Typhon 6s v5

[Matthew123]

What can cause electrical issues on a electric rc car

 

[CertifiedMike]

What can cause electrical issues on a electric rc car

Thats a HUGE question!
Start with a full charged battery. Until your power source is verified "good" all other diagnostics are a waste of time.
Verify connectors next... follow the chain...
What is wrong? What problems are you having and with what sort of system? What car and battery?

 

[luke66]

Some specifics would be nice...
Are you even having problems?
Or are you just researching ways that problems can happen?

 

[Matthew123]

Thats a HUGE question!
Start with a full charged battery. Until your power source is verified "good" all other diagnostics are a waste of time.
Verify connectors next... follow the chain...
What is wrong? What problems are you having and with what sort of system? What car and battery?

I'm having issues where the car acts like a rocket then switches back to the car feels slow and the steering servo will act goofy as far as it will be fast one time then it's slow and I have the bec at 6v and the steering on the radio I have turned it way down it's weird

 

[luke66]

Stock radio? That’s your problem if so. SLT3s are awful. Even worse than a TRX TQ if you can believe that.

 

[Matthew123]

Stock radio? That’s your problem if so. SLT3s are awful. Even worse than a TRX TQ if you can believe that.

I'm not using a spectrum transmitter or Traxxas transmitter I'm using my futaba 10px race transmitter

 

[Littlemotor]

I'm not using a spectrum transmitter or Traxxas transmitter I'm using my futaba 10px race transmitter

What RX are you running with it?

 

[ferrebee88]

What can cause electrical issues on a electric rc car

Lightning strike

 

[WickedFog]

First, rebind your radio to the Rx and redo your ESC calibration.

It could be a loose connection, signal interference, bad servo, bad receiver, bad radio, etc. Did anything get wet?

Do you have an extra servo you could swap in? If so that will eliminate that. Check all the connections. Make sure everything is secure. If your receiver has an external antenna, try rerouting it somewhere else. Change one thing at a time til you notice an improvement, then you will know what fixed it.

 

[9x19]

ESC could also be flaky... any chance of trying a different one?

 

[Matthew123]

What RX are you running with it?

I'm using the futaba r404sbs

First, rebind your radio to the Rx and redo your ESC calibration.

It could be a loose connection, signal interference, bad servo, bad receiver, bad radio, etc. Did anything get wet?

Do you have an extra servo you could swap in? If so that will eliminate that. Check all the connections. Make sure everything is secure. If your receiver has an external antenna, try rerouting it somewhere else. Change one thing at a time til you notice an improvement, then you will know what fixed it.

Yes everything got wet but everything is ok for that

 

[TeknoJ]

Things usually get weird after getting wet.

 

[Littlemotor]

Yes everything got wet but everything is ok for that

Ummmmmm, no…

 

[WickedFog]

Yes everything got wet but everything is ok for that

It takes time for water to work it's way through the so-called seals they put in "waterproof" electronics. I bet either your servo or receiver took a dive. Just guessing, but they are the first to go.

 

[Matthew123]

It takes time for water to work it's way through the so-called seals they put in "waterproof" electronics. I bet either your servo or receiver took a dive. Just guessing, but they are the first to go.

My receiver and servo are fine

 

[CertifiedMike]

The problem you are describing sounds like :
A bad power source, bec is flaking, bad power connections or wires.

a bad rx/servo connection or exposed/frayed servo wire, cut insulation or servo wire.

The servo itself might be fried.

The rx might be wet. The antenna mighr be cut or frayed.

You need to start testing things, methodically and test thoroughly with each change.
Start with visual and physical inspections. This is easy and free! Be careful to check closely. Yes, little cuts matter!!
Test with a good meter with good batteries so you get accurate results.

My receiver and servo are fine

How did you determine this?

 

[WickedFog]

My receiver and servo are fine

When your servo goes bad, sometimes it can affect your throttle. It might even appear to be fine. Disconnect it and test run the throttle channel. Blast it for a few straight runs, on the ground so it still pulls amps, and see what that does. That will eliminate the servo being the problem if it still does it. If it runs good, replace your servo.

It's a process of elimination. When you get to the ESC and everything else checks out, there's your problem. But you need to methodically eliminate every component from the radio to the ESC.

I have the bec at 6v and the steering on the radio I have turned it way down it's weird

Did you verify the BEC is putting out 6v?

What do you mean you have the steering turned way down? How so?

Getting an RC wet is bad for a lot of reasons. Even when they say they are waterproof, they are not really. They'll toss an o-ring seal in a servo case and call it water proof. But water can still get in there around the gear, cable, etc. Water can also get in the Rx plugs and on the board and short things out. Unless you pull the servo and Rx apart and conformal coat the PCB's and such, water is still gonna fry them if it gets inside, and it will.

 

[Matthew123]

When your servo goes bad, sometimes it can affect your throttle. It might even appear to be fine. Disconnect it and test run the throttle channel. Blast it for a few straight runs, on the ground so it still pulls amps, and see what that does. That will eliminate the servo being the problem if it still does it. If it runs good, replace your servo.

It's a process of elimination. When you get to the ESC and everything else checks out, there's your problem. But you need to methodically eliminate every component from the radio to the ESC.

Did you verify the BEC is putting out 6v?

What do you mean you have the steering turned way down? How so?

Getting an RC wet is bad for a lot of reasons. Even when they say they are waterproof, they are not really. They'll toss an o-ring seal in a servo case and call it water proof. But water can still get in there around the gear, cable, etc. Water can also get in the Rx plugs and on the board and short things out. Unless you pull the servo and Rx apart and conformal coat the PCB's and such, water is still gonna fry them if it gets inside, and i

When your servo goes bad, sometimes it can affect your throttle. It might even appear to be fine. Disconnect it and test run the throttle channel. Blast it for a few straight runs, on the ground so it still pulls amps, and see what that does. That will eliminate the servo being the problem if it still does it. If it runs good, replace your servo.

It's a process of elimination. When you get to the ESC and everything else checks out, there's your problem. But you need to methodically eliminate every component from the radio to the ESC.

Did you verify the BEC is putting out 6v?

What do you mean you have the steering turned way down? How so?

Getting an RC wet is bad for a lot of reasons. Even when they say they are waterproof, they are not really. They'll toss an o-ring seal in a servo case and call it water proof. But water can still get in there around the gear, cable, etc. Water can also get in the Rx plugs and on the board and short things out. Unless you pull the servo and Rx apart and conformal coat the PCB's and such, water is still gonna fry them if it gets inside, and it will.

Everything on the car is water resistant

 

[WickedFog]

Everything on the car is water resistant

Ok. If you say so.

 

[ferrebee88]

Everything on the car is water resistant

Dude, what they are trying to tell you is that "water resistant" doesn't mean the thing is a submarine. It is ok to get it wet, but you have dry it out after. Even so, water can still cause issues.