Tekin RX8 1/8 Scale Brushless ESC Thread
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Two of the clubs I race at have an open battery rule. No one abuses it (running 4S and a 2650 motor, for example) because they are dirt tracks and more power doesn't help - just gives more wheel-spin.
I run the Castle 2400KV motor on 3S. It is geared to run the same speed (maybe even slower) as the guys running the 4600KV Pro4s. The difference is I never have to worry about motor temps, and I never dump.
That is not "no rules" - the rule is "any battery."
All the other class rules are the same as most other tracks.
LOL...... jokers to the left of me................... clowns to the right
Pin came off the ESC
Hi Randy, hope you can help me here.
Truck has been running great, until last night, started my qualifier and on the 4th turn the truck shut off.
Turned out a pin came right out of the motherboard. This looks to me like it was a bad solder joint and finally failed.
It also looks like something I could fix myself. I have a good soldering station and I'm fairly capable. However, I'd hate to void the warranty on such an expensive ESC.
Can you advise me
1. Should I attempt to repair it myself?
2. Would such a repair void the warranty?
3. How long would a warranty repair take?
4. Is this a warrantable failure?
Thanks for your time
Truck has been running great, until last night, started my qualifier and on the 4th turn the truck shut off.
Turned out a pin came right out of the motherboard. This looks to me like it was a bad solder joint and finally failed.
It also looks like something I could fix myself. I have a good soldering station and I'm fairly capable. However, I'd hate to void the warranty on such an expensive ESC.
Can you advise me
1. Should I attempt to repair it myself?
2. Would such a repair void the warranty?
3. How long would a warranty repair take?
4. Is this a warrantable failure?
Thanks for your time
I tried, couldn't get enough heat into it even with the premium soldering station. Heat sink is just wicking the heat away too quickly.
Looks like a deader.
Looks like a deader.
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OK another possibly dumb question. If I run my sc4x with a a bad sensor board will it hurt the RX8? I know it switches to sensorless after it gets going. But is it going to hurt anything to keep running it till the parts come in? thanks again for any info.
Just remove the sensor wire and run it without, won't hurt anything that way.
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Hey guys,
Yesterday i was racing and everything was running great. I have been runnin my rx8 since september with no issues what so ever. But yesterday in my second heat, 3 laps in and i was going down the straight away and the speedo shut down locking the wheels up. Speedo was ice cold as my run just started. No smoke, just shut off and all power was lost to the car. Im a little baffled. Anyone have this problem?
Yesterday i was racing and everything was running great. I have been runnin my rx8 since september with no issues what so ever. But yesterday in my second heat, 3 laps in and i was going down the straight away and the speedo shut down locking the wheels up. Speedo was ice cold as my run just started. No smoke, just shut off and all power was lost to the car. Im a little baffled. Anyone have this problem?
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Hey guys,
Yesterday i was racing and everything was running great. I have been runnin my rx8 since september with no issues what so ever. But yesterday in my second heat, 3 laps in and i was going down the straight away and the speedo shut down locking the wheels up. Speedo was ice cold as my run just started. No smoke, just shut off and all power was lost to the car. Im a little baffled. Anyone have this problem?
Yesterday i was racing and everything was running great. I have been runnin my rx8 since september with no issues what so ever. But yesterday in my second heat, 3 laps in and i was going down the straight away and the speedo shut down locking the wheels up. Speedo was ice cold as my run just started. No smoke, just shut off and all power was lost to the car. Im a little baffled. Anyone have this problem?
Hey guys,
Yesterday i was racing and everything was running great. I have been runnin my rx8 since september with no issues what so ever. But yesterday in my second heat, 3 laps in and i was going down the straight away and the speedo shut down locking the wheels up. Speedo was ice cold as my run just started. No smoke, just shut off and all power was lost to the car. Im a little baffled. Anyone have this problem?
Yesterday i was racing and everything was running great. I have been runnin my rx8 since september with no issues what so ever. But yesterday in my second heat, 3 laps in and i was going down the straight away and the speedo shut down locking the wheels up. Speedo was ice cold as my run just started. No smoke, just shut off and all power was lost to the car. Im a little baffled. Anyone have this problem?
Tech Lord
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I know the rotor is ok because i borrowed a new speedo to run the main and it ran great. I lost power all together. No steering or anything. I will try hooking it up to my hot wire and see if it responds. Thank you for helping guys. I am just baffled that it was running great and then nothing. I hardwired the switch a while back so i know it cant be that. So frustrated.
Just receiver pack plugged in= servo works (quite a bit faster than using rx8 bec) Esc however, just blinks and wont arm.
Receiver pack and 4s plugged in= servo works, cannot get esc to arm at all.
Unplug receiver pack= Esc arms when I actuate servo. If I then unplug the 4s, the esc will stay armed with just the receiver pack hooked up.
Please help, Tekin Rx8 runs fine when it is connected to a sensorless motor, But the Rx8 will not run a sensorless motor it just sits and pulses the motor. It does this with all sensorless motors so it is the Rx8 itself. But like I said it runs fine with a sensored motor.
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Please help, Tekin Rx8 runs fine when it is connected to a sensorless motor, But the Rx8 will not run a sensorless motor it just sits and pulses the motor. It does this with all sensorless motors so it is the Rx8 itself. But like I said it runs fine with a sensored motor.
So, you can run sensored motors with AND without a sensor wire, and it runs fine, both ways? But, when you solder up a sensorless motor, the ESC will not power the motor, it just pulses sitting still?
Two things, have you changed anything within the HotWire interface of the RX8 at all? Because, more than likely, you might have the 'sensored' option, ticked on, in the 'Setup' tab/portion of HotWire... I don't run sensorless, because I don't really see the point, so I might be incorrect here. Just wait for Randy or Ty to come on here and confirm a solution for you...
More than likely though, you might have something amiss, such as not having recalibrated the ESC after a motor change... Or, you might not have it calibrated with your throttle EPA (100) and Trim (0) set at their defaults.
Also, have you checked to make sure that you didn't accidentally wire the motor backwards, or have a bad sensor wire somehow?
Tech Lord
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hmm, odd, I hooked my speedo to my hotwire and it activates and seems to work. Im going to try to install it again and see if it works again.
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Maybe the BEC died? I believe the ESC gets it power from the Hotwire when it is being used. See if the ESC works when being powered from a battery.