Sooo, getting ready to go on vacation to a real lake with a lake house and everything, just put a new motor in yesterday that HH replaced under warranty for a collet issue, motor still ran fine and will be used as backup if I can ever get the collet off the shaft. Here is what happened today. White smoke is visible after only a short run.
I assume one or both ESC fried but I don't know why or how. All pre run checkout list was good, everything worked prior to dropping in water to include minor throttle. Couple of questions, been researching all morning. Don't see anything fried but smell that nasty electrical fire smell. Can't tell where it is coming from because the entire inside smells like it.
Possible scenario(s) after I have done research today:
1. ESC(s) overheated malfunctioned, burned up.
1. Motors malfunction and caused stress on ESC(s) or just the far ESC, and burned it or them up? (I had to swim for it, took about 10 minutes but motors and ESC were barely warm) No debris on prop no exposed wires charred as you can see.
2. ESC wire connection was toast before I started running and came all the way looose?
3. Something someplace came un-soldered due to heat or short??
4. The resistors on the power ESC wires are the issue?
Anyway, still relatively new when it comes to the electronics of it all which is why I bought RTR. Ran Octura 447 de-tongued props several times without any heat or other related issues prior to today.
Okay guru friends, I will await your suggestions. I have ordered two new ESCs from HH because we leave for the lake in 5 days so will have those on hand as backup if trouble shooting is a bust.
Question, is there a way to test one ESC with Each motor on this duel setup, that way I could eliminate one or both ESC and or motors?
Question, if the far ESC is toast could or vice versa, could/would it affect the other ESC?
I can spin both motors by hand, no binding that I can tell in either the shafts or anyplace else. Everything is lined up perfectly.
Thanks in advance. Let me know if there are any quesions.
This is a Zelos on 6s 2pk, 1 straight to each ESC, Octura 447s. Have run it half a dozen times without major issues.
White smoke
After smoke canopy off
Lights come on, no beeping, minor flutter on very slight throttle then nothing.
I assume one or both ESC fried but I don't know why or how. All pre run checkout list was good, everything worked prior to dropping in water to include minor throttle. Couple of questions, been researching all morning. Don't see anything fried but smell that nasty electrical fire smell. Can't tell where it is coming from because the entire inside smells like it.
Possible scenario(s) after I have done research today:
1. ESC(s) overheated malfunctioned, burned up.
1. Motors malfunction and caused stress on ESC(s) or just the far ESC, and burned it or them up? (I had to swim for it, took about 10 minutes but motors and ESC were barely warm) No debris on prop no exposed wires charred as you can see.
2. ESC wire connection was toast before I started running and came all the way looose?
3. Something someplace came un-soldered due to heat or short??
4. The resistors on the power ESC wires are the issue?
Anyway, still relatively new when it comes to the electronics of it all which is why I bought RTR. Ran Octura 447 de-tongued props several times without any heat or other related issues prior to today.
Okay guru friends, I will await your suggestions. I have ordered two new ESCs from HH because we leave for the lake in 5 days so will have those on hand as backup if trouble shooting is a bust.
Question, is there a way to test one ESC with Each motor on this duel setup, that way I could eliminate one or both ESC and or motors?
Question, if the far ESC is toast could or vice versa, could/would it affect the other ESC?
I can spin both motors by hand, no binding that I can tell in either the shafts or anyplace else. Everything is lined up perfectly.
Thanks in advance. Let me know if there are any quesions.
This is a Zelos on 6s 2pk, 1 straight to each ESC, Octura 447s. Have run it half a dozen times without major issues.
White smoke
After smoke canopy off
Lights come on, no beeping, minor flutter on very slight throttle then nothing.
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