New motor and esc from traxxas went out again

[busaboy1441]

Well i got my motor and esc back from traxxas took it out and it went out again only 3 runs this time not back to back either good hour between runs it seems like the esc grounds itself out just sparks then the esc sizzles i am pissed i thought they had it all worked out with the new electronics but guess not anyone else get the new motor and have a problem thanks ROGER

[Steven Vaccaro]

Was it the castle esc? What prop and batteries were you running?

[busaboy1441]

Yes it is the new castle motor and esc I was running turnigy 3s 45c 5000mah batteries the prop was a x642 the motor was around 106deg f and the speed controller was around 109deg f the batteries were around 90deg f it was running great not running hott at all I put the batteries in took one slow Lap then hit it wide open it went for about 6 seconds and stopped dead in the water got it back in nothing was on tryed to plug and unplug the batteries and all they did was spark like crazy so I don't know gotta send it back

[busaboy1441]

Also it was 93deg f yesterday

[roadrashracing]

wow

[roadrashracing]

I linked this in the traxxas forum, well see what they say. I already know, call 1800traxxas, I am sure there customer service is great but how many times do you send stuff back?

[busaboy1441]

yes its on its way back as we speak they were really cool on the phone i hope they get this worked out i really dont want to drop another few hundred on this boat but from the way it seems i am gonna have to

[Rcforever27]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a 642 prop big for tht setup? (no sarcasm) serious question.... Still somewhat new to prop ratings from different manufactures , im used to , octura 440's or 447's lol.... Thanks for any info ...

[busaboy1441]

Yes i thought it was big but i figured if i took it easy and watched my temps i would be ok not really sure if it was drawing to many amps but it never got hot and when it blew it was only out for seconds i dont get it the first motor did the same thing but it was all stock then i added another water pickup and outlet i took the stock nylon tube out so i dont know guess we will see how it goes i am going to sell it for sure this time get a castle setup i run that in my buggy and truggy and have never had a problem

[dag-nabit]

The 642 is a good step up from the stock prop, but not a huge difference 9same diameter and 8mm more pitch). I would say it is a good choice as a step up.

Without knowing the specs on the new components, it is hard to speculate whether or not your system was overloaded and caused the failure.

Kevin

[busaboy1441]

I wish they would say what the kv is on the motor I saw the post on here where the guy had got his motor back and it said castle on the motor cap and also said it was a 1800kv motor who knows I sent them the try this time so I hope they can work it out last time it took them about 13 days to get it back to me hope I don't have to wait that long we will see