Seaking 180a completely blows up.

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  • Mtwinste
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2011
    • 135

    #1

    Seaking 180a completely blows up.

    Check this out. Been running on my Impulse for 3-4 years on 6s no problems at all and 58-60mph runs. I'm thinking the water line got clogged and over heated. I blew through the water line and noticed a clog after the run. At least the boat didn't catch on fire lol. https://vimeo.com/175155548



  • Tamelesstgr
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Jun 2014
    • 1516

    #2
    Darn, that really stinks. I typically blow all the water out of the lines after a run, maybe I should remember to blow through them before running as well.
    NEVER SATISFIED RACING
    Fine Design 32 V-Hull 4082+6s

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    • Fluid
      Fast and Furious
      • Apr 2007
      • 8011

      #3
      Damage to ESCs is often cumulative, so it may burn under conditions that were fine before. Too, these are not designed or made to last forever, so if you got four years of heavy use, consider yourself lucky.



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      • dmitry100
        Fast Electric Addict!
        • Mar 2015
        • 1264

        #4
        Had this happen to me as well :)

        This M-80 firework in disguise has a tendency to make you pee your pants :D

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        • grsboats
          Senior Member
          • Jul 2012
          • 975

          #5
          Also twice this year in two saw events pushing hard my electronics.......this is part of the game.
          GO FAST AND TURN RIGHT !
          www.grsboats.com.br

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          • T.S.Davis
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Oct 2009
            • 6220

            #6
            Can anyone else smell that just thinking about it? Just me?

            I had the Turnigy version of this spit a power lead right out of the case. It was basically brand new.
            Noisy person

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            • Mxkid261
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2015
              • 734

              #7
              I hate that smell Lol. I've burned up two v3's. I had one do what yours did Terry and the power lead melted right out of the case

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              • Tamelesstgr
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Jun 2014
                • 1516

                #8
                I've got a Seaking V2 180 that I'm about to maiden in the mono hull I've been building for over a year, I'm hope everything goes smoothly!
                NEVER SATISFIED RACING
                Fine Design 32 V-Hull 4082+6s

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                • SD Eracer
                  Senior Member
                  • Aug 2014
                  • 262

                  #9
                  It happens, especially common on borderline SAW applications that are pushed to the limit, even a 2mm prop change can mean the difference between a reliable ESC that works perfectly to one smoked out.

                  I can get a boat from smoked out to ready to run including free of any smoke smell in about 24 hours. I've had some practice in the past on my SAW setups. Its only slightly worse to me than flooding the hull with saltwater, mainly because I will actually have to replace an ESC.

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                  • dmitry100
                    Fast Electric Addict!
                    • Mar 2015
                    • 1264

                    #10
                    Maybe a good idea not to use these crappy 180's? The failure rate seems really high... so much for 1000amp burst

                    Perhaps you guys should start attaching some additional cooling to them... more so than just that 1 cooling tube mod thru heatsink. Maybe attaching 2-4 more copper tubes onto the outside of the heatsink using some thermal epoxy if it's this hard to cool them down :)

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                    • SD Eracer
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2014
                      • 262

                      #11
                      Every failure I've had with the 180a ESC was self imposed. That quest for speed on a budget, especially at such a reasonable $80, makes it an ESC that is probably put in more less than ideal situations.

                      The OP apparently had a water line plugged up or kinked. I don't know of any ESC that will work without cooling.

                      Use it correctly in a reasonable setup, and it will probably be bullet proof and last for years. Stick it on a boat with a 4082 2,200kv on 6S with a 47mm prop, probably should go with a Swordfish.

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                      • T.S.Davis
                        Fast Electric Addict!
                        • Oct 2009
                        • 6220

                        #12
                        The version 2 is a much better unit than the newest version. This kind of epic failure isn't the norm with these. At this price point I'm not sure what we expect. I mean $120 for 180 amps is super cheap. If I want bullet proof I need to bite the bullet and get an MGM.

                        I finally got to run a Raider over the weekend. Pretty impressive IMO. Not sure what the burst is but I ran it in a P mono without baking it. Short run though. Felt smooth enough. Tom beat the snot out of the same unit in his P sport for 7 laps. 150amps seemed to be plenty. We've never actually calculated or logged the real amp draw on that setup so who knows.
                        Noisy person

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                        • T.S.Davis
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 6220

                          #13
                          double post....
                          Last edited by T.S.Davis; 07-19-2016, 11:11 AM.
                          Noisy person

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                          • Tamelesstgr
                            Fast Electric Addict!
                            • Jun 2014
                            • 1516

                            #14
                            Is there a difference between manufacturers? The current Turnigy Marine 120 I have in my 26" mono seems like there is no throttle curve, it's just on or off, would prefer something a little smoother, especially coming out of turns.
                            NEVER SATISFIED RACING
                            Fine Design 32 V-Hull 4082+6s

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                            • Mxkid261
                              Senior Member
                              • Jun 2015
                              • 734

                              #15
                              Originally posted by SD Eracer

                              Use it correctly in a reasonable setup, and it will probably be bullet proof and last for years. Stick it on a boat with a 4082 2,200kv on 6S with a 47mm prop, probably should go with a Swordfish.
                              You got that right. The T-180 in my cat runs very cool on 4s, but its a hot setup on 6s. When I hit the water on 6s I pretty much assume there could potentially be a failure Lol. I wouldn't venture off and call them crappy ESC's, they are just borderline for some of our setups. I run extra tube in the heat sink, but when its going over 180A extra cooling probably isn't going to do much.

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