I guess I that makes it a little better. Sucks I have to buy an "inferior" brand esc just to prove something. I smoked a traxxas velineon....i mean actual magic smoke...called them, sent it in, and got a free replacement within a week.

I'll just have to wait and see. Thanks for the feedback peeps!

[mk351e]

if the battery wires are soldering in place, then this friends, is a V1 MMM! If you guys recall, V1's were released WITHOUT the female bullets in place, as Castle couldn't get the shipment in time. This isn't about batteries, this is about the essentially useless VERSION 1 MMM!!! You need a V3!

[sokmeister]

WOW! I thought the "soldered in place" was the V3. SO i've been duped from the vendor stating it's V3!!!

Its funny, last night i was at a LHS. THey have V3 on the esc box, inside were battery terminals with plugs...and not soldered. I told them those weren't V3. Have I been Duped and started a lie all together?

Can someone please confirm?

OH man.....

[BrianG]

Some V2's were upgraded with newer firmware and called V3, but still have bullets all the way around. All "true" V3's have soldered power wires. That's the only difference AFAIK.

V1's had bullets and other design changes on the PCB.

The first run of V3's had the connectors on them and the wires in the box. After that they have had the power wires soldered on. So there could be both out there. The sure way to tell a V2 from a V3 is by the case and the color of the control board. The V3 case has more space between the fan and the top of the case and more space between the bottom of the controller and the bottom of the case. The control board on V1 and V2 is green. The control board on the V3 is blue. If its in the hobby shop and the box is marked V3.......then its a V3.

Mike

P.S. You have a PM

Originally Posted by BrianG

Some V2's were upgraded with newer firmware and called V3, but still have bullets all the way around. All "true" V3's have soldered power wires. That's the only difference AFAIK.

V1's had bullets and other design changes on the PCB.

Dang you typed quicker then me......As I said in my post before though "All true V3's have soldered power wires" would not be an entirely true statement.

[BrianG]

lol, sorry. yeah, not entirely true, but close enough for most.

[GT35R]

Trust me, its not your batteries.
You just got the standard defensive response from someone taking the easy
option and blaming the batteries.

I'm sure they will look after you though when you send it in, they seem like
nice reasonable folk at CC ( unless the recent 'hard times' have changed that but I hope not as I will have 2 ESC's on there way in for repair!)

My V3 just died an hour ago after 2min in a Summit, because the case popped open after a fan swap.

[sokmeister]

Hey folks...I'm sure y'all want to know the outcome as to why my MMM no workie?

Y'all ready for this................?

anyone want to take a stab at it?

[GT35R]

connector not soldered properly.

And your lipos didn't have the correct repackaging that lets them put out 100000A continuous

[sokmeister]

cmon GT, give a little break to CC.

Not that...lol! a few more guessers? anyone?

[Unsullied_Spy]

Power switch

[sokmeister]

heheheh...its fo twenty six in da morn..i'm sleep now.

very close Spy...

My MMM no workie, according to CC technician....drum roll...."Faulty BEC"

So, has nothing to do with battery used or anything i did. Thanks Mike at CC...so I should have a replacement soon...but i already bought another one, plus a hobby wing EZ 150 and a Turnigy copy, that included program card, 2300kv motor(7xl), heatsink with fan, and 21th mod .9 pinion from HobbyKing.

there you have it folks....I just couldn't understand how I fried mine due to inferior batts...espechially when no magic smoke and no smelley, let alone 25C batts.

Nite guys!

[Unsullied_Spy]

I fried the BEC out of my MGM, I just use a Rx pack with it now

[GT35R]

Originally Posted by sokmeister

cmon GT, give a little break to CC.

Hey, I love CC! Just trying to be funny.

I wish I had enough $$ to buy 3 ESC's in the meantime...