06-22-2013, 08:24 AM | #1 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ramsy, Mn
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| esc and motor question
I was out crawling the other day for over an hour and towards the end of my run, whenever I would stop and let go of the throttle and the try to go forward or reverse again, I would get no respose. I switched lipos first and no response. Changed batteries in the controller and no response. I then pushed my rig a few inches along the ground, pulled the trigger and off it went and continues to be that way ever since. Sometimes when I stop it works just fine and other times it acts up. Does this sound like my esc or my motor? Its the stock motor in a Axial Honcho and a esc from my Helion Dominus short couse truck. If it's my esc, I have that covered. I am expecting a V16R Moped within the next week, if it's the motor, then I have to do more shopping. Thanks for any and all input.
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06-22-2013, 08:50 AM | #2 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Australia
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Sounds like your motor bro, give it a flush out in a bucket of water you'll be amazed how much junk will come out. If its completely gone they are pretty cheap to replace about $15 or so
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06-22-2013, 09:00 AM | #3 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ramsy, Mn
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06-22-2013, 09:08 AM | #4 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: a house
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your motor is dying, flushing it in water will just trash the brushes even more. time for a new motor
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06-22-2013, 11:46 AM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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Sounds almost like "motor stall" where one winding is toast. If the brush lands on the bad comm segment, the motor won't work. Rotating the motor a little (pushing the rig works) gets the brushes on 2 working segments and all is well. If this is the case, a new motor or new armature is the fix (unless you can rewind your own motors...). |
06-22-2013, 11:51 AM | #6 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ramsy, Mn
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Thanks for all the info.
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06-23-2013, 10:07 PM | #7 |
Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Naugatuck, CT
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Could just be a loose connection also... check that.
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06-25-2013, 06:26 PM | #8 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ramsy, Mn
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Checked all conections and all are good. Since the motor is possibly shot, I put a few drops of denatured alcohol in the motor and a few drops of 3in1 oil, held the truck and ran the motor forward and reverse a few times for a few minutes each and have had no problems since, It should hold me over until my new motor comes.
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06-25-2013, 07:26 PM | #9 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shingle Springs
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This is exactly what my rig did this weekend at Axialfest. It's the motor. Junk in the brushes and a very worn comm. You need a new motor.
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