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Old 02-11-2012, 08:34 PM
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I have a ezrun 60a esc with a tacon 3500kv motor in a slash. today it started to only run for 3 minutes then the esc will do something like it does when it goes into lvc. but it is not going in to lvc because the lipo is still fully charged. what could be my problem. thanks.
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I have a ezrun 60a esc with a tacon 3500kv motor in a slash. today it started to only run for 3 minutes then the esc will do something like it does when it goes into lvc. but it is not going in to lvc because the lipo is still fully charged. what could be my problem. thanks.
Make sure the lvc is set correctly in the esc. It could be set too high and shutting down even though the battery is still mostly charged.
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If it's a 4S Capable ESC (Like the SC8), it only autodetects 4S and 2S batteries. A 3S will make it go into LVC, thinking it's a 4S.

Manually set your cell count and try again.
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I am running a 2s lipo, and I have my lvc set at 3.2v
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I just tested the batteries again, I turned the LVC off temporarily and it still does the same thing as when it is on. When it is on I get 2 Minutes of run time with one battery and 10 with the other battery, I used to get 30 min of run time with them. the battery that i get 10 min of run time with is fully dead it has 3.2v per cell, but run time has went down with it a lot. the battery with 2 min of run time is not dead at all it has 4.18v per cell so not sure what is going on with them, is it just time for new lipo's.

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Is the ESC going into Thermal Overload Protection?

If not, I'd start pointing fingers at the ESC being messed up.
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i had a hk 80amp do that, i disabled lvc and it works fine. gotta figure out where i went wrong cause it only does it with my 5000 mah battery.
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it is not going into thermal, and I dont think it is the esc because I have another battery that it works fine on. When I disable the lvc it still does the same thing.
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Originally Posted by sstumpf
i...I dont think it is the esc because I have another battery that it works fine on.
That says battery. Do you have other cars you can try the battery in?
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Yes i tried it in my losi xxt that has a brushed setup and it worked fine. Could it be something with the amp draaw of brushless
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Could it be something with the amp draaw of brushless
Yes. 1. What are your battery specs? (capacity and C-rating)
2. Where is your punch control set? Try the softest setting and see if it makes a difference.
3. Obvious, but... make sure all your power wiring is solid.
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try setting your radio up and rebind.see if that helps.hope this helps!
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The specs of the battery are 4200mah and 28c smc lipo. I will try turning the punch all the way down and see what happens, also all my connections are solid.
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