esc noises

[madwarrior]

i got the exceed rc madwarrior electric powered for christmas and it is a blast. i am new to the rc world and have a question. i was driving my car in my back yard(dirt) and when i brought it over to me the esc was making a weird noise. the fan was spinning and the car was running like a champ but the esc was just making weird noises. could there be dirt or rocks in there. and if so how can i get them out. thanks for all the help.

 

[Phins Fan]

I dont own many electrics but the 1's I do own I've never experienced an issue with the ESC like you describe. I have had issues with small stones/sticks caught up between the fan and the esc which has made rattling type noises. It may be worth taking the fan off and hitting everything with some compressed air.

 

[Dbnjzb]

I've had some problems with fans. Just open it up clean it out with air like just said and you should be good to go!

 

[madwarrior]

how would you take out the fan because when i took my esc off i could only take off the bottom and the fan with the program boards were i guess glued or stuck in the top casing of the esc?

 

[Phins Fan]

An exacto blade around the seam where they meet. Once cleaned a little CA and good as new.

 

[madwarrior]

so i got around to taking my esc apart fully. air blew it out.(very carefully) and put it back together with nothing but wiring and the progaming in it. but when i ran it, it was still sounding like there was something in there. my dad had said that i made the fan go backward and there was a possibility that i messed it up. any more tips or suggestions would be great. Thanks.