Sidewinder V2 super hot on 3S with brushed

[JesterSpec]

Dude, it thermals on a 55t reedy, a 35t brood, and any other motor besides a brushless.

Oh, and why the heck would I put a fan on an ESC that is going on a scaler.

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by JesterSpec

Dude, it thermals on a 55t reedy, a 35t brood, and any other motor besides a brushless.

Oh, and why the heck would I put a fan on an ESC that is going on a scaler.

Look, I'm not saying you shouldn't be pissed & I agree the reply from CC is lame.

For anyone else on here with issues with the V2/SCT, I'm just trying to see if we can come up with any answers.
This is why I was asking about the "C" ratings of packs. It may be that a lower "C" rating is enough to push a marginal design over the edge & cause it to thermal.
For anyone else with issues using this ESC, what "C" rating are you using??

[Stregone]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

Look, I'm not saying you shouldn't be pissed & I agree the reply from CC is lame.

For anyone else on here with issues with the V2/SCT, I'm just trying to see if we can come up with any answers.
This is why I was asking about the "C" ratings of packs. It may be that a lower "C" rating is enough to push a marginal design over the edge & cause it to thermal.
For anyone else with issues using this ESC, what "C" rating are you using??

How can a lower C rating cause more heat?

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by Stregone

How can a lower C rating cause more heat?

My guess is, the motor & ESC want more power than the pack can provide (related to "C" rating & mah) which underdrives the ESC causing heat. Similar to what happens when you run a motor outside of the ESC turn limit, you overwork the ESC causing heat.

So, a simple experiment, for those with the overheating SCT/V2 ESC issues would be to run a pack with a higher "C" rating (or higher mah) and see what happens.

Yes, the ESC should work just like the original versions, but they don't.
Yes, everyone that has the issue has a reason to be pissed.

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Mine has thermaled with a 1300 40c Fly Sky.

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by Norcal_GIT_r

Mine has thermaled with a 1300 40c Fly Sky.

Thanks for the info.
Is that with 2 45T brushed motors?
Is that a single ESC with 2 motors?

(I was looking at your earlier posts.)

[highlandcrawler]

Originally Posted by Charlie-III

Jester & highland, I'm just trying to see if we, as a community, can add to the troubleshooting.
One step is what "C" rating the ESC's are seeing, NOT what worked on a different version of the ESC.

As I stated, maybe we have a "decent" batch, or, maybe it is dependent on other factors.

If you know the issue (in fact, not your "idea") than put it forth. Otherwise, yes there is an issue that is unresolved but guessed at.

To be more exact on mine I have tried a

35c cbp 3s 1300
25c gen ace 450
65c Thunder Power 2200
30c turnigy 1300

I still think it is nothing the end user is doing and solely a problem with the speedo. Some work great as they should and others just don't work right.

[Charlie-III]

Originally Posted by highlandcrawler

To be more exact on mine I have tried a

35c cbp 3s 1300
25c gen ace 450
65c Thunder Power 2200
30c turnigy 1300

I still think it is nothing the end user is doing and solely a problem with the speedo. Some work great as they should and others just don't work right.

Highland....I totally agree with you & others. The current CC ESC's (SVT & V2) seem to suck compared to other similar (earlier) CC ESC's.

I feel you have a right to complain.

While I can't offer a positive reply, I can only state my sons dual SCT's work and my MM's work on 3S for dual ESC's.

[Norcal_GIT_r]

I'm beginning to feel that Castle products have gone down the tubes these days.
Not only do I have a malfunctioning SV2 but now one of my BRXLs took a shit.
It worked fine last night and this morning it has no motor output anymore.
What causes that? I've swapped motors and ESCs and I've metered the output from the board and there's no power being feed to the output wires.
I'm tired of these issues. Do Tekin users go through this kind of problems?

[JesterSpec]

brxl doesn't have a thing to do with castle.

[the_ghetto_rig]

Ok.. I just ran my 2.2 KOH'er for a solid 50 minutes on 3S with an SCT Sidewinder and had no thermal issues..Running a 13T brushless, 87/20 48P gearing and the ESC is med-warm to touch (with no temp guage I gotta guess around 100-110 degF). The ONLY time I ever had it thermal was when I had it in my DF03 rally truck geared too tall (78/15) with sticky 1.9 Flat-Irons..I switched to an 83 spur and put a fan on the ESC and no more probs...

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Originally Posted by JesterSpec

brxl doesn't have a thing to do with castle.

Who do you think makes them for Holmes?
In reality I do like Castle, I'm just having bad luck with 2 different issues right now.

[JesterSpec]

hmm... holmes hobbies contracts someone I'm sure. I really doubt its Castle...

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Originally Posted by JesterSpec

hmm... holmes hobbies contracts someone I'm sure. I really doubt its Castle...

It is Castle..You tune the BRXL with a Castle Link and Castle software.
Just look at the BRXL. It seems to be in the same case as a MM.

[JesterSpec]

wow... Go tell that to John Holmes...

[Dogbreath]

Have you tried updating the firmware to that ESC? I had a SCT that wouldn't even run a brushed motor till I upgraded the firmware...now all is good.

[Norcal_GIT_r]

Originally Posted by JesterSpec

wow... Go tell that to John Holmes...

Tell him what..Whats your issue..I take it you've never owned one have you?

[JesterSpec]

not to attack you, but your a dumbass.

I own one, and have read many times John say that the similarity between his esc and the Castle's are the case, and that is all. Go back and hide in the hole you came out of.

[Norcal_GIT_r]

You're incorrect..Why area you acting like a dick..Why do you think it uses Castle software and Castle link. Do you think Castle would allow that if there was not contract between the 2 companies. The BRXL is not a Castle ESC, Holmes designed it but Castle manufacturers it for him.

[the_ghetto_rig]

Sounds like you guys are overheating, never mind your ESC's..