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  • electric
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • May 2008
    • 1744

    #1

    Castle 200 HV

    So, I made a discovery that I am surprised I never realized before. I had taken apart a new castle 200amp hv esc to spray it down with corrosion X. By accident the board that connects into the esc then has wires that come out and plugs into the receiver came loose. Hmmm. I did not realize that little throttle controller board was a plug and play board to the esc main board. Not sure if I described that well, but basically the Castle ESC has a secondary board that plugs into the main board where the fets and capacitors are.

    This brings me to my request. Does anyone have a Castle HV 200amp they have blown up that I could get from you? If the capacitors blew out, but the little plug and play board opposite of the capacitors that has the receiver wire looks good I might be able to bring this old esc to life.

    I fried this board in a very creative way and had written off the esc, but now I see I have a chance to bring it to life if I can find one of these little boards to replace it.
  • oscarel
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Dec 2009
    • 2127

    #2
    That's the control board that caused one of the recalls I believe. They added a pad that helps keep it from losing contact. I tried to get one from castle but no luck.

    Last edited by oscarel; 08-24-2014, 07:47 AM.

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    • electric
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • May 2008
      • 1744

      #3
      Originally posted by oscarel
      That's the control board that caused one of the recalls I believe. They added a pad that helps keep it from losing contact. I tried to get one from castle but no luck.

      http://castlecreations.com/support/s...1201-foam.html
      Oscar that is it. Yes, I saw that little piece of foam come out. Now I know where it goes! It is a bummer that you can't just order another one of those small boards from them.

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      • ron1950
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Aug 2010
        • 3024

        #4
        castle gave us all the finger when they quit making marine esc's I try to stay away from all things castle now a days I wont even use there 5.5 connectors
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        • Kvance
          Junior Member
          • May 2014
          • 9

          #5
          I agree with Ron1950 . Just spoke with Castle friday . I had a new Hydra 120 that i ran one time with good luck and the next time i took it out it burned a hole in it. Every thing i had done was wrong in there eyes. So im done with castle !!!

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          • kfxguy
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Oct 2013
            • 8746

            #6
            Good luck to you man. I did the same thing and posted a wanted ad for this little board. No one seems to keep their butt esc I guess. Lol. I'm still hoping I come across one
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            • electric
              Fast Electric Addict!
              • May 2008
              • 1744

              #7
              Originally posted by kfxguy
              Good luck to you man. I did the same thing and posted a wanted ad for this little board. No one seems to keep their butt esc I guess. Lol. I'm still hoping I come across one
              Well, I guess I can look at this way. If I blow up one of my two other Castle HV's I can take that little board out and put it in the one I have that needs it and I have got one more esc.

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              • urbs00007
                Senior Member
                • Jun 2011
                • 826

                #8
                i have a 3 year old 200 hv. stopped working 3 years ago ( 2 runs, my first esc ) lol. looks ok. will sell it if anybody wants it. if doesnt work will refund after i receive it back.

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                • jkr
                  FE Addiction
                  • Aug 2010
                  • 568

                  #9
                  I have a brand new In sales.

                  I believe this is a good esc nnd probably best data log.
                  Although it needs some work to if you want to have it for long time.

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                  • urbs00007
                    Senior Member
                    • Jun 2011
                    • 826

                    #10
                    200 hv

                    Originally posted by urbs00007
                    i have a 3 year old 200 hv. stopped working 3 years ago ( 2 runs, my first esc ) lol. looks ok. will sell it if anybody wants it. if doesnt work will refund after i receive it back.
                    my mistake. the board that has reciever lead looks good, not the esc. willing to sell board, if faulty will return money.

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