150amps hobbywing esc in fire in my house!!! - RC-Monster Forums

e-mike · **150amps hobbywing esc in fire in my house!!! -** 03.31.2009, 09:24 PM

o yes.....after 5 hours of flawless run my 150amps unit caught fire in my house...ive just putted a pair of fresh pack in my e-revo and power on the esc(the last time that ive do this in my house

)and after the couinting on cell(6) a big cloud of smoke come out of the unit and also great smell

so take a look.... i dont really know what happened the but half of the fet's are completely dead

my set-up

mmmv3
castle neu(wow this motor rock!!)
6 cell flightmaxx 25c
18/68

Aceldama · 03.31.2009, 09:55 PM

Just from powering it on? Damn... I'm starting to rethink my proposed setup...

BL_RV0 · 03.31.2009, 09:59 PM

That sucks. All controllers fail at one point or another though.

e-mike · 03.31.2009, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aceldama

Just from powering it on? Damn... I'm starting to rethink my proposed setup...

yes!!!!!1 hour before this esc heat up my motor to 115f so ive decided to lowered the timing to 0deg(bad idea well i think

) to see if my temp could it be better....i never be able to see if my set-up was ''OK''

just power on and PUFFFFFFFFFFFFF

BL_RV0 · 03.31.2009, 10:14 PM

What was the outside temp when your motor hit 115?

magman · 03.31.2009, 10:20 PM

That really sucks...sorry about your loss

E-Revonut · 03.31.2009, 10:29 PM

When posting pics please make them a little smaller so they show up without scrolling over. Cause that also means I have to scroll over to read all the longer posts!!!

E-Mike: seems like you need a new hobby! You have the worst luck between motors and escs

Aceldama · 03.31.2009, 10:52 PM

I wonder if lowering the timing to 0 has some sort of firmware bug...

lincpimp · 04.01.2009, 12:34 AM

SMOKE EM IF YA GOT EM!!!! ROOOAARRR!!!!

Dude, you have no luck, seems like you Canadians (David L too) just need to go back to nitro. Probably just seize the engines up though!!!

Best of luck to you E-Mike!!!

superek4 · 04.01.2009, 12:50 AM

Bro, I posted my burnt hobbywing esc. I posted on hobbywing 150 amps review. I changed the timing to zero n it burnt. Wat I knw is the older batch of hw esc cannot hv punch zero. I hv sent mine for replacement.t

jsr · 04.01.2009, 01:17 AM

Seems like a bug with older batches. Sorry to hear that. Perhaps mike should put a sticky with this warning just to inform people. It may help disseminate the info.

BrianG · 04.01.2009, 02:21 AM

Hmm. I wonder if having 0 timing is possibly firing two phases at the same time for a very brief window, which effectively shorts out a bank of FETs.

superek4 · 04.01.2009, 02:49 AM

I think it's the software. I burnt mine by changing punch

Unsullied_Spy · 04.01.2009, 03:29 AM

Ouch Mike! Looks like it's back to MMMs for you.

tom255 · 04.01.2009, 04:31 AM

Cool, looks like messind with timings on Ezrun 150 are FATAL
ON max timing what my friend tried esc just wont start (Seems like some bug in brains), tried with different motors no luck, unable reset ESC settings to default with Program card or Set buton. Today will try with outrunner and lower voltage.
On min timing and some circumstances esc burning.
COOL