03-18-2012, 06:39 PM | #1 |
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| Did I fry my ESC?
Have a Novak Rooster Crawler ESC. It worked fine 'til today out running my crawler and after changing batteries reverse doesn't work. Forward works fine but when I hit reverse the green light on the esc flashes rapidly. Is it cooked? I did forget to turn the switch off before unplugging the battery, and caused a small arc when I plugged the other in. Any thoughts? |
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03-18-2012, 07:08 PM | #2 |
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Did you try recalibrating it.
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03-18-2012, 07:30 PM | #3 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: CANADA
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Leaving the switch on won't matter. I cut my switch out and soldered the two wires from the switch together so it is always on. I plug my battery in and get little arcs from the connectors all the time. No problems with my ESC and I think lots of guys cut their switches out too. Sorry I don't have any experience with your ESC. I have an Axial AE-2 ESC. I am also new to the RC hobby as of January this year. I am learning lots from this website and the internet in general. Last edited by ZippoMan; 03-18-2012 at 07:34 PM. | |
03-18-2012, 09:08 PM | #4 |
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03-18-2012, 10:38 PM | #5 |
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I'm not familiar with that ESC, but most other have settings that disable or add a delay to the reverse. You should check it too make sure.
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03-18-2012, 10:43 PM | #6 |
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| Re: Did I fry my ESC?
On most, not all, you will get a little spark on connect, especially with a loaded LiPo.
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03-18-2012, 11:10 PM | #7 |
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I found a more updated manual online. Gonna try to redo the throttle profile according to the trouble shooting guide. Also reverse enable/disable programming may have got changed, 'tho I'm not sure how. |
03-20-2012, 10:13 PM | #8 | |
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03-23-2012, 08:58 PM | #9 |
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Well I guess, according to Novak, It's a common problem. Forward, brakes, or reverse somtimes just quit working. Sounds like I could upgrade for $55. Anyone ever tear one of these apart and see whats inside? |
03-24-2012, 09:01 AM | #10 |
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| Re: Did I fry my ESC?
Same thing happened to my Novak Rooster. I ditched it for the HH BR-XL. Too many problems with Novak ESC's for me to continue with them.
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03-24-2012, 09:37 AM | #11 |
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| Re: Did I fry my ESC? Ya, I kind of on the fence as to wether or not I want to go with them or not. Kind of thinking I'll see whats available and go from there.
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03-31-2012, 09:46 PM | #12 |
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Well, I opened it up. Found a chip that had come unsoldered. Soldered it back up, reassembled it , plugged it into just the battery, and the smoke started rolling! Apparently they don't like it when you plug the circuit board in backwards! Guess I get a new ESC! |
04-01-2012, 10:03 AM | #13 |
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| Re: Did I fry my ESC?
Welcome to the world of Novak. I smoked 3 different Goat 2s back in the day. Never again will I use Novak ESC's. On a good note, the took care of 2 of them under warranty even though they were past warranty time. And the 3rd was a minimal charge to repair. Their service is great, unfortunately I needed the service department too often.
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04-01-2012, 09:23 PM | #14 | |
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