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01.27.2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Cody.McP

I was blasting it when I was driving, I was racing my Dad's Jammin so there would be periods of waiting to start, but I'd say I was on my throttle for about 80% of the time., I was on mostly loose dirt so my tires would slide all over the place, not sure if that affects runtime though.

And it turns out my ESC is most likely dead. :( I hooked up my 1515 to it and nothing. I hooked up my 2028 to my MMM and it worked fine. The ESC recognizes my throttle input, but it just doesn't communicate to the motor in any way, which is why it won't beep when it starts up, the ESC does "arm" I'd guess, as I get the blinking LEDs and everything, it just doesn't connect to the motor so no beeps. I'm thinking I must have shaken up the ESC too much in my crash and a solder joint went bye bye. I'll give Castle support a call tomorrow but I'll probably be out of a Baja for a week or two.

That sucks man! You have me seriously contemplating getting some hyperion packs though. Im gonna put some more runs on these chinese packs and see how it goes first. I also want to read the data logs more and see if i can dial in the setup better. I have a quick connect on order that should be here soon so i cane easily download the logs. Hope you are back up and running soon.

Steve

DrKnow65 · 01.27.2011, 05:02 PM

Holy crap blackz97, that's 1/3 the run time I was seeing on my hyper

Any chance you could post up the data log?

How heavy is that buggy?

05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65

Holy crap blackz97, that's 1/3 the run time I was seeing on my hyper

Any chance you could post up the data log?

How heavy is that buggy?

I think blackz97 said that it was almost 24lbs bro...That's about right for a stock Baja 5B...

DrKnow65 · 01.27.2011, 06:40 PM

3 times the weight, 1/3 the runtime

01.27.2011, 06:45 PM

dayaaamit, i know it SUCKS!!!....

...I'm sure that 15-20min better be a blast or have extra lipos as a back up....

01.27.2011, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffbarnum

dayaaamit, i know it SUCKS!!!....

...I'm sure that 15-20min better be a blast or have extra lipos as a back up....

Yeah this is about the same run time others have been reporting using similar batteries on the same setup. These lipos are fairly inexpensive so ill be keeping multiple sets. There was some concern that the cheaper lipos wouldnt be able to hang but so far so good. I just need to get some more runs on the 2 sets I have to be sure that they are going to put up with the constant usage.

Steve

DrKnow65 · 01.27.2011, 08:53 PM

blackz97, my turnigy 4S 40/50C 5000mah's didn't really have all the punch they produce until the 3rd cycle or so.
I'd definitely wait for a few cycles before replacing them.

Also I'd be looking at the voltage drop at your highest current moments on the data log and see if maybe the packs are clipping near the LVC at full throttle.
A change of a few tenths on the LVC could end up netting you a fair amount of run time...

01.28.2011, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65

blackz97, my turnigy 4S 40/50C 5000mah's didn't really have all the punch they produce until the 3rd cycle or so.
I'd definitely wait for a few cycles before replacing them.

Also I'd be looking at the voltage drop at your highest current moments on the data log and see if maybe the packs are clipping near the LVC at full throttle.
A change of a few tenths on the LVC could end up netting you a fair amount of run time...

You were right. I took a look at the log and sure enough there were voltage drops below the LVC that corresponded with heavy throttle usage. I lowered the LVC to 3.2V and got another 5 minutes of run time. Thanks for the suggestion Dr.

Steve

DrKnow65 · 01.27.2011, 08:55 PM

Cody, are you saying that your XL has LED's???

My original never showed any flashes, solids, or any light at all until it was arcing (bright!)...

01.28.2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DrKnow65

Cody, are you saying that your XL has LED's???

My original never showed any flashes, solids, or any light at all until it was arcing (bright!)...

Yes, mine too.

It has the standard three color leds (when calibrating: green - forward, red - backward and yellow - neutral)

Bye, Andrea.

_paralyzed_ · 01.30.2011, 02:13 AM

Can we get some ESC/Motor combos to Monster Mike so I can buy one from him?

Shonen · 01.27.2011, 09:53 PM

Mine has the LED (plural? I've only observed red) on the underside of the ESC. it's kind of hard to see, especially when the ESC is mounted. It also has to shine through the translucent plastic, which further dims it...not like the wide-open exposed LEDs on the previous Mambas.

DrKnow65 · 01.27.2011, 10:13 PM

Well, it seems I should have known my XL was having issues from the very beginning...

Propably could have avoided the whole smoke and fire scene.

Knez · 01:30 PM

Just had a talk with someone from Castle staff and i was told Mamba XL is got On-Off switch and LEDs as i understood...also got the info for non warranty repair is 150$. Dont know with who i spoke but he was very nice! Thanks for phone conversation. I ordered from towerH Mamba XL, CC bec pro and CC quick connect wire.

Knez

Thomas Porfert · 01.28.2011, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Knez

Just had a talk with someone from Castle staff and i was told Mamba XL is got On-Off switch and LEDs as i understood...also got the info for non warranty repair is 150$. Dont know with who i spoke but he was very nice! Thanks for phone conversation. I ordered from towerH Mamba XL, CC bec pro and CC quick connect wire.

Knez

It does have all 3 LED's, but it does not have a switch; sorry for the mix-up. I let Bernie know that it does not include the switch for future reference. Thanks!

Thomas Porfert
Tech Support
Castle Creations