Cheap "high voltage" esc Quest

[sikeston34m]

Originally Posted by snellemin

On mine I used a Ebec, when it blew. When the brain was taken out there was a mess on some of the chips. It looked burn at first, but it was just nasty flux.

Those caps are small huh. The heatsink just pops right off, as it's just sitting on a thermal pad.

Yes, these caps are small and overloaded IMO. It's pretty obvious when the power lead insulation melts like this. They were running very hot.

So what blew on yours?