Traxxas Spartan Speed Controller FIRE

[sjp007]

Anyone had this problem or heard of this going on with the Traxxas Spartan Boat.. I have run this boat about 10 times with factory setup plus I added bigger tubing for the water cool system.. 2 lipos power edge 3 cell setup boat will run about 50 plus on smooth water.. But while running it the speed controller caught small fire and popped.. just wondering if anyone has seen this..

[Rumdog]

Everyone that has owned one has seen this. There is a Traxxas section on this board with tons of info. Check it out.
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...shless-Q-amp-A

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I too have a ESC that melted. Problem was likely 6s and a prop that was a little too big. Stay with the recommeded stock prop X442 or smaller.

[LOVE6S]

I bought a new blue one and pluged in the batteries that came with it, not even 6s and the whole thing melted down, it would of caught fire if the connectors had not melted off, what a over priced peice of crap, I always wanted one, but I sent it back and got a refund. Anyone had a problem like this? I wanted to do a dry run to make sure it was gona work, after less than 60 seconds of a little throttle, it had a nuclear reaction.

[jj2003]

Anyone had this problem or heard of this going on with the Traxxas Spartan Boat.. I have run this boat about 10 times with factory setup plus I added bigger tubing for the water cool system.. 2 lipos power edge 3 cell setup boat will run about 50 plus on smooth water.. But while running it the speed controller caught small fire and popped.. just wondering if anyone has seen this..

Everyone has had the same issue. 6s is to much with a bigger prop, 5s is recommended. Should be covered under warranty.

[jj2003]

I bought a new blue one and pluged in the batteries that came with it, not even 6s and the whole thing melted down, it would of caught fire if the connectors had not melted off, what a over priced peice of crap, I always wanted one, but I sent it back and got a refund. Anyone had a problem like this? I wanted to do a dry run to make sure it was gona work, after less than 60 seconds of a little throttle, it had a nuclear reaction.

Did it have the Castle ESC with the caps built into it? Possibly a wiring issue?

[LOVE6S]

I think so, it was the new castle verson, I really didnt even get a chance to really check it out in detail, I took it out of the box, put it on the stand, charged the batts, pluged them in, let it go thru its beeps, gave it a little throttle and it went up in smoke, it was a black melted mess.

[LOVE6S]

the batteries melted too really bad.

[LOVE6S]

Anyway I dont want to mess up this guys thread, just wanted to say I had some problems too.

[jj2003]

I think so, it was the new castle verson, I really didnt even get a chance to really check it out in detail, I took it out of the box, put it on the stand, charged the batts, pluged them in, let it go thru its beeps, gave it a little throttle and it went up in smoke, it was a black melted mess.

Quite a few defective one's out of the gate after Castle revised them. Mainly motor issue's. Alot of guys have ripped out the O.E. stuff and gone with seking ESC's and NUE motors and a few TP power. Works like a charm! Sorry to hear about your bad luck. I too had similar with the old stuff and Traxxas warrantied them for the newer design. So far no issue's with the Nihm batteries. Havent tries Lipo's yet but my son uses it mostly now so the Nihm's are enough for him.

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Yes it is very disappointing. I have invested a lot of money for upgrades, and 3 sets of 6s and 3sets of 4s in batteries alone. I am too far in with the money I have spent. I will continue with the spartan. Call me a bugger for punishment. It is still the fastest RTR electric boat.

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In regards to the using of 5s. It says in the manual not to mix different batteries. If so, do you think the warranty will still be covered?

[jj2003]

In regards to the using of 5s. It says in the manual not to mix different batteries. If so, do you think the warranty will still be covered?

You can use a 2s and a 3s, but use the same MAH rating. 4S, 5S, 6S is fine, just keep the MAH the same. Your running the batteries in series not parallel so it doesn't matter.

[LOVE6S]

Does it matter if they have a diff c rating?

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Thanks for the info on MAH. I didn't know that. Good Stuff. Al.