Fxr,now nervous.

[DiggyStyle]

Originally Posted by crawlernut

I just bought the tekin fxr with the 45t tekin motor combo for my ax10 sportsman build, now should i be ready with a fire exstinguisher an the tekin email address? just read some posts on here about fires an faulty fxrs, did i just make a bad buying decision ? this setup looks to be good for comps an backyard crawling , any input?

Those can probably be chalked up to some type of user error, like a hair of a wire crossing into another post or battery wires backward or something else that was overlooked. The FXR is one of the best esc's on the market and a favorite with a huge majority of serious drivers. I use two of them on my XR10, with absolutely no problems. They perform flawlessly. Just slap the thing in there, don't be in a hurry; make sure all your connections are clean and proper and let the good times roll!

[Axial Rose]

Originally Posted by team3six

The 5 mistakes that most new users do is....

3. Using a crap soldering iron and overheating the board.

Extra heat when soldering can often be reduced/managed by using a heat sink. You can make one by using an all metal alligator clip with wire attached - or - if I'm soldering a connector, like a Deans, I'll use one of these and connect it to the connector being soldered to draw some heat away from the other components that could be damaged by the heat: