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01-18-2013, 07:54 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Posts: 239
|  Rustler problem!!
Hey guys just driving my Traxxas Rustler(not a vxl) on the carpet and I got it for christmas and all of a sudden sparks flew out of the motor! Bone stock except for an onyx 5000 11.1v lipo and proline paddle tires, any ideas? It smells awfull! Hope I ain't got to get a new motor!
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01-18-2013, 08:27 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: the 'burgh'
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| Re: Rustler problem!!
Almost positive the ESC is not capable of 3s, Prolly fried everything. The manual most likely explains that. Now you can upgrade to a VXL system and run your 3s battery to your hearts content. |
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01-19-2013, 01:56 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Elk Grove
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Yeah, something probably 'sploded. The xl5 only handles 2s. Plus traxxas stock motors go out quite a bit even on only 2s Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk 2 |
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01-19-2013, 08:16 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
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| Re: Rustler problem!!
Man judging by the comments already seems like I made a mistake, any idea of a vxl pricing?
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01-19-2013, 08:17 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
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| Re: Rustler problem!!
And if this means anything it still steers
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01-19-2013, 08:42 AM
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| Gettin’ back on the horse Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoonsville
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Is the bad smell isolated to the motor only? If a battery is plugged in and you hit the throttle do the lights on the esc still show forward, neutral and reverse?
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01-19-2013, 09:16 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
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| Re: Rustler problem!!
Yes they do flash when I hit the gas
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01-19-2013, 11:07 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arnold
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im thinken your esc might be ok you might have had an obstruction in your motor like a shim that shorted out your motor my suggestion would be to replace the motor & get a 2s pack & try again to see what happens before you through down a bunch of cash for a new system do you have a spare motor that you can test the esc with?
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01-19-2013, 11:10 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Posts: 239
| Re: Rustler problem!!
Yes I have an old slash motor but I think it's a vxl is that an okay motor to run on the stock esc?
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01-19-2013, 11:30 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Graham WA
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You ran a 3s lipo in an xl5 ESC? Shits toast. Vxl motor is brushless. Need brushless ESC. Sent by my fingers tapping glass |
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01-19-2013, 11:35 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arnold
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| Re: Rustler problem!!
is it brushed or brushless? if you have a xl5 esc its brushed only & should run all the way down to a 12t brushed motor if you have 3 wires coming out of your motor than its brushless & wont work with this esc
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01-19-2013, 12:10 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Posts: 239
| Re: Rustler problem!!
I've got the motor and esc from the slash and it brushlrss
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01-19-2013, 01:28 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Graham WA
Posts: 184
| Re: Rustler problem!!
Sweet. Toss it in, toss the lipo in. make sure ESC is on Lipo setting. And prepare to start upgrading parts. Had one a while ago, stupid nuts, and pretty much impossible to drive on 3s. |
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01-19-2013, 10:20 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Chapel Hill, Tennessee
Posts: 239
| Re: Rustler problem!!
Okay then
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