Death of a Hydra and XL7

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  • dirtysouth31
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 514

    #16
    than it was worth it

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    • Raydee
      Fast Electric Addict!
      • May 2007
      • 1603

      #17
      That will cost you $75 for a new ESC and about a monthy and a half wait....ASK me how I know
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      • Doby
        KANADA RULES!
        • Apr 2007
        • 7280

        #18
        How do ya know
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        • Raydee
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • May 2007
          • 1603

          #19
          Because I was the guy on RR that smoked my Cuda 125.....and a lot worse than that. I contacted castle and was told to send it in with a check for $75 to get a brand new controller. Great deal in my opinion! It did take a while to get it back though.
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          • Jeepers
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • May 2007
            • 1973

            #20
            Originally posted by Doozie870
            Good luck.. Im over 10 weeks wait on a new 80 that would not arm correctly. Maybe the hydras are a faster return.
            Iam still waiting for my 125, 7 weeks so far, the last time I talked to them they said since the cudas are discontinued, they make take awhile to start production on repair units.

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            • Doby
              KANADA RULES!
              • Apr 2007
              • 7280

              #21
              How did you smoke yours ??
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              • ReddyWatts
                Fast Electric Addict!
                • Apr 2007
                • 1711

                #22
                Has it been over 60 days since the date of purchase? A controller does not cost them $25 dollars to make.
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                • Raydee
                  Fast Electric Addict!
                  • May 2007
                  • 1603

                  #23
                  Reddy I am not sure what you mean?

                  I had a bad 6XL that felt tight from the start. When I threw it in the water the motor seized and smoked the ESC...and I mean smoke. It melted all the solder on the controller and it looked like a brickette from the grill.
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                  • Doby
                    KANADA RULES!
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 7280

                    #24
                    Raydee; if the motor felt tight right from the start, how long until you fried the controller ??
                    Mine felt fine but siezed the second time out.
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                    • SJFE
                      Fast Electric Addict!
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 4735

                      #25
                      I feel for ya Doby. The problem is it's impossible to know what really tourched the system. Looking @ the pictures I'm not convinced it was a meltdown. Looks more like a short..but I'm not an expert either :S.

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                      • Doby
                        KANADA RULES!
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 7280

                        #26
                        I think the bearings went on the XL causing an overload to the controller, but who reall knows. The motor turns over fairly roughly now.
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                        • SJFE
                          Fast Electric Addict!
                          • Apr 2007
                          • 4735

                          #27
                          Pullem and check for a burned race....

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                          • Doby
                            KANADA RULES!
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 7280

                            #28
                            I think I'll leave it alone and maybe send it back to Steve for a look. I only got it last Monday, it was its first run.
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                            • Doug Smock
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                              • Apr 2007
                              • 5272

                              #29
                              Originally posted by Doby
                              I think I'll leave it alone and maybe send it back to Steve for a look. I only got it last Monday, it was its first run.
                              Bearings? I don't know guys.
                              I think you'll find that the stator fried in the motor and it is now touching the rotor. If I was to venture a guess, it would be that the stator shorted and took out the ESC. I used to have pics of one I took down for bearing replacement, I'll try to dig them up and post them.

                              Sent ya a PM Doby.

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                              • Doby
                                KANADA RULES!
                                • Apr 2007
                                • 7280

                                #30
                                Doug; nothing rec'd yet
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