Everett's NCD SuDu "Pro"totype

[EverettY]

OK have a little problem... Home from the summer and now have some time to work on this... My issue is I plug it in and turn everything on and the rear motor won't spin and the servo won't turn... It's acting like they aren't plugged in... All the lights flash fine on the ESC's and BEC so I don't know why it's not working... And yes I did push the button on the radio when I turn it on so it's not the Dig is on in the rear... Any help would be greatly appreciated

[TSK]

Originally Posted by EverettY

OK have a little problem... Home from the summer and now have some time to work on this... My issue is I plug it in and turn everything on and the rear motor won't spin and the servo won't turn... It's acting like they aren't plugged in... All the lights flash fine on the ESC's and BEC so I don't know why it's not working... And yes I did push the button on the radio when I turn it on so it's not the Dig is on in the rear... Any help would be greatly appreciated

Try process of elimination.

- Are all the leads plugged into the proper rx slot? Is the tx set to the proper model?

- Plug the rear motor into the ffront esc. Does the rear motor function that way?

- Plug front motor into the rear esc. does the motor function that way?

- Plug the servo into the ch 2 slot of the rx. Does the Throttle trigger operate the steering?

- Is your lipo fully charged and balanced?

[EverettY]

Thanks Travis I'm figuring that out... I'd done most of what you recommended already so I'll try the others though

Anyways got the last 2 tires made and all of them shaved Still waiting on the wheels for them.. Super stoked to try them out as well as some VooDoo's that I'll be getting very soon

[TSK]

So you've tried all that and haven't been able to narrow down the problem?

[winnerone23]

Great job on the tires Eve, they look awesome!

[ittybitty]

Good work...the seams look nice and clean

[EverettY]

Originally Posted by TheSCorpionKing

So you've tried all that and haven't been able to narrow down the problem?

Haven't tried the 2nd and 3rd one that you said yet... Going to try those on Sunday

Originally Posted by winnerone23

Great job on the tires Eve, they look awesome!

Thanks! Need some?

Originally Posted by ittybitty

Good work...the seams look nice and clean

Thanks Ryan here's a close up of one of the ones I did... Turned out really well And one of when I was making it...

[Hittman]

Looking good Eve. A set of those are on my to-do list for a good friend

[Curcal]

Originally Posted by EverettY

OK have a little problem... Home from the summer and now have some time to work on this... My issue is I plug it in and turn everything on and the rear motor won't spin and the servo won't turn... It's acting like they aren't plugged in... All the lights flash fine on the ESC's and BEC so I don't know why it's not working... And yes I did push the button on the radio when I turn it on so it's not the Dig is on in the rear... Any help would be greatly appreciated

Have you tried re calibrating the esc to your zeroed out radio?

[EverettY]

Originally Posted by Hittman

Looking good Eve. A set of those are on my to-do list for a good friend

HAHA do you consider yourself a good friend If not you should

Originally Posted by Curcal

Have you tried re calibrating the esc to your zeroed out radio?

No I have not yet but I will try that..

[EverettY]

Ok tried all that stuff and the rear ESC is acting up... it'll calibrate fine but than the green and yellow lights just start flashing... Do I need to reprogram it or what is the problem?

[Calderwood]

Are both ESCs running the same firmware? Preferably not a recent firmware.

[TSK]

v1.24 is the money firmware for Castle esc as that's the one with the 200%+ drag brake.

[losiking1]

If i recall yellow and green led's are lvc. Check your firmware for sure. Same thing happened to me a while back and the new firmware was the culprit
Good luck Ev

[joshsmith512]

hey Everett you ever gonna replace my receiver that's currently in your truck?

[EverettY]

Originally Posted by nigels_world

Are both ESCs running the same firmware? Preferably not a recent firmware.

Originally Posted by TheSCorpionKing

v1.24 is the money firmware for Castle esc as that's the one with the 200%+ drag brake.

Originally Posted by losiking1

If i recall yellow and green led's are lvc. Check your firmware for sure. Same thing happened to me a while back and the new firmware was the culprit
Good luck Ev

Thanks guys I will update it today

Originally Posted by joshsmith512

hey Everett you ever gonna replace my receiver that's currently in your truck?

Oh yes sorry bout that... sending you a PM

[LAY80N]

I had a Mamba mircro that used to go on LVC (yellow and green LED's) as soon as it was plugged in to a battery. Running V1.24, exactly the same settings as the other Mamba micro in the rig. Everything in the rigs electronics setup was perfect, and the lipo was full. It just randomly started doing it one day. After chasing the problem, testing everything and swapping all the other electronics with known good setups with no luck I turned the LVC off on the ESC and it worked fine till i got the new unit it. Its a bit of a bandaid fix, but it may help you get through for a short period of time. Even if you just turn it off and test it, it may help you diagnose your issue. The other ESC still has LVC so i knew when my pack was getting low.

[EverettY]

Big thanks to TheScorpianKing for his help in getting my electronics issues figured out After some PM's I got my truck working last Friday and I have to say it's working great! Finally can drive without having to worry about any electronics problems Only thing is need to tear into the front axle to figure out what the clicking is...

I was being stupid today though and tried jumping it off a drop and landed wrong and did this Oh well I'll buy a new one from Tomi so it'll be all good... Was not the design fault it was completely my fault...

[EverettY]

Update!

I've been running the CF SuDu Pro since the beginning of the summer and it's been holding up really well. I got impatient and unglued the BC's and put the Skinny Rovers on the wheels... I'm absolutely loving these tires. They hook up just as well as BC's and in a lot of places even better. It's really nice not having the tires catch on the servo whenever it turns and it makes it much easier getting through narrower gates The wheels/tires/hubs weigh 3.4 oz each It is currently sitting at 3 lbs 9.2 oz with 2.5 oz of knuckle weight I'm going to start dropping weight slowly to see where I like it

Here's some pics of how it sits right now







Made up a draglink out of 3mm CF rod it's been holding up really well. (Yes I know a screws missing)

[OFFROADRCKOREA]

Looking good buddy! Did you know ur missing a screw and it looks like you could use some new wheels. Bet you wish you knew an upcoming vendor that will cut any design your heart desires or already had a bad ass wheel design ready to go! Now that would be someone to know!

Thanks,
ORK