Quark fried, blown capacitor...

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by AAngel

MetalMan, if you are hardwired and are still having bad cogging problems, then it probably won't help enough. I'm using the 5.5mm connectors and they are rather substantial with a lot of surface area for contact. I don't think that the connectors are the problem.

I was actually thinking along the lines of the connectors I used to use, which are the 4mm ones that the MM comes with. Never have I used anything other than 3.5m or 4mm, so those are my only possible points of comparison.

[wallot]

ok with race tires truck had much smoother starts and everything was nice and cool

with big joes temp went up but no thermal issues what so ever.

i was running pretty hard

I think I will add 2 more caps for smoother starts with bigjoes

Pics from today
http://www.radeks.net/wp-content/plu...s.php?album=18

working on the video :)

[jnev]

Now thats a real bashing session. :027: Looks like you had fun. We'll be waiting for the video. :)

[wallot]

My friend did the video and it's from today.

http://www.radeks.net/?p=63

the material from last saturday needs ton of work as it's not that good

I hardwired my motor and esc today and it was a waste of time. There was no difference between that and the 5.5mm connectors. When I feel like it, I'm going to put the connectors back on. The 5.5mm connectors are substantial and have lots of contact area.

[zeropointbug]

I agree, 5.5mm plugs are hefty, I like them.

[zeropointbug]

I love S&T. :027:

They asked a few questions about my setup... asked what kind of external BEC I was using (UBEC), he then replied and said he would send out a replacement controller w/ free Pro-BEC. I just showed him a pic of the (after) controller and that was it.

Does anyone have any experience with a Pro-BEC, and I don't get why they think I need it? :032:

S&T have fabulous customer service! I have no problem strongly recommending them for a controller. :)

I still haven't heard from them about mine. That may be good news though. When they replaced my last one, I didn't hear anything about it. I called and they told me that it had already shipped. I guess, no news is good news.

ZPB, have you gotten your caps yet? You should be getting them really soon, if you don't already have them. Although the shipping got screwed up, it really didn't matter. The PO told me that they would have returned them anyway, due to rate changes.

[zeropointbug]

I haven't got them yet no, I haven't expected them yet though. They should be here this week though.

I hope I get the replacement Quark before the races here start up. (~2 weeks)

I hope the caps get here before the Quark though, I don't think I can wait for them... :002:

I mailed them out last week myself. I think it was Wednesday, maybe sooner and I sent them by Global Priority, which is supposes to take five business days.

[zeropointbug]

Oh really? thanks for doing that then. :027:

They should be here tomorrow then I think.

I have a hunch that this next Quark is the real deal. Did you send your second one into S&T already then? I never heard anything either, then I got a Quark in the mail surprisingly.

I am going to use 4, maybe six caps on the inputs just for security sake. 6 should fit nicely underneath the Quark as it will be almost the same length.

zpb, that's what I did. I made a 6 cap bank and while it was running, temps were very cool on the controller. After half an hour of running, I believe that it temped at 140 or so.

I did send mine in last week. At the same time that I sent the caps out, actually. I'm hoping to get a surprise in the mail as well. The sad this is that I just sent my Neu back to Neutronics yesterday to exchange the motor for what I ordered.

Although I liked the motor, I would always have wondered if I had indeed gotten a mismarked motor, or if something was actually wrong with the one that I had.

So...another two week wait, according to Neu.

[jhautz]

Neu is pretty good about turning things around. I had to send tham a motor once and they turned it around in about 2 weeks. I had a brand new motor that I ran it the first time and the magnets came loose from the shaft. I will say that they had some suspect people that I talked to on the phone when I called to make sure that they had recieved it. They kept taking my name and number and telling me they would call back and then I never heard from them. I was starting to get concerned that nobody there could confirm that they actually recieved the motor from me when it just showed up in the mail. I think total from the time I dropped it in the mail to the time I got it back was around 20 days.

Just make sure you include a very detailed note with the motor on what your problem is.

jhautz, that has me a bit concerned. I called Neu yesterday and spoke with Carol, who gave me another phone number and referred me to Steve at Diversity, who in turn referred me back to Carol at Neu. She then told me to ship them the motor and that they would "try" to rush it through, considering the circumstances.

What is going on with all of these people? I have a second Quark back at S&T. My Compro has been over seas at MGM for over a month. Now I get this Neu motor and (almost) immediately had to send it in.

I certainly would not have expected to hear any stories of anyone getting the runaround from Neu. As for the 20 day turnaround time, that sucks. At least S&T had a new Quark (even though it was another bad one) bad to me in one week, including transit time.

I don't know how you guys are, but I'll forget that I even own that motor in 20 days.

So...about 6 weeks ago, I decided that I needed to "upgrade" my equipment. That's about $290 for the Quark, about $240 for a Compro, and another couple hundred for the Neu. That's what, $700 to $800 bucks. Guess what I'm running in my truck right now. A Feigao 9XL mated to a MM, total cost, under $200. I'm running the "cheap" stuff, because all of the "good" stuff is being warranted.

This just isn't right.

[Serum]

but I'll forget that I even own that motor in 20 days.

You can't consider a vacation without your family for longer 20 days then..

I understand your point though; it's annoying to see this happen.. You buy it with the intention to use it; not to ship it back to the manufacturer because their products are off.