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Also I have just read the manual and it says that if the voltage is lower than 4.5v for more than 2 seconds it will go into protection mode. Is it possible that my battery could have a fault cause temporarily loss of power making the esc go into protection mode? The battery is 2 years old. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What would happen is the car will run for about 3min and then cut down to half power. I would then switch it straight off and back on again and would have full power. The esc is not always hot after this happens. I have a spare motor so will try that and see if it's a dodgy motor. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok so I have checked that everything moves freely and it does. I have also bought a fan which is now on the esc but the car is still cutting out after a few minutes!!! Not sure what else to try now apart from buying a night amp esc???? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey, thanks for the info, I will run it today without the shell on and see if it shuts down, if it doesn't then I will get a fan for it. Any ideas how to mount the fan to the esc as there are no mounting points Many thanks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't think it's the esc causing the issue as it's the second 1060 I have had now. Unless it can't cope with a 550 15T motor with a 4500 nihm battery?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The motor is new and I have just re built the whole car as it was due a service and checked for binding when the car was built. Could it be the battery as it is around 2 years old now?? The hobbywing 1080 is £45 so a fan might be the starting point. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for both your inputs!! The gearing is 65T spur and 17T pinion which is stock and the wheels are stock too. When I changed to this ESC the car has at least 15-20% more power compared to the stock FTX Esc. Would it be worth buying a esc fan first to see I that solves the issue? When I ran it today the esc feels super hot after it goes into cut out mode. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for your replies, this is the type of motor which is the stock motor. Are you saying that due to the speed of the motor it is making the esc run too hot and therefore causing thermal cut off? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, I have an FTX brushed Carnage which I replaced the old ESC with a hobbywing quic run 1060 esc. The car will run amazing for a few minutes and will then will go into a limp mode. I then have to switch the car off and back on again and it works fine for another few minutes. It's running on the stock motor and a 4500 nihm battery. I sent back the esc as I thought it was faulty and was sent another new one but the same thing happens!! Any ideas?.....many thanks Phil Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey, it looks like the shop i bought the car from will send the car off to FTX under warrenty which will take a while so I'm going to buy a new motor as there only a tenner and I would not loose much play time then. That's weird that yours has gone too. Have you used it loads since you bought it?

I see what you mean, will just go with the stock motor and then eventually upgrade it to brushless. At least the brushed stock motors are cheap as chips!!! Thanks for your help

I contacted the seller and they said I would have to bring it back to them and they will send off to FTX for them to inspect it to see if they would replace under the warranty. Thanks for your reply also was thinking of upgrading to a better brushed motor, any suggestions? Thanks again!!

I need help I bought a FTX Carnage brushed 3 weeks ago and today the car was running fine and then a funny rattle noise started coming from the motor. I removed the motor from the mount and found that under slow acceleration the motor is making a vibrating sound but then on full acceleration the motor stops making the noise and works ok. I'm new to rc so not sure if this is a broken motor or if it is the gearing? The car has been used a lot over the last 3 weeks. Thanks a lot for your help. Also is it worth just upgrading to a better brushed motor?

Will do, thanks for letting me know

Thanks for your help any recommendations on a brushed motor 550 15T? Many thanks