Flux V3 MMM melts for no reason?

Now peeps are telling us Flux owners to not even use the stock 20/44 setting for 4S and gear down? Jesus, I might as well have gotten a Stampede if I wanted to go that slow.

[Kcaz25]

"First off is there a need to call people names here? I have been in this hobby for probably longer than you have been born. I am far from a noob. Second there is nothing on HPI's web site that says the system in the Savage Flux is a mamba system. Just because they look the same doesn't mean they are. There are plenty of systems out there that have similar motors. Please show where you get your proof they are the same? Third, the truck should not have done this under any circumstances. It should be able to push what ever the manufacturer says. As a matter of fact this guy may in fact have a law suite here if you ask me. My eRevo flips many times top on and off and never has this happened. Also I have never seen anyone on any forum say anything like this has happened to any eRevo. You make so many assumptions in your whole post. Where exactly did you see abusive driving? I will go out on a limb and say that anyone that builds a RC with an esc like these and a motor that pushes 2200 kv would expect nothing less than abuse. What hobby have you been in? That truck should be able to take anything you can toss at it. So my best bet is that when you choose to call us noobs and idiots you were probably looking in a mirror and was referring to yourself NOOB. How about getting that post count up too before you start calling people noobs."

Not condoning you callin him an idiot but I will say he is in trouble now... Get em Neil! LOL

[Bondonutz]

Drama.

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by Bondonutz

Drama.

It pretty much surrounds Neil everywhere but here... hmm I wonder why? LOL. No tolerance for the newbie folk

[lincpimp]

Yeah, more cross forum drama. Seems like we need some rules stating that we are not required to deal with or want any problems from other forums.

So his flux esc died, it happens. Any number or reasons could cause this, from bad esc assembly, 1 bad component, or user error. Posting pics of it here is pretty pointless, if you want castle's input send them an email with the pics. We do not have the whole story, and have no idea how this guy was running the truck so anything we come up with is purely conjecture and completely worthless.

As far as the dude not knowing he has a Castle creations product in his flux, well it indicates to me that user error may be cause here. He has apparently no idea what he is using, and no brushless experience (you must be living under a rock if you are unaware that the flux and erbe electronics are CC products).

Plus he seems to think that post count has some sort of relationship to knowledge... What a dumb assumption to make.

[fastbaja5b]

I think some responsibility also sits with HPI, the Savage Flux manual and all the advertising literature pretty much invites you to throw a 25t pinion on it and run 6s. Even on the stock 20t pinion, that's a horribly overgeared combination for the Savage Flux.

20/44 is fine, even optimal for 4s, but 6s? I'd be running 15/44 and watching my temps like a hawk!

[Bondonutz]

Thats a pretty severe meltdown,was he watching smoke roll out from under the body while still driving it ? That kind of damage doesn't happen in just a couple seconds ? Did it stop moving a block down the road and had to give chase ?

[Arct1k]

Yes MM do the same- I've done that with 3 MM's in the past