Sixtysixdeuce
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So on Sunday I'm up at the indoor track, running my Prolite, when suddenly the ESC just poops the bed. Mind you, we're talking about a 6S rated 150A 1/8 scale ESC running on 3S in a 1/10 scale truck, had maybe 30 packs through it. Aggravating, but oh well. Decided that instead of ordering a new ESC for that truck, I'd just take the 150A Dynamite sensorless ESC out of another and buy an Orion Vortex 2,000KV take-out for only $50. The new motor showed up yesterday, so I quickly installed it, decided to do a short test run while there was still some light. There's snow on the ground, but the roads are hard packed, so it wasn't like I was going to bury the thing in a snow bank. Should be OK, right? Wrong! In just a couple of minutes, a tiny amount of moisture found its way into that ESC and smoked it.
That's four ESCs smoked in this truck since I bought it new in October. None of them have been pushed beyond their ratings. The first two were the stock SC900 Associated ESCs with the stock 550 motor; after that, I bought a 1/8 scale sensored combo (Beeman) for a great price, figuring that the light weight of the truck and the fact that I was only going to be running 3S and maybe 4S on a 6S rated system should provide long life, despite it being a cheaper combo. Wrong again. Now here I sit, waiting on the last ESC I'll ever buy for this truck, a Hobbywing SC8 WP, 120A/4S rated and allegedly waterproof.
I tell ya, if this one cooks before I deem it acceptable, this truck is going to be converted to nitro, and I'll be unloading every other electric, save for my original RC10. I've just had it with buying ESCs that crap for no good reason. Doesn't seem to matter how much or little I spend, how careful I am not to exceed the ratings; none of them last very long. Hobbyking, Hobbywing, Associated, Venom, Dynamite, Novak, LRP-all of them have died early deaths for no apparent reason. Only 6 of my kits are electric, but in less than a year, I've been through no less than a dozen ESCs and a couple of motors.
Today I decided to cheer myself up running my bone stock MGT 3.0 around, and not worrying about bashing it through deep snow and absolutely drenching everything. 2 tanks later, I had my fix, and the truck is just fine.
So I say it again: Stupid electrics!
/rant off
That's four ESCs smoked in this truck since I bought it new in October. None of them have been pushed beyond their ratings. The first two were the stock SC900 Associated ESCs with the stock 550 motor; after that, I bought a 1/8 scale sensored combo (Beeman) for a great price, figuring that the light weight of the truck and the fact that I was only going to be running 3S and maybe 4S on a 6S rated system should provide long life, despite it being a cheaper combo. Wrong again. Now here I sit, waiting on the last ESC I'll ever buy for this truck, a Hobbywing SC8 WP, 120A/4S rated and allegedly waterproof.
I tell ya, if this one cooks before I deem it acceptable, this truck is going to be converted to nitro, and I'll be unloading every other electric, save for my original RC10. I've just had it with buying ESCs that crap for no good reason. Doesn't seem to matter how much or little I spend, how careful I am not to exceed the ratings; none of them last very long. Hobbyking, Hobbywing, Associated, Venom, Dynamite, Novak, LRP-all of them have died early deaths for no apparent reason. Only 6 of my kits are electric, but in less than a year, I've been through no less than a dozen ESCs and a couple of motors.
Today I decided to cheer myself up running my bone stock MGT 3.0 around, and not worrying about bashing it through deep snow and absolutely drenching everything. 2 tanks later, I had my fix, and the truck is just fine.
So I say it again: Stupid electrics!
/rant off