RoadRunner10 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) I bought a second hand vorza with seller saying esc doesnt work, It came with a Tunigy 6s lipo 5000mah battery which he said works fine. I got home and thought id just try connecting it up and see if it works and I heared the beeps you get and it fired up and worked all fine for about 60secs then totally stopped. At this point I didnt know if it was the battery as had no charge lead with xt90 connector so when I got one I plugged it into charger and took only 20 mins to say fully charged..mmmm. Seems battery is ok then. Is there a way of testing the esc, I have a castle link usb connector, would updating the software to esc make any difference or can I do anything with the castle link software to my laptop to test the ESC? Thanks to all that reply. Edited May 24, 2017 by RoadRunner10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Have u recalibrated the esc?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locky Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Does the steering servo turn when tx is operated? What is the esc brand/spec? Do you get 6 beeps for 6S? Reset esc to default settings using Castle link. Recalibrate tx to esc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunner10 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yes steering servo ok ESC is Mamba Monster 1/8 Castle Not sure on 6 beeps as yet How do you recalibrate it...sorry just learning. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locky Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) Holding full throttle on your transmitter, turn the switch ON. A. After a few seconds you’ll hear multiple tones and the red LED will come on. B. Now hold full brake and after a few seconds you’ll hear multiple tones and the yellow LED will come on. C. Now relax to neutral and after a few seconds you’ll hear multiple tones and ALL the LEDs will light up. D. A few seconds later the ESC will arm with a double tone https://dzf8vqv24eqhg.cloudfront.net/userfiles/4671/6540/ckfinder/files/Product Manuals/Surface/Mamba-Monster2-QSG.pdf?dc=201606201008-169 Also read...http://support.castlecreations.com/mamba-monster-2-faq Edited May 24, 2017 by locky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunner10 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Great thanks for that ill try this tonight if the esc powers up. If it doesnt then looks like esc goosed. :-( but it did fire up for a bit when I got it home like i mentioned. Does it beep to what battery your using, say using a 3s should get 3 beeps 4s 4 beeps etc.. is that how it works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunner10 Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Well I tried firing it up and theres plenty in the battery but the esc wont power up at all now. I could connect to it using castle usb link and updated firmware etc but I think its dead! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locky Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Is it the waterproof version? If not then maybe able to take it apart and inspect for anything obvious, does it have a strange smell to indicate overloading, are the capacitors looking ok? Best bet is to get a Hobbywing esx, probably 150A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 dose it smell dead?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evssv Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 yeah I`d go hobbywing 150 over a castle esc..........much better imo..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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