Smoked 2nd esc in a row...

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Pass. If you are saying the motor is on the very limit of what the esc can run, then thats probably the issue; doing bad solder joints just for testing the motor on another esc isnt a good idea either.

I would say you need to use a decent stadium truck esc and motor for your pede, and not a little LRP thing ment for.... 1/10 onroads?

Always do decent solder joints and correctly setup the radio and esc etc, even just when testing things out- better safe than sorry.