Is it the Tx or the ESC?

[grgbulldog]

I ordered a bunch of parts for my rc18t last week to get it going and after a week of waiting they finally showed up today. I got a new Futaba 3PL because a new tx and rx were needed. When I got everything plugged up I took it for a little test drive around the kitchen. I punched the throttle for just a second and it seemed like it stuck, but I wasn't sure. On the next round, it kept full thottle going for 5 or 6 seconds with my hand nowhere near the trigger, running into the wall and breaking the steering linkages I just replaced. After calling Hobbico, they told me it was an issue with my ESC, a Mamba micro pro. I had never had a problem with me esc before that moment. Do you guys have any ideas?


thanks, GRG

 

[Lessen]

Narrow it down brotha. First make sure your Tx batteries are in good working order. If the ESC has a lipo cutoff, make sure it's not set to Lipo if your not running lipo. I would definitely reset the ESC to make sure all the input throws are correct.

 

[slowngreen]

I would guess a radio/rx problem personally. Not sure how to test it though...hmmmm.....Well, if you have another tx/rx, even an old am, put it on there and see if it has the same trouble, which would mean its the esc, if it doesn't, then its for sure a radio or rx problem. Might be worth spending $10-15 for a used radio setup just to find out if you dont have an extra.

 

[grgbulldog]

Batteries are good, Has never been set to lipo, and the throws I didn't even think about. Wonderful.

I just turned it back on to try and reset the throws. I can't get it to do it again.

 

[grgbulldog]

I've gained a little more knowledge about how its working. When the battery gets low It will do its own thing, but only if I give it full throttle. When it does it I also get no steering.