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WTF. ESC cutting out!

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I just put my slicks on my TC3 w/ Super Rooster ESC and p-94 14x3 motor.
Now when i run the car it runs fine most of the time, but then it will cut on and off. I'll hold the throttle down and it will just kick on and off rapidly about 2-3 times a second. and the car barely moves. Also my wires from the ESC all the way to the battery get extremely hot, but the battery is just warm. Is the ESC going out or are 2 wires touching or shorting out? I dont understand why to two wires are getting hot. When it runs fine, the wires just get a little warm. but when the cut-out happens it get extremely hot.
 
sounds like a thermal cutoff.


what battery pack are you running
 
It also may be the receiver or transmitter. Check the batteries in your transmitter. If not, look at the wire on the receiver. Is your servo still turning fine?
 
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