Mamba Monster dead?

[tc3_racer_001]

jeez, if i were them, ad swap suppliers, and heck, why not sue them :D

[TexasSP]

I just got the same call from Chris that said mid June and mine was not fixable. I don't really understand why, as mine did not have a catastrophic melt down, it just quit working. I sent a note to Joe and am awaiting an answer.

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

I just got the same call from Chris that said mid June and mine was not fixable. I don't really understand why, as mine did not have a catastrophic melt down, it just quit working. I sent a note to Joe and am awaiting an answer.

A month is kind of a long time IMO for them to hang on to $170 , Joe should send us a Hydra 240HV to play with while we wait or at least a Mamba

[JerryF504]

Originally Posted by TexasSP

I just got the same call from Chris that said mid June and mine was not fixable. I don't really understand why, as mine did not have a catastrophic melt down, it just quit working. I sent a note to Joe and am awaiting an answer.

I got the same call yesterday and sent an email to Joe last night, but he hasn't replied yet. They said it wouldn't pass the test so they were going to scrap it. I'm sooo bummed.

[macr0w]

Yeah, I got the call today as well. The girl said it could not be repaired.

I could have told her that. You could take one look at mine and guess it was not going to be repaired.

It was a melted blob of plastic and some loose wires in the box.

I'm thinking about buying another one before mine gets back.

Is that a dumb idea? Maybe it'll last a few rounds like the last one.

[e-mike]

now its time for me to have some problem...symptom...the esc cut and the light of my receiver blink(spektrum)i turn the mmm off and when i turn on it work like new

i run my my today with a 8000mah maxamp today and no issue at all

later i run with 4000mah hecell 25c for the first time and ive got this probleme

tomorow i will re-test with the 8000mah maxamp

my set up...4 cell lipo
feigao 9l
mmm

[lincpimp]

Any reasons why they cannot be repaired? Are the boards crapping out, or just a bunch of components that are not worth replacing?

[e-mike]

wtf..im tired my mmm cut constantly (when i run about 5 min)just give a small blow on it and he reset ,then he run without issue for 5 min more i think im on the borderline before the death of my mmm

i buy it from mike...should i could ship directly to cc or mike???or really wait for the complete death of the esc???

and what is the adress of cc..

[JerryF504]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

Any reasons why they cannot be repaired? Are the boards crapping out, or just a bunch of components that are not worth replacing?

All she would say is that it couldn't pass the test so they were going to scrap it and I would get a replacement mid-June. I'm hoping Joe will be able to shed some light as to what the problem actually is. Mine was not melted like some of the others so I thought it was going to be a fairly simple fix.

[glassdoctor]

Originally Posted by e-mike

wtf..im tired my mmm cut constantly (when i run about 5 min)just give a small blow on it and he reset ,then he run without issue for 5 min more i think im on the borderline before the death of my mmm

i buy it from mike...should i could ship directly to cc or mike???or really wait for the complete death of the esc???

and what is the adress of cc..

You need to send it to CC... info on their website: www.castlecreations.com

[TexasSP]

Here is the edited email I received from Joe tonight around 8 pm. I edited because the other part is not needed to get the point across. Pretty cool of him to respond at 8 pm in my opinion. I feel better and worse, but I am not mad, I know they want it working right. I also can appreciate the stress this is causing the team at CC as well. I think we all need to remember that while it is okay to be critical, we must remain tactful in our approach in dealing with this.

We are just on hold right now
while the engineers test to see what the issue is...we don't want to
send out any more controllers where customers can possibly have this
issue. I hope you understand. We worked for a LONG time to get this
right, it performs PERFECTLY in final testing, and then some weird thing
like this happens that we just can't/won't accept as acceptable. We
strive to keep our word that our stuff is the best bang for the buck,
and we're not going to let you guys down. We've been testing for a few
days now and purposely blowing up controllers and inspecting those sent
in to see where the problem lies. Once we get a handle on things, rest
assured we'll take care of you.

[GriffinRU]

Badcaps.net :)

CC what was wrong with FM-type caps?

-Your switching BEC doesn't look right...

[Pdelcast]

Originally Posted by GriffinRU

Badcaps.net :)

CC what was wrong with FM-type caps?


-Your switching BEC doesn't look right...

Nothing wrong with the Rubycons, couldn't get FMs. Remember WE ARE NOT BUYING CAPS in Asia.... so no possibility of getting "seconds" or phonies or manufacturer rejects like there is with Chinese manufacturers.

BEC doesn't look right eh? In what way?

Understand that I've been doing this for 22 years... it's not like this was designed by an amateur...

Patrick

[e-mike]

just a question....i dont want to be off topic but today i run really hard my maxx(for a final test before sending to cc) with my mmm and a 8000mah maxamp 20 c(yesterday i run a 4000mah 25c hecell) and my esc work without issue not''cutting'' and it did the job flawlesslycould it be my 4000mah pack was the problem...with the 8000 no issue but the 4000mah after 5 or 10 min the esc stop and restart few second later or no choise to reset with the switch?????

anyway im gonna do some other test ,,,,just to be sure..for now with a 8000mah.my mmm feel good!!

Maybe the MMM was hitting cutoff with the 4000mah pack and it went into a "safe mode"? Just a possible idea.