new to hobbie need some help please.

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  • eboeske
    Fast electric addict
    • Mar 2012
    • 142

    #1

    new to hobbie need some help please.

    Just bought a leopard 4074 2000kv motor with a sealing 180a esc from offshore. Ran boat 2 times was very impressed untilled my third time out all my esc does is beep at me and motor twitches a little, also there is a red flashing light on esc what is wrong please help.
    River cat,Aquacraft revolt,Mini mono,DF 33,DF29.
  • JimClark
    Fast Electric Addict!
    • Apr 2007
    • 5907

    #2
    need to ad more details. Batteries? Runtime? prop?
    "Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone except God.
    Billy Graham

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    • eboeske
      Fast electric addict
      • Mar 2012
      • 142

      #3
      Running two 2s turnigy 4000mah with a 45 discharge rate also have 2 nanotech 5000 mah these are a 35 discharge rate run times are short about 5-7 minutes. Prop is an octura x445.
      River cat,Aquacraft revolt,Mini mono,DF 33,DF29.

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      • Skullcracken
        Senior Member
        • May 2010
        • 617

        #4
        From info provided, sounds like a simple problem of the receiver is not bound to the radio, or the esc needs to be reprogrammed. Usually if your esc took a crap you get no response.

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        • JimClark
          Fast Electric Addict!
          • Apr 2007
          • 5907

          #5
          running 5 to 7 mins on a 4000mah battery?
          "Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone except God.
          Billy Graham

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          • stadiumyamaha
            Fast Electric Addict!
            • Apr 2011
            • 1284

            #6
            sounds like a receiver problem to me.
            white geico w/2200kv 3674 leopard 53.5mph 4s2p, geico w/ 1800kv outrunner 52mph on 4s2p, genesis w/2200kv castle 53.8 on 4s2p, impulse 31 w/2200kv castle, stock p1 and ul-1

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            • dana
              Banned
              • Mar 2010
              • 3573

              #7
              Didn't your esc come with instructions? Troubleshoot

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