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Old 2002.04.20, 09:51 PM   #1
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A tip for beginners

here's to all the people that are new to the mini-z.... when running the X-speed or any high performance motor, NEVER hold the motor to prevent movement while gunning the throttle.... This can fry (or light sizzle) your ESC....... I jsut did that a couple minutes ago and there was a really strong smell of frying.... although my range or performance was not affected, it is still pretty risky....
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Old 2002.04.21, 04:25 AM   #2
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Good tip there Wedge..

That's why I recommend a Turbo.
It prevents this kind of misshap! Prevention beats cure...
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Old 2002.04.21, 10:20 AM   #3
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well, that's it... my ESC is fried.... so maybe i'm the first guy to fry my esc with the X-speed.... now i gotta invest in another one along with a turbo....
The strange thing is it's not my antenna that's fried, it's the motor FET... my range is fine and my steering is fine... i just can't seem to move.... i can see the burnt marks on the FET.... frying sucks
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Old 2002.04.21, 11:17 AM   #4
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Holding the motor so it can not spin, puts it at MAX load, and any ESC will only survive that way, long enough to let go of the throttle... say 2 seconds, larger ESC have like a 10 second time, RC aircraft have about 10 seconds worth of peak loading as well... your not realy supose to do that.

Also your not the first, I know some one that told me a very similar story just before you posted this , only a minute or so before.

What you gona do with that ESC now? usualy this type of damage just spreads to the rest of the board.. but I am trying to collect as many as I can to "play" with, and maybe eventualy find out what the exact amps are that fry it and get a few working to resell to pay off the buy up fee , wich is usualy just postage since in most cases its garbage .
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Old 2002.04.21, 11:54 AM   #5
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well, i might try and fix it up... there's a store here that offers the repairs.... and i might get the invisible turbo they offer..... if i can't fix it, then i can send it to you for your experiments
anyways... thanx for the extra tips... now i know what not to do....
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Necrophilia

Draconious,

The Mini-Z necrophiliac, bring out the dead... Drac'll buy them
Just kidding.
Drac, got a deal for you, if ever I fry an ESC, you can have it.
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