have a problem with my mamba max esc

[RUSTY XL-5]

Originally Posted by MetalMan

It could very well be RX related. The MM won't arm if there's no signal. Do you have a receiver pack you can try hooking up to the RX to see if it will bind (without the MM plugged in)?

I dont ATM but I'm going to make one.

How is the BEC voltage at the receiver? And, might seem a stupid question, but is the throttle connector inserted the right way? If in wrong, you may get the RX to light up, but will probably be dim, and won't work right. It won't hurt anything though to try it the other way.

Do you have a spare radio system to try... maybe an old Traxxas TQ2/3? Just about everyone has one of those laying around. Being AM, I wouldn't run it unless you have to, but would isolate the problem.

Sadly I sold all of my traxxas radios, I dont have a volt meter so I cant test the voltage. The wires are plugged in correctly, if I switch it around, all the lights blink indicating reversed wires.

Perhaps you fried the RX when the BEC went poof.

Its an idea, but I was able to drive my rusty using the mm's bec for another hour or so that day.

Also, the servo still centers when I turn the mm on, but I dont have any throttle or steering control.



On a side note, how many AA's do I need to power up the rx?

Thanks all. :)