harry87 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hi I recently bought a brushed vantage for my sons birthday today, I had it out the other day testing it and was working fine didnt crash or nothing, took all the batteries out and wrapped it ready for his birthday, opened it today put new batteries in the controller and there was no throttle but still had steering? And also now I have pressed the button on the blue chip and now the motor doesnt respond either? Please help and thanks for your patience as you can tell I'm not very clued up, but have a very unhappy son on his birthday here and wheelspin dont respond very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroholic Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 When you say you pressed the blue button ..... have you gone through the manual and followed the calibration process? There will be more to it than just pressing a reset button. It's possible the controller has lost it's calibration, which basically means it has no idea whatto do when you operate the throttle. Read through the manual and look for 'calibration' and it should tell you how to do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 I've collaborated it and done binding but still steering but not got any throttle n when I do hold the acceleration down it just makes a click noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 I've also swapped the steering and acceleration cables over and steering worked but still no throttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 try rebinding it and recalibrate the esc is the battery fully charged ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: try rebinding it and recalibrate the esc is the battery fully charged ? Yh fully charged and fresh energizer batteries on control it's a brushed motor I've bonded it I dont understand was working fine all I did was wrap it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) are there any flashing / solid lights lights on the speed controller? check what manual says about them another thing check the throttle trim is centred as some speed controllers wont arm if its seeing a throttle input Edited June 10, 2020 by Stormbringer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Yh I used the manual and all lights set working correctly I've played with throttle trim too really puzzled and nowhere open for advice or help with this Corona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 Amd the steering still works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnknan Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 I'm sorry to hear about that man it sucks :(. Unfortunately the brushed ftx vehicles aren't renowned for their electronics so there is a chance that the motor for instance has died. That may not be the case but it seems to have happened to a lot of people. I really hope you can sort it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 I've only used it once for 5 mins are they really that bad? I did a bit of research n was told that was best for money for a starting car for him, cheers buddy does suck, wheelspin reply to about 1 message a day too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) i had a problem like that before on a thunder tiger drifter, it appeared to work then next time i turned it on had the same sort of hassle, was lucky it was a local hobby store, my esc was knackered out the box and i fear yours might be too i am super gutted for you and ur son edit: is there a hint of noise or vibration or heat coming of the motor? edit 2 : i recently built a grass hopper and the motor was unresponsive, even on a 2nd esc, took it out wiggled it shook it and turned the shaft about a bit and its been running flawlessly for hours and hours, just suddenly came back to life. Edited June 11, 2020 by Yrkoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomzac66 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 RC’s are a lot like kitchen appliances they either work right off for years or stutter a break in the first 10 mins.Hope you get it sorted soon.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnknan Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, harry87 said: I've only used it once for 5 mins are they really that bad? I did a bit of research n was told that was best for money for a starting car for him, cheers buddy does suck, wheelspin reply to about 1 message a day too Personally I don't really recommend them anymore because they seem to be so unreliable. The brushless ones are a lot more reliable electronics wise but the increased speed means they break very easily in a crash. If you get one that's working then they're a blast. Really hope it gets sorted for you. Unfortunately I'm not really sure what the issue is Edited June 11, 2020 by fnknan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 12 hours ago, Yrkoon said: i had a problem like that before on a thunder tiger drifter, it appeared to work then next time i turned it on had the same sort of hassle, was lucky it was a local hobby store, my esc was knackered out the box and i fear yours might be too i am super gutted for you and ur son edit: is there a hint of noise or vibration or heat coming of the motor? edit 2 : i recently built a grass hopper and the motor was unresponsive, even on a 2nd esc, took it out wiggled it shook it and turned the shaft about a bit and its been running flawlessly for hours and hours, just suddenly came back to life. I will have a play thank you, just a knocking noise coming from motor when I pull on throttle, I spoke to wheelspin said it might be motor gone and unwound have to pay for all replacement parts myself, I've disconnected the motor like they told me to and connected it straight to the battery and they said that should make the wheels spin? I wasnt to sure, anyway they didnt soon, trying to say I ran the motor for to long, I only had it out 5mins, oh and they've worked all this out without even looking at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 If I can get a refund what car would you recommend want something he can upgrade so we can do it together so a decent car for money so I can get fun out of it aswel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Where in the UK are you, perhaps one of us could take a look? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Worcester I live, they send they're going to send me out a motor now but how do they even know it's the motor? And thanks everybody for your help, how much would it cost to upgrade it to brushless and is it an easy job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 And also do you think it could be a fault with the battery because I fully charged until green yesterday and all I've done is try to get it to work and now I'm charging the battery again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 And also sorry about this should the wheels be able to move freely when its turned off should they turn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 When I turn the back wheels by hand 1 wheels turns forward and 1 turns back is that normal? Soon as i put it on the floor and try move it forward with my hand by pushing it it wont move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 There is a high pitched noise coming from motor and does click/knock when I pull the throttle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Can you check the mesh? Remove cover and look to see if there's a small amount of play between the motor pinion and spur gear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Not sure what you mean sorry buddy you got facebook could I add you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry87 Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 I think it's this just tried starting it again, and this got to hot to touch and smelt? What would have caused it? Cheers again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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