Bad Luck W/ Mamba Max????

[jhautz]

So I got a new mamba maxx that I was planning on using for a buggy conversion Im doing. I got it in on Wenesday last week and I hooked it up, did the radio calibration and did a quick test. I had it hooked to a 3s Lipo with the BEC diconeected and was using a reciever pack. The MM worked OK for about 15 seconds then started looseing power to the point that full thottle barely turned the motor and then dead..... Nothing... Now I can even get it to give me the start up tones. When I plug it into the USB the computer recognizes it, but when I I try to upload the programing changes to it usiing the software I get an error saying that it can write to the controller. I now have tryed it with multiple sets of batteries, 6 cell, 2s, 3s, The Internal BEC conected and disconected, multiple recievers, a rx pack and an external BEC.

Bottom line nothing works.... Like I said, I hooked it up and it worked for about 15 seconds, then it died a slow death. Slowly loosing power, then going completely dead. Al within 30 seconds of hooking it up for the first time.


Do I just have have bad luck and got a bad unit??? or am I missing something here????

I sent a note to CC to find out how to get this exchanged for a new one, But no response yet. (Holliday weekend so Im assuming that no one is even there until Monday) Now Im also kinda mad that I didn't get this trough Mike. I ordered it through Tower just cuz Mike was out of stock. Towers answer was. "Call CC. Its thier problem. We cant do anything." Mike would at least assist me in getting it fixed. Tell me what needed to be done at what to epect when I talk to CC.

Anyone else seen anything like this????