VXL3S esc blinking red and green

[Addict Rc]

I'm confused on what happend was working fine is this a battery or a esc issue or does the esc need to be reset or something?
also its a fully charged 3s lipo it works with any other lipo or nimh not the 3s though

 

[Slick2500]

I'm confused on what happend was working fine is this a battery or a esc issue or does the esc need to be reset or something?
also its a fully charged 3s lipo it works with any other lipo or nimh not the 3s though

I've noticed that the Traxxas escs can be finicky with lipos. I have a 3s pack that no matter what I do it won't even power on my VXL3s esc. I plug it in push the power button and then nothing. I plug the battery into another car and it works just fine.

 

[Addict Rc]

I've noticed that the Traxxas escs can be finicky with lipos. I have a 3s pack that no matter what I do it won't even power on my VXL3s esc. I plug it in push the power button and then nothing. I plug the battery into another car and it works just fine.

i have a traxxas 3s so it should work i remember this happend like 2 weeks ago i bypassed the issue some how but its kinda annoying

 

[Slick2500]

Maybe it's the esc. Sounds like a reason to upgrade. What vehicle is this in?

 

[Addict Rc]

Maybe it's the esc. Sounds like a reason to upgrade. What vehicle is this in?

slash 2wd the esc and motor is like 9 years old but has only been run for 5 years

 

[Greywolf74]

Sounds like its time for an upgrade

 

[Addict Rc]

Sounds like its time for an upgrade

fun but i got to wait till black friday to have enough money even when its on sale what castle combo should i get?
ok i found this its weird because traxxas lipos and chargers shouldn’t over charge i will test the voltage when i get back soon but how can i discharge it?

 

[Addict Rc]

ok some how its over voltaged its at 12.6v its supposed to be at 11.1v

 

[Addict Rc]

update the esc started smoking its done

 

[Greywolf74]

A fully charged LiPo is 4.2V per cell so a 3S lipo thats fully charged will be 12.6V.

Storage Voltage is 3.8V/C or 11.4V.

Nominal Voltage is 3.7V/C or 11.1V for a 3S LiPo.

I suspect your ESC was damaged and that had nothing to do with the battery.