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04-03-2012, 02:17 PM | #1 |
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| Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue?
So i was out scaling the other day, just put some aluminum wheels on the wraith. while driving i discovered the hexes i had were binding against the axle and it ended up blowing my motor! well upon closer look the motor wire leads had somehow been touching and melted together.. now im not sure but i might have fried my ESC as well. Its the stock ESC in the Wraith.. and with the motor unplugged when i turn it on it makes no noises, just a red and green blinking light. So just incase im looking at getting a new esc and i was thinking this one Outcry Crawler Speed Controller ESC with TurboBEC . Whats your opinions on this? . Last edited by 666; 04-03-2012 at 05:29 PM. Reason: not the classifieds |
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04-03-2012, 02:54 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, SC
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04-03-2012, 03:09 PM | #3 |
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue?
The ESC won't make noise without the motor hooked up. The ESC might be fine, hook up a motor. Stay with a quality ESC, Castle or Tekin. No Novak or RC4WD ESC's.
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04-03-2012, 03:24 PM | #4 |
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue? i did hook up the dead motor back in just to see and nothing happened then... maybe i need an actual working motor then huh
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04-03-2012, 03:36 PM | #5 |
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue?
If the motor is locked up or has an open circuit than you won't hear any chimes. If you looking to stay brushed, then you want a Holme BRXL. I have one in my SCX and it has such smooth low end for creeepy crawling, plus you can get it waterproofed for an extra $10. If brushless may be in your future then you want a Castle Mamba Max Pro. I just installed one in my Wraith last week and am very happy with it. Resist the urge to save a few bucks by going with a Castle SV2. If you run brushed motors off from it, it will die, and it won't run a sensored brushless, making it worthless for crawling. I've had good luck with Novak systems in my go-fast bashers, but their crawling selection leaves a bit to be desired. |
04-03-2012, 03:36 PM | #6 |
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue?
on my wraith when i killed the stock motor i got nothing from the esc either. once i put in a new motor, the esc was fine and beeped like normal. not sure if the beeping comes from the motor (like i've heard before) or if the esc needs the connections thru the motor to get the chimes. either way, throw a good motor on it and check first!!
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04-03-2012, 03:48 PM | #7 | |
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I'd say first determine what is "kaputt" and what works. Do you have either motor or ESC from another rig to check? cheers braq | |
04-03-2012, 04:13 PM | #8 |
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04-03-2012, 05:06 PM | #9 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Madrid, IA
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue?
he is right about the motor making the chime sound from pulses so what so called crap are you referring to?
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04-03-2012, 05:24 PM | #10 |
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04-03-2012, 05:24 PM | #11 |
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04-03-2012, 05:27 PM | #12 |
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue?
The chimes come from the motor.
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04-03-2012, 05:39 PM | #13 |
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04-03-2012, 05:42 PM | #14 | |
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue? Quote:
i know for a fact the motor is aS YOU say "kaputt". there was a rivet from the leads inside dropped down into the motor preventing it from turning, and it is completely locked up. | |
04-03-2012, 05:53 PM | #15 |
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04-03-2012, 05:59 PM | #16 |
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04-03-2012, 07:32 PM | #17 |
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| Re: Wraith disaster, RC4wd to the rescue? Then I show up and it drops 1000%..... As stated, the motor (when connected) makes the "chimes". Not quite sure why "RC4WD" should be interested (as the thread title insinuates) since it "appears" to be "user error". Crap happens at times, most vendors here will either "fix an obvious issue" or "fix a minor user error". This thread sounds like neither to me. |
04-03-2012, 08:56 PM | #18 | |
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