Black Jack Esc shutdown

[DonVlcek]

Here as few things that you can try:

1. When the boat cuts out raise the transmitter over your head and try again.
2. I would strongly recommend a ground range check (most important).
3. If you are using a retrieval boat, take the transmitter with you, and give it a quick try when you get closer.
4. Try a second battery powering the receiver, your BEC may be cutting out.
5. Try backing down on the throttle trim just a bit.

Most of the problems show up on a ground range check.

I hope this has been of some help.
Don

[Chop]

I tried again today. This time I set the throttle to “Logrithmic” thinking that W.O.T. was the issue. The same thing happened. The boat went out about 200 yards and then just quit. It was along the shoreline and I was no more that 100 feet from it.

Once the boat was back on shore the ESC would not arm.

I will try the “keep your finger on the throttle of your radio, while plugging in Batteries, release trigger after esc makes 3 sets of beeps last one should be voltage count off batteries” next.

[Wakesurfer]

Was the power switch off when you plugged the batteries in? I missed it the first time. Kinda hides in the tupperware bowl. Is your steering servo still responding when the ESC cuts out?

[Chop]

No. The steering was lost too.

[Wakesurfer]

Hmmm...That doesn't sound like the usual low voltage cutoff issue. Until I programmed mine with the card, the ESC would cut the motor at full throtle, but I still had steering. And if I'd lift and gas again it would go. If the BEC in the ESC is weak, a reciever battery might keep it going. Sounds like a Tx/Rx issue to me though. Do you have access to another 2ch Tx/Rx system to try? If it won't work with a different radio, then the ESC is probably the culprit. Good luck!

[electric]

We bought three of these boats and two of them have the same problem you are describing. I spoke with Horizon Hobby and they said to pull the motor and the esc and send it in to be looked at. I am going to try the throttle deal this weekend and see if that works. I did wonder if possibly the boat is losing the signal and the esc is shutting down because of that? I might drop an extra spektrum I have in and see if that makes a difference. If neither of these work I give up. I am going to drop in some old SV internals and send the rest in to be checked out. Sure takes all of the fun out of having the boat.

[electric]

Well, reprogrammed it and that seemed to correct the problem. The boat ran great this weekend with no problems.

[G-UNIT]

Full throttle cut off

Same problem here, tried the full throttle/battery hook up trick,
no work, venom 3600 nimh batts. When i get a day off i'm going to mlh and pitch b***h, batterys are only 3 1/2 weeks old with about 11 runs on them, hopfully they will replace them ( wishfull thinking ) maybe when i tell them i will be buying lipos and charger , fullers hwd ect
they will accomadate me.

[jamespl]

I'm having the same problem, I have 2 sets of nimh the first ones I bought for the boat 4600 vp racing ones then I bought a set of 5100's that is when I had the cutoff problem so I tried my origional 4600 vp ones and no problem. I then bought a pair of 4300 vp racing batteries and these cut off aswell so I belive it may be the batteries that are not upto the job. Do you have to charge and discharge nimh batteries. A number of tomes before they start working at their full potential?

[animigan]

This issue has come up numerous times (even in the past few weeks) on this forum and the solution is always the same. Old posts are more detailed, but NiMH batteries just can't hack it, and nobody has problems with ESC cutoff when using LiPOs. Ditch the old technology, and never look back.

Andre

[G-UNIT]

Yea the batts are crap see my responce under at a stand still.
How many amp charger are you using?
To high a charging amperage will not full charge the battery properly.

[jamespl]

My charger is preset to 1.2ma from the mains so that's what I'm charging them at. I think lipos is the next step but it's a lot of cash for a new charger and 2 packs specialy as I'm getting married next year the other half is moaning about how much I'm spending on this boat! I'm looking at £200 for a charger and 2 packs that's about $350-375