rc racer 5000

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got a new roller today rc10 t3 and i swiped a esc of my other truck it ran fine two days ago just to just get it going till i got a new one and i hooked the the esc up and nouthing i changed the rx same rezult its a duratrax sport 20t limit but iv been runing 15t dubl wind mod motors on it i have never fried a ecs so i dont know the tell tell signs ov what would happen all it does when i cut the esc on the stering sevo reacts but when i cut the tx on it does not auto center it just sets thre and after a few the servo goes whacky and then dies it has done this on two servos and mine you the motor does not react nither and the lights does not come on the esc i have changed chrystels servoes and rxz im at a dead end so is the esc fried or could it be something else im over lookin

jakjr

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Unless you're batteries are dead, my guess would be that the ESC is fried.

Access

The ESC does two things, in addition to controlling the voltage it outputs a fixed voltage to the receiver and servos in place of the battery used in a nitro. If your servos are acting wacko with that ESC it's probably blown a FET to a closed short. Not much you can do (unless you are good at soldering and can locate the blown part) just get a new ESC and make sure its turn limit is well under the number of turns you intend to run. I remember when I tried running a 19-turn stock class motor on a stock ESC claimed rating down to 16 turns, not only was it not giving me the full power of the 19-turn, the ESC started to smoke and caught fire while accelerating several minutes into the first run. I replaced it with an aftermarket 13-turn rated ESC and it's been rock-solid reliable since then, in addition to getting the performance I expected to out of that motor.

happywing

Check for any worn insulation on your wires. Anything that may couse interference or a short.

rc racer 5000

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thanks for the help guys