smoking wires/ rc noob

[20sacmac]

hey everyone this is my first post and my first time to own a rc crawler. I used to play around with a micro rs4 back in the day.

I just bought a wraith and have played with it a few times but when I started to do some serious crawling with it, a bunch of smoke came out of what I thought at the time was the motor and it started doing it every time shortly after use. so I took it apart and noticed that it was the black and red wire that connect to the motor that are melting and smoking. so what's causing this and how can I fix it? im not very tech savy when it comes to rc's so bare with me, I also noticed the wires that they connect to are a bigger gage. im also trying to build a decent crawler out of it with out spending too much $ so whats a cheap way to make it a crawler with out having to upgrade the next breaking part every time

[evan03]

Bad or loose connection will cause heat

[mbrycet]

I had the same thing happen to me. After I noticed the black burns on the wires I ran it a few more times. now I am getting no movement or beeps when I turn the truck on. I am guessing I need a new motor? if I replace motor how do I prevent it from happening again?

[Wacki]

I think those stock bullet connectors are junk. Get a good set of gold ones and solder them on rather than the stock crimp style. I believe that a combination of those and a cheap motor are what is causing the problem. Buy a Holmes Hobby 27t or 35t and their awesome BRXL esc and never look back! Really, the stock esc seems to do fine , even on 3s. But I bought a BRXL just because of the awesome combo they had at Xmas.
Hope this helps!

[old man 52]

Originally Posted by Wacki

I think those stock bullet connectors are junk. Get a good set of gold ones and solder them on rather than the stock crimp style. I believe that a combination of those and a cheap motor are what is causing the problem. Buy a Holmes Hobby 27t or 35t and their awesome BRXL esc and never look back! Really, the stock esc seems to do fine , even on 3s. But I bought a BRXL just because of the awesome combo they had at Xmas.
Hope this helps!

X2 Enough said.

[mbrycet]

Thanks, I hope it helps me. I had just put it all together after waterproofing everything and was afraid I trashed my esc but the lights on it are flashing and responding to rx just no beeps or movement. (hate the 20t anyway!)

[Wacki]

Originally Posted by mbrycet

Thanks, I hope it helps me. I had just put it all together after waterproofing everything and was afraid I trashed my esc but the lights on it are flashing and responding to rx just no beeps or movement. (hate the 20t anyway!)

Yeah, the motor gave up the ghost. The esc is pretty tough.
Good luck!