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raolguio · 11-01-2010, 09:04 PM

I was running my wheely king in the water (waterproofed) and in some point it started to float, so the wheels were spinning almost free. then my truck started to run very slow, after that it didn't work anymore. I was only able to turn the wheels but no forward or backward. Is there a chance I burned the motor or esc up?.

The esc and motor are the stock ones.

Please help me.

ax-10 crazy · 11-01-2010, 09:08 PM

Is the battery fully charged?

raolguio · 11-02-2010, 05:23 AM

The battery is fully charged

JeremyH · 11-02-2010, 06:55 AM

It sounds like you need to tear down the motor.....there might be something stuck in it that was floating in the water. Get some cleaner and spray everything down when you have it apart.

Blood_Clod · 11-02-2010, 01:22 PM

Esc got wet. It's a gonner. Take the esc out of the truck and smell it. Is it stanky? If yes, it's toast. I know you said you waterproofed it, but Ill bet money water still got in whatever you did... If by chance it's not that, investigate the motor. Look at the brushes, solder joints, smell it... Those stock wheely king motors have a built in fan for cooling and i can imagine also that would increase the chance of debree as JeremyH stated.

KBrog · 11-02-2010, 08:12 PM

Hook a batttery directly to the motor leads and see if it runs.

nicodrive01 · 11-04-2010, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by entropy

If the ESC is toast, grab a Traxxas WP XL-5 esc, and a Traxxas 2075 WP servo, and then you will be "waterproof".

Or take the HH Torquemaster XL waterproof, has a quite good drag break an is a fantastic crawler ESC

raolguio · 11-04-2010, 08:42 AM

Good news, the ESC is fine so my waterproofing was done well. However, I don't know how I was able to burn up the motor. Any ideas how did the motor get burn?

motorman · 11-04-2010, 09:49 AM

check the brushes

Cksrt · 02-16-2011, 07:10 PM

Dude i think that JUST happened to mine. Was upside down between some rocks and tried to torque it out and it cut out and started smellinng burned. Good thing they r only $10!

11-01-2010, 09:04 PM	#1
raolguio Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chile Posts: 44	burned motor or ESC??? HELP PLEASE I was running my wheely king in the water (waterproofed) and in some point it started to float, so the wheels were spinning almost free. then my truck started to run very slow, after that it didn't work anymore. I was only able to turn the wheels but no forward or backward. Is there a chance I burned the motor or esc up?. The esc and motor are the stock ones. Please help me.

11-01-2010, 09:08 PM	#2
ax-10 crazy Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Posts: 529	Is the battery fully charged?

11-02-2010, 05:23 AM	#3
raolguio Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chile Posts: 44	The battery is fully charged

11-02-2010, 06:55 AM	#4
JeremyH I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16,952	It sounds like you need to tear down the motor.....there might be something stuck in it that was floating in the water. Get some cleaner and spray everything down when you have it apart.

11-02-2010, 01:22 PM	#5
Blood_Clod Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ft. Wright, KY Posts: 435	Esc got wet. It's a gonner. Take the esc out of the truck and smell it. Is it stanky? If yes, it's toast. I know you said you waterproofed it, but Ill bet money water still got in whatever you did... If by chance it's not that, investigate the motor. Look at the brushes, solder joints, smell it... Those stock wheely king motors have a built in fan for cooling and i can imagine also that would increase the chance of debree as JeremyH stated.

11-02-2010, 08:12 PM	#6
KBrog RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Earth? Posts: 1,698	Hook a batttery directly to the motor leads and see if it runs.

11-04-2010, 08:42 AM	#8
raolguio Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Chile Posts: 44	Good news, the ESC is fine so my waterproofing was done well. However, I don't know how I was able to burn up the motor. Any ideas how did the motor get burn?

11-04-2010, 09:49 AM	#9
motorman Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: florida Posts: 353	check the brushes

02-16-2011, 07:10 PM	#10
Cksrt Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Walnut Creek Posts: 50	Dude i think that JUST happened to mine. Was upside down between some rocks and tried to torque it out and it cut out and started smellinng burned. Good thing they r only $10!

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