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12-28-2008, 09:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: madison
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|  Normal motor smell??
I recently got a MRC for christmas. I have only charged it twice and ran it for atleast 1 hour. After driving it one day I picked it up to turn it off but i noticed a smell. Whenever i put my nose up to the skid plate under the motor I smell a weird smell like one of the electronics or motor is getting overheated or fried. Is this smell normal, is it suppose to happen? Please help, I hate thinking the fact that it is breaking already.
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12-28-2008, 09:33 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: nor cal
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probably just the normal ozone smell!! and i am sure there is some sort of assembly oil residue that gets hot...tell you what...if you burn it up...PM me and i will give you my stock motor, it is just chillin on my bench!  |
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12-31-2008, 01:19 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Dirty Dirty, A-Town, ATL, The A, Hot-Lana, ATLANTA GEORGIA
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its burnt up for sure or at least on its way out. If you call Losi about it and tell them you just got it you might get a new one out of them.
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12-31-2008, 01:42 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: webster, ny
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12-31-2008, 09:27 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oroville
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Mine did the same thing at a comp. I had the truck wedged into a crack and I tried to force it out. The motor smelled like fried electronics but it still runs fine.......just stinky! I just recently put in a Mini Torquemaster from Holmes Hobbies and it is a great improvement in speed and still crawls awesome. |
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12-31-2008, 10:56 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: B.C., Canada
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all it is is the assembly oil from putting the motor together in the factory..it is just the motor breaking in. the smell will go away soon
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12-31-2008, 11:15 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Centered
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You'll notice that from any electric motor when it runs. When the armature heats up it puts off a subtle smell, but if you were truly cooking it...you'd know the difference. When it is time for a new can, I'll second the Holmes TMM |
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