Quark fried, blown capacitor...

[Serum]

Ignore my post Aangel; i didn't looked close enough, just make sure the wires don't touch eachother.. (with your rep, you know..) for guys like you they invented plasti-dip..

[zeropointbug]

Yeah, unless they were both bad caps and they shorted internally, which blew the leads from the massive currents they would have got from the battery.

Wait, I just thought of this... I could use my extra Quark case and make that into a cap bank! :027: What do you think?

[bdebde]

AAngel dipped in plasti-dip, lol

[Serum]

Yeah, if wires are vaporized that sure sounds like an internal short..

I thought you had cut them off, but if this is how they looked, i think you really pissed them off..

OK guys, I'm going to start crying if you don't stop picking on me. LOL.

I think that the old quark case would make a stellar cap bank. It'll look really cool. As for the blown caps, they (S&T) did tell me that they had a run of bad caps. On my last Quark, it was the caps that went first.

Asfor the fan, like I said, it was there and I already that mount clamped in the drill press, so I made a provision for it. It moves a lot of air. I'm going to try running it on the track with the fan. If it doesn't get broken, I'll keep it. If it does, I'll take it off. It may not directly affect the cooling of the esc, but it does keep the air under the body moving around.

BTW, have either of you guys gotten your caps yet? I checked and they were mailed out on May 30.

[zeropointbug]

shorted cap, yeah, must be. But I never heard a pop or any sound whatsoever, I just applied thottle once, cogged, checked for binding, nope silky smooth drivetrain... tried again, cogged, again.... sizzle, then smoke show. None of this makes any sense as far as chain of events? :032:

Great idea Neil, but I will check if a UBEC fits inside of the case, it might be too big. But S&T is sending me a free Pro-BEC, what does this thing look like, and is it any good?

[suicideneil]

Quark case as a cap bank- sounds sweet. If you didnt fill it with thermal epoxy goo completely you could also stash a ubec in there to get it out the way.

well i know im off topic sorrta..... but do u guys think a air pro 125b is worth it?

I don't know about the air pro, it's an airplane controller. LOL. Just kidding.

The Air Master, I assume you are referring to, is not geared toward cars. The hardware specs are the same as they are for the Monster Pro, but it lacks the software for running in a car. I don't know that there are settings for torque or anything. I'd stick with the car controller. Just because it has reverse, doesn't mean that it will play nicely in the car/truck.

[zeropointbug]

Originally Posted by AAngel

I don't know about the air pro, it's an airplane controller. LOL. Just kidding.

The Air Master, I assume you are referring to, is not geared toward cars. The hardware specs are the same as they are for the Monster Pro, but it lacks the software for running in a car. I don't know that there are settings for torque or anything. I'd stick with the car controller. Just because it has reverse, doesn't mean that it will play nicely in the car/truck.

Huh? Did I miss something here?

[zeropointbug]

Oh, my bad, I never saw emaxx rocks post about the air master. :005:

yeah, don't go for that, what's the point?

[suicideneil]

That is the only factor though (besides thermal issues but we know about them already). That said..... if you've ever driven a truck with the HvMaxx, you learn to do without fancy programming options such as torque control, soft start, drag brake, adjustable brakes etc. With the HvMaxx you get:

Foward- brake- reverse
Forward - brake
Forward - brake - 25% reverse = I use this setting to avoid going backwards at full throttle.

Thats it, really. The esc itself may adjust timing at mid-throttle, but as far as brakes and throttle curve go.... thats what your fingers are for! It might be worth looking into if you can live with a 'basic' truck esc- think HvMaxx with better spec & more cells & sensorless motors..... but it might go up in smoke on you without warning, unlike the Hv....

[suicideneil]

Its $100 cheaper. You just need to make the most of the limited settings, and be more gentle on the trigger.

[zeropointbug]

I would rather have a MM than an Air Master.