traxxas velineon issue

[thnefosp]

so i ran my truck the other day. did some mudding and small water crossings. now when i put in a battery the esc turns on right away with a green light. then the light goes of with a couple seconds and starts a red blinking sequence. red once, then twice, then three times. then it starts over. ive only had the setup a week or so and this is the first time its seen any type of water. and yes it is the waterproof setup. any ideas what has happened?

[lagz2point0]

Try pushing the power button on the esc and holding it in. it will cycle the same, but let it go when it hits the first red light again

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[Burnitup]

you have encounted the infamous sticky button syndrome!!!!! bwah hah hah wah hahhhaah

two ways to fix it...

1. find some needle nose pliers or wire cutters (just something you can get a good grip on the sides of the power button) and if using cutters, be sure and not apply too much pressure and cut off the nub... spray the button preferably with some contact cleaner (found at lhs) or some wd-40 and use the pliers or cutters to move the button in and out in attempt to remove the dirt or whatever that is stuck in there. repeat as many times as needed till the button releases smoothly.

2. send it to traxxas (you can find there info on they're website). it will cost you shipping fees of course, but i can definately say from past experience that they have the best customer support in the industry, and 9 times out of ten they will replace it with a new esc
good luck bro!

[thnefosp]

thanks for your help burnitup. you were right. it has corrected the problem but now another has surfaced. the esc lights up normanly now but it doesnt respond. i switched the steering and esc in the reciever and the steering works with the throttle so i know its not the radio or reciever. any insight on this issue?

[fred0000]

local racers have been glueing a shock diaphram over the button to keep crud out of it, this seems to be the most annoying problem when it happens.

[Burnitup]

You have to re-sync the esc to the controller

[thnefosp]

it still wont do anything. all it will let me do is change from lipo and non lipo settings. guess im going to have to send it to traxxas

[ridepate]

You know really Traxxas should change thier verbage to 'Water-Resistant"........

[Burnitup]

Hope I don't offend but do you know how to re-sync the esc???

Turn on remote
Plug in esc
Power up esc and continue to hold button until you get first red light
Let go
At the first blink give the remote full throttle
Next blink full reverse
Next blink release the trigger
It then should turn either solid green or red depending on lipo/non lipo set-up

And sorry for such a generic explanation, but you can find a better one on traxxas's website
And again good luck

[ridepate]

Here ya go-

Click on manuals

Traxxas - VXL-3s ESC (#3355X) - Downloads | traxxas.com

[thnefosp]

no i dont know off the top of my head. but yes i did go to traxxas website and follow their instructions.