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SO last Sunday I was playing with my Volcano 16 in the parking lot after church. (we all hang out after service and have a meal) I let my Pastor's son use it for a bit, then started messing with my daughter's Slash
When I got it back, it wasn't working. It would go like a foot or two then just die. It was pretty wet; there were some puddles in the parking lot
I took it home, put a new battery in, and my buddy came over, and he and I and my daughter went to a gravel pit.
Tried two different batteries and it's a no go.
It will turn on and if you are holding it, and you give it throttle, it goes fine
As soon as you put it on the ground, it will move a few feet, slowly, then shut off
So, is it most likely an ESC or the motor? Both are fairly cheap, but I would rather only replace the correct part.
I am in the middle of a 1/10 crawler build so my discretional spending has been directed towards that. Eventually I would love to go brushless, but that will cost as much as I paid for the car. I got it on sale for $88.
A Hobbywing set up, new receiver and some 2S batteries (it currently runs on Li-Ion and I would want to go Lipo if I go brushless) will run about $100
Unfortunately, I don't have anythign to replace either the motor or the ESC to test it
Anyone know a good way to figure out which is the culprit? Is one more likely to be the issue than the other?
SO last Sunday I was playing with my Volcano 16 in the parking lot after church. (we all hang out after service and have a meal) I let my Pastor's son use it for a bit, then started messing with my daughter's Slash
When I got it back, it wasn't working. It would go like a foot or two then just die. It was pretty wet; there were some puddles in the parking lot
I took it home, put a new battery in, and my buddy came over, and he and I and my daughter went to a gravel pit.
Tried two different batteries and it's a no go.
It will turn on and if you are holding it, and you give it throttle, it goes fine
As soon as you put it on the ground, it will move a few feet, slowly, then shut off
So, is it most likely an ESC or the motor? Both are fairly cheap, but I would rather only replace the correct part.
I am in the middle of a 1/10 crawler build so my discretional spending has been directed towards that. Eventually I would love to go brushless, but that will cost as much as I paid for the car. I got it on sale for $88.
A Hobbywing set up, new receiver and some 2S batteries (it currently runs on Li-Ion and I would want to go Lipo if I go brushless) will run about $100
Unfortunately, I don't have anythign to replace either the motor or the ESC to test it
Anyone know a good way to figure out which is the culprit? Is one more likely to be the issue than the other?
