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EZ-Start crapped out on me!

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I was in the middle of my 3rd break-in tank on my REVO today, and my engine stalled.... No big deal... right? I tried to use the e-z start to restart the engine, and I heard a pop. It smelled like burning electronics. Don't tell Traxxas, but I took the ez-start apart and easily found the culprit. The diode near the 2 lights was fried.
What do I do? Do I have to go through Traxxas, or should any Traxxas dealer swap me for a new one? How to I get this taken care of? I definitely don't want to buy a new one! Anyone had a similar issue?
 
I had a similar problem, I have a maxx but they use the same ez start, anyway I would use it, it would turn the engine over but it wouldnt heat the plug, so I ripped it apart and found a burnt diode, whent down to my lhs payed $7.45 for a new controller solved my problem,
 
Well if it was a defective diode then let Traxxas know they have pretty good customer service.

I won't tell Traxxas.....How much you got?
 
I don't know how, but after I unsoldered the push-switch, and took the thing apart, I soldered on a jumper to bypass the Diode... It didn't work, however... by the time I put it back together, it worked fine. I don't know why, the diode is still fried. Whatever I guess. I'm starting a new thread about tuning my REVO.
 
nikes614 said:
I don't know how, but after I unsoldered the push-switch, and took the thing apart, I soldered on a jumper to bypass the Diode... It didn't work, however... by the time I put it back together, it worked fine. I don't know why, the diode is still fried. Whatever I guess. I'm starting a new thread about tuning my REVO.
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Well usually diodes are used to regulate the way a certain amount of power is sent through a circuit. From experience mine have never crapped out on me.. DO you happen to know exactly what you wer doing when it did crap out?
 
I would still get a new controller, The diode is probley the one that stops the ez start if somthing is wrong with the engine or somthing.
 
Tarant said:
I would still get a new controller, The diode is probley the one that stops the ez start if somthing is wrong with the engine or somthing.
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True that. The Diode may be the part that stops making the es start assy from over reving the engine. It couyld be a part that indicates when the plug is bad or the enigine is flooded.
 
It's a common problem. It happened to mine, and it's happened to several others at the track. Everything works, but it won't fire the plug.
You can either get a replacement from traxxas, or do what the rest of us do. Use a glow ignitor. The starter battery will last much longer, and the plug will also get hotter.
 
Rolex: It's a common problem. It happened to mine, and it's happened to several others at the track. Everything works, but it won't fire the plug.
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The same thing happened to me, it happend when I used the ez start for a long period of time, I had it turnning over the engine fro a good 30 secounds, then all of a sudden the controller got hot and a whisp of smoke came out of the controller, found a burnt diode. But I also got a glowplug ignitor I like it a lot.
 
It actually happened to me when I plugged in a fresh batt pack. It seems to be working now, but true that diodes regulate voltage, which me cause unknown issues...
 
The purpose of a diode is to allow voltage to flow ONLY in one direction.
When the alternator dies on a 1:1 car, it's usually a 50 cent diode.
 

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