slash problems...please help

[parker88]

Ok heres the deal...On a fully charged venom 7cell 3000mah battery it runs like normal when your holding it off the ground, but when you set it on the ground to run it it will hardly move...

thanx in advance

[JeremyH]

Make sure the slipper is tight on the tranny. I tighten mine all the way, then back off 1/4 of a turn.

[parker88]

I just set it too 1/4 turn counterclockwise from tight and it still does the same thing...

[4RunnerKid]

mine is actually doing the same thing... only it started after i put in a brushless setup. i'm lost

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by parker88

I just set it too 1/4 turn counterclockwise from tight and it still does the same thing...

Hummm....do you hear any noise when you put it on the ground that is different than when you hold it off the ground? What are the specs? Got any pictures of your setup (body off)??

[yz120]

re-program the esc,maybe you held the power button too long.
also check the 70/30 50/50 switch on the radio. 50/50 is where i run mine.

[parker88]

I think I may have just found the problem...Whoever soldered the motor wire dosent know what the hell there doing...Whoops that was me...

[slobin3d]

Originally Posted by 4RunnerKid

mine is actually doing the same thing... only it started after i put in a brushless setup. i'm lost

make sure you have all you're motor wires plugged in, and if its a castle system make sure all you're settings are correct

[parker88]

well I resoldered the motor wires and reprogrammed the esc and still the same thing

[JeremyH]

Originally Posted by parker88

well I resoldered the motor wires and reprogrammed the esc and still the same thing

Yeah, I wouldn't think that a bad motor wire connection would show symptoms when it was on the ground but not in the air. Those symptoms would be present all of the time.

I still think that something is wrong with your gears. I would pull apart the trans and make sure that nothing is loose.

[parker88]

allright Jeremy Ill check it out

[thunderwagn]

Wonder if your pinion gear is just loose enough to spin on the shaft under load. Lightly stripped spur, bad mesh. Check your ring gear, idler gear, doubt its that, but never hurts to check.

[4RunnerKid]

Originally Posted by slobin3d

make sure you have all you're motor wires plugged in, and if its a castle system make sure all you're settings are correct

that's all good

[Trikster]

Does this happen with all batteries or just this one? I have a pack that has a dead cell in it. The pack will charge and will work the same in the Slash off the ground. If I put it on the ground, the amps increase and the dead cell rears its ugly head and the volts drop to the point where it just creeps along. Pick it up, after a sec, all fine again. The battery works fine in a crawler as the amp draw isn't high enough to notice. Give that a check.

[parker88]

Trikster that sounds like that could be a possibility...ill check into it and post up once i figure something out

[parker88]

allright thanx to trikster my slash is back to normal...I switched in a 6 cell 3000mah nimh and it runs faster than it did with the 7 cell...shitty cells i guess

[thunderwagn]

Good to hear you got it fingered!

[Trikster]

Parker, you mentioned that it was a Venom pack...their packs may be low end, but if the pack is relatively new, send them an email, they might replace it for you.

[4RunnerKid]

hmmm... i'm going to have to grab another battery and try mine. mine actually dies even with the slash off the ground... still could be battery though.

[parker88]

its worth a try if you have a spare battery layin around...thanx