hyper-harry Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 (edited) i just bought a brand new gp3300 battery, i charged it up then conected the battery and motor and all the other wires so it was correctly wired turned my controller hit the throttle motor reved like mad then suddenly the speed control pours out with smoke and i mean pours!!! Not good the speed control has stopped working now crudy Mtroniks Tempo it is one of the old types though and it is about a year old so warrenty ran out donkeys years!! thats made my day i can't even try out my new battery!! I have to now purchase a new speed control, i'm not going to put up with a cheap one this time probably get a Ko propo VFS-1 or one of them Hara's so now i have to save up £100 quid what a great easter present hey!! Edited March 27, 2005 by hyper-harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Without actually being there, it sounds to me like the battery was wired up backwards. Were you using Tamiya or Deans plugs, or the Corally tubes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipalli Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 hey that happened to me. join the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper-harry Posted March 27, 2005 Author Share Posted March 27, 2005 i wired it up correctly + to + - to - i'm using corallys due to most using them and also because of tamiya's melting when using high powered batterys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Happend to my ESC on my E-Maxx, first run and smoke came out in 3 minutes - they wouldn't give me a replacement. Now think how much an ESC costs that has to take twin motors and 16.8v - not nice, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamiyacowboy Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 yeah tamiya plugs are rubbish the esc may just have been on its way out and all that nice fresh clean power flowing through it just couldnt take the strain anymore am sorry to hear it fragged your weekend mate maybe a mate has one you could borrow for a hour or so ? TC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I dont have much faith in modern MToniks esc unfortunately. My old mtoniks eco was good, it burnt out when i went through a puddle. But thats understandable, it was my fault. However my brother had a newer eco 20, (i also have a 20 and an ec027). It was bought just before xmas, and about 3 weeks ago it just burnt out! It was plugged in, brother went to use the throttle (with the car off the ground) and it just went up in smoke!! His has never been raced, and had little use, so not impressed. My brother still hasnt sent it off yet! I phoned modelsport for him, wrote him a letter, all he has to do is sent it off in the post but no he hasnt bothered yet! Lazy git lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rover1556 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 yeah when i had electric 1/10ths i used a m-tronicks speedo a couple of times, lets just say i wouldnt touch them again. absolute :censored2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectra Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Sounds just like my 3 month old Cirrus.... Out in a blaze of glory... I emailed mtroniks and they offered me a replacement at a reduce price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 (edited) I used to give mtroniks a hard time on here but i think their great now. If your only going to spend £30 or less on a waterproof speed controller it's not going to have the best quality fets in the world. Their higher end speed controller are definately worth every penny. I've had the pro digi max, pro digi max 2000, and am currently using a cirrus, and the cirrus is light years ahead of my old quantum comp, the acceleration is better, my cells last longer, my motor runs cooler, and the brakes are far more effective. Edited March 27, 2005 by batman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J C Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 M tronics are a good brand. My one had 12t and 8 cell limit I used my D5 12x1 and 8 cell and it wasn't even warm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I like M-Tronics, and they will always be my favourite ESC make. I have the Sprint, 8t limit and 8 cell limit. Running my 11t with 7 cells is awsome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Sounds just like my 3 month old Cirrus.... Out in a blaze of glory... I emailed mtroniks and they offered me a replacement at a reduce price. ← You just of moaned your arse off at them for that! They have to replace it for you if its faulty. Same with any electrical goods, they HAVE to by LAW give a 1 year warranty. Im not sure where it stands when the item is being used for race purposes tho.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300ZXZ31 Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 ive never had any problems with my m troniks i used a m troniks boat esc in my tl01 for about 2 years of racing at it was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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