esc cuts out at full throttle

[maxx_001]

hi, running a hobbywing brushless combo, worked perfectly till now....on a fully charged battery that has only been recharged 6 times.....runs fine until i give it full throttle, then it goes cut-out mode.

having said that, full throttle works fine when the wheels are off the ground. this has me stumped, it acts as if its constantly on low voltage cut-out mode.

any ideas?

 

[darkslayor24]

what kind of battery plugs are you using? maybe your plugs are not letting the esc draw the power that it needs to? i strongly suggest switching to a deans plugs. are you running a lipo battery? if not, get one.

 

[maxx_001]

thanks, its running the standard traxxas plugs, i swapped the plug from the esc to a better one because the old one was loose and still have the problem. I does look a tad burnt out on the inside of the new one tho, i'm thinking i might just get a new esc, theyre only 30 bucks on ebay for a replacement one.

One other question, is there any cheap lipo chargers? they all seem quite expensive

 

[deboardfam]

check out the sky charger at hobbypartz.com

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Traxxas plugs are pretty much as good as deans. Just bulkier. They won't cause you issues unless the soldering job is shoddy.

 

[flm_savage]

i prefer the traxxas hc connectors over deans.

what brand battery?

don't skimp on a charger. the ac/dc Hyperion EOS0606i is a great charger and is just over $100.

 

[neobart]

+1 that hyperion is a great charger.

It really does sound like it's an amp draw problem. What kinda specs does the battery have, and what's the esc/motor setup?

There's is also the possibility that's your car is overgeared.

 

[abadk9420]

Sounds like you might also need a BEC, the Rx could not be getting enough power and cutting out the signal to the ESC.

 

[darkslayor24]

CHARGER....the best one (and cheapest) iv found and i use is the turnigy accucell 6. look for it on www.hobbyking.com

 

[flm_savage]

CHARGER....the best one (and cheapest) iv found and i use is the turnigy accucell 6. look for it on www.hobbyking.com

What have you compared it to?

 

[hamz9561]

Now this may sound stupid but is he running the white standard Traxxas connectors (Tamiya plugs) or the black Traxxas high current plugs?

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Good question. This would definitely be the problem.

 

[darkslayor24]

What have you compared it to?

i have compared this charger to many others at the races at my hobbyshop. i wish i could give names of my comparisons but can't unfortunately. theres 5 of the turnigy chargers being used. they balance, and are also alot easier to navigate through than many others. and the price...you can't beat it. I've had mine for a full racing season (and i know others have had theirs for years) I've used teh crap out of my charger and ik its the right one to go with