Biggest piece of Crap ESC's ever..........Fightercat

[Make-a-Wake]

Yep, NOT HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

I have made a total of 3 passes with 2 ESC's only to have nothing left except a pile of burned garbage, a cracked canopy, 2 ruined recievers, a stinking hull and a stinking brand new Ford Explorer I had to haul the hull back in with...........

The first one had a faulty BEC or something and fried, taking out 2 receivers, then i was to receive another 8s 300a as a replacement but got a 200a 16s(??) for God knows why after several weeks of unresponsive emails..........the "moving the store" excuse has run out in my opinion.

I finally took out my beloved Vader today with the new ESC..............

It went 30 feet literally and blew up!!!!!! Canopy flew off and smoke like you wouldnt believe, swam out to it to dunk it and try to salvage the rest of my stuff............which i shouldnt have done, but then again I shouldnt have been in that position to start with.

I wont accept another "ESC" as a replacment, I have learned my lesson, I will lick my wounds an go on, but I will see if I get a refund and will let everyone here know how it turns out.

For anyone doubting my ability to set up a boat I will gladly post vids of all my 22 boats and how well they all run(see my signature for just a few), I have better things to do than post bogus "stories".

I have never owned such crap merchandise in my entire life

Once again, 3 passes with two different failing ESC's and Im out several hundred dollars including the two recievers and have only a stinking mess to show for it.................

If anyone wonders why I simply didnt "contact Fcat", its because it would take a week for a reply and I dont want anymore dangerous electronics near myself or my kids........just my money back. I will contact him to see if he will refund me and post the answer here.

This ESC in the pics below is literally blown apart running 8s2p and its a 16s..............note the caps are not swelled or popped, it wasnt overpropped/stressed................simply blew up.

I need to go get out of these wet clothes and wash the stink off of myself.

[srislash]

That SUCKS!!!

[lenny]

Sorry to hear that *!***!***!***!** happened to you Wake.
I was looking to buy a FC 200a or 300a esc to.
I will look into the seaking hv 80a or hv 130a for my setup in the 48"Stealth mono.

[Make-a-Wake]

The more I think about it the madder I get, what kind of junk is he selling?

Not to mention that i asked for an 8s 300a replcement and he randomly decided to give me whatever he had layin around I guess.

I should have just gotten a SF240a from Steven but was willing to take a chance and save some $$...............Ha! Now I'm down $200 and no ESC.

[Doby]

Sorry to hear about your luck....I'm running 2 on 10s in different boats with good results. One did die (with no fireworks thankfully)...just stopped and Ben replaced it with a newer and higher amperage rated one..... I'm sure he will make good eventually...just sucks about the mess...

[Make-a-Wake]

Well, he replaced the 8s 300a with a 16s 200a................I got a lower amperage model when all I was gonna run was 8s and wanted the headroom.

[domwilson]

What battery configuration were you running?

[RandyatBBY]

Dang I am sorry to hear this. I was hoping for better luck with the new product.

[Rumdog]

That sucks, man. I'm sure Ben will make it right. I've had good luck with his escs so far. I have a 16/300 I haven't used yet. Now you're making me nervous!

[FighterCat57]

That sucks, man. I'm sure Ben will make it right. I've had good luck with his escs so far. I have a 16/300 I haven't used yet. Now you're making me nervous!

Don't just wire it up and pull the trigger blindly and you won't have anything to worry about. I sell hundreds of these every month with very little issue, they are very popular and very stable. Just make sure you program it.

... or you can make repeated fires and post defamatory remarks demanding money...

ESC's don't just blow up. They melt when they are improperly configured and the electronics reach a threshold beyond spec.

He didn't test his setup, he just went in unconfigured and burned up several perfectly good controllers in a row..

[carlcisneros]

Rumdog;
just use the program box and you will be fine.
Start on the very conservative side for timing purposes. D Wind 3-5 deg (Normal timing) and Wye Wind 5 deg (starting point)
They are a very robust controller and can and will last many a moon.
Don't be afraid to use it guy.

[Rumdog]

I'm not really scared. Both my other FC escs work great. The program box is super simple to use. I've never ran an esc without setting it up first. Plus, I did read the warnings about setting it up proper on FC's site

[carlcisneros]

[Make-a-Wake]

Quote Fightercat: "Don't just wire it up and pull the trigger blindly and you won't have anything to worry about."

Well, hmmmm, wouldnt it help a consumer if you had given them instructions with the esc??? All i got was a PDF file sent from you a week later when you finally returned my email.



"I sell hundreds of these every month with very little issue, they are very popular and very stable."

You talkin about the 16s 200a?? You discontinued it remember?



"Just make sure you program it."

I never recieved a program box with it! There is also no mention that it has to be programmed..............there's no "these arent plug and play" statement in the instructions you sent me.

Here's what you emailed me: http://fightercatracing.com/index.ph...emart&Itemid=1

Notice there is no mention of running any minimum timing for a 4 pole motor.........which was pointed out to me today to be 5*..........so I was at zero, a 5 degree difference for it to explode? Get real.



or you can make repeated fires and post defamatory remarks demanding money...

Nope, wrong again, just one fire, today, the BEC crapped out on the other one and it fried my recievers remember. I also never demanded a refund...............are you just makin this stuff up as you go along?



ESC's don't just blow up. They melt when they are improperly configured and the electronics reach a threshold beyond spec.

Well, then the one you sent me was improperly configured.........what spec was it beyond in a 30 foot pass trying to get on plane?



He didn't test his setup, he just went in unconfigured

OK, tell me where these great instructions say I need to "configure it".......seriously, I have them and so do you, point it out to me!!!



and burned up several perfectly good controllers in a row

Man, do you even know which upset customer this is? The BEC gave out on the 8s 300a and you sent me the wrong ESCas a replacement(16s 200a)..........you know, the discontinued one, probably made your day to unload that thing on someone who didnt even want it. I'll refresh you on the 8s model, here's what your reply was: "The BEC's in that ESC are weak, only about 3 amps. Most of the big boat servo's pull much more and can typically knock out an MCU in about a minutes time."

What I posted is exactly what happened, shame on me for not videotaping it, but i thought the chance of another issue was very slim. The time a spent posting this reply could have been spent with my kids, I wouldnt spend time on this if it didnt happen as I said and I felt that i did nothing wrong.

NO instructions
NO minimum timing mentioned in the file you sent me
NO mention of it needing to be "configured"
NO 300a ESC sent to replace the other one I bought..........i got an old 16s 200a.

If you feel good about it Ben, then thats all that should matter to you. I hope the money goes towards helping your business prosper further, I just wont be one to support it any further

[FighterCat57]

Quote Fightercat: "Don't just wire it up and pull the trigger blindly and you won't have anything to worry about."

Well, hmmmm, wouldnt it help a consumer if you had given them instructions with the esc??? All i got was a PDF file sent from you a week later when you finally returned my email.



"I sell hundreds of these every month with very little issue, they are very popular and very stable."

You talkin about the 16s 200a?? You discontinued it remember?



"Just make sure you program it."

I never recieved a program box with it! There is also no mention that it has to be programmed..............there's no "these arent plug and play" statement in the instructions you sent me.

Here's what you emailed me: http://fightercatracing.com/index.ph...emart&Itemid=1

Notice there is no mention of running any minimum timing for a 4 pole motor.........which was pointed out to me today to be 5*..........so I was at zero, a 5 degree difference for it to explode? Get real.



or you can make repeated fires and post defamatory remarks demanding money...

Nope, wrong again, just one fire, today, the BEC crapped out on the other one and it fried my recievers remember. I also never demanded a refund...............are you just makin this stuff up as you go along?



ESC's don't just blow up. They melt when they are improperly configured and the electronics reach a threshold beyond spec.

Well, then the one you sent me was improperly configured.........what spec was it beyond in a 30 foot pass trying to get on plane?



He didn't test his setup, he just went in unconfigured

OK, tell me where these great instructions say I need to "configure it".......seriously, I have them and so do you, point it out to me!!!



and burned up several perfectly good controllers in a row

Man, do you even know which upset customer this is? The BEC gave out on the 8s 300a and you sent me the wrong ESCas a replacement(16s 200a)..........you know, the discontinued one, probably made your day to unload that thing on someone who didnt even want it. I'll refresh you on the 8s model, here's what your reply was: "The BEC's in that ESC are weak, only about 3 amps. Most of the big boat servo's pull much more and can typically knock out an MCU in about a minutes time."

What I posted is exactly what happened, shame on me for not videotaping it, but i thought the chance of another issue was very slim. The time a spent posting this reply could have been spent with my kids, I wouldnt spend time on this if it didnt happen as I said and I felt that i did nothing wrong.

NO instructions
NO minimum timing mentioned in the file you sent me
NO mention of it needing to be "configured"
NO 300a ESC sent to replace the other one I bought..........i got an old 16s 200a.

If you feel good about it Ben, then thats all that should matter to you. I hope the money goes towards helping your business prosper further, I just wont be one to support it any further

It's clear why they both caught fire and clear you don't know what you're doing or what you're talking about.

You are now bitching about a free replacement and a free upgrade to a higher capacity ESC. (your photos show a 16s/320 model. )

You paid for a 16s/200 at a big discount that you begged for and received an 8s/300 upgrade and a 16s/300 upgrade, of which you burned up all of them.

You are bitching at me because you didn't read the instructions... or ask how to program it...

...My guess is that you got the ESCs wet. That's usually when they look like this. Operating an ESC while submerged is a no-no by any manufacturer.

I think that's enough of this, I can understand your frustration, but it's very clearly misplaced.

I'd offer you a refund, or even another controller if you were to learn to read, but honestly you're being a Dick and I just don't tolerate that kind of attitude from anyone.

Carry on.