defective quantum 2 right out the of box
02-03-2005, 07:49 PM
#1
defective quantum 2 right out the of box
Has anybody purchased a LRP quantum 2 and not work right our the box? I wired up the motor, speed control in the off position pluged in the batt and the motor stars to spin, the esc is in the off position! after about ten seconds I unplug the batt. The esc is hot and this brown resin looking crap starts oozing out of the top of esc. Bummer
02-03-2005, 07:56 PM
#2
Actually, I have seen that happen many times before. All the times I have seen that, the ESC was hooked up wrong. I have ever seen any speed control at any price range do that when installed properly.
More than likely the ESC is shot but I would recheck your wiring so that it doesn't happen again! That is a costly mistake.
More than likely the ESC is shot but I would recheck your wiring so that it doesn't happen again! That is a costly mistake.
02-03-2005, 07:58 PM
#3
The quantums dont like the battery polarity wired backwards!
02-03-2005, 09:09 PM
#5
battery was not wired up wrong. I have a Q1 and I also have novak cyclone that the Q2 was going to replace. I have been racing cars for a few years and I am careful when it comes to things like that. besides, even if I had the polarity backwards it should not do anything until I turned the esc on.
02-03-2005, 10:08 PM
#6
Well, i'm not the one to say whether it was user error or company error. What I can say from knowledge of the retail business and being in a mangement position is this. Contact the local hobby shop first that you bought it from see if they will replace it. Most of them can replace it right there and send it back to the company to get thier money back on it and everyone stays happy. But, if they can't replace it there, contact LRP i'm sure they will want thier customers to be satisfied with thier product and will do what they can to resolve the situation after all mistakes happen and customers can on occassion recieve damaged goods. I'm sure they know that it's better business for them to replace the item. Because dissatisfied customers will always say more about a company in a negative stand point than satisfied customers do. People are always more inclined to tell people the negatives than positives in anything. But, please take this situation to the companies first and see what they can do to help you out first. I'd hate to see this turn into a thread where everyone begins bashing the company and thier products. I personally run LRP esc's in all my cars and have 5 of them. I've never had such a problem. But in the 15 yrs i've been racing I have had problems with equipment and always the companies have been more than happy to replace the product. It's always better business for them. Good luck in your quest and hope everything works out well for you.
Lance Simon
Lance Simon
02-03-2005, 10:35 PM
#7
Originally posted by thomasf
battery was not wired up wrong. I have a Q1 and I also have novak cyclone that the Q2 was going to replace. I have been racing cars for a few years and I am careful when it comes to things like that. besides, even if I had the polarity backwards it should not do anything until I turned the esc on.
battery was not wired up wrong. I have a Q1 and I also have novak cyclone that the Q2 was going to replace. I have been racing cars for a few years and I am careful when it comes to things like that. besides, even if I had the polarity backwards it should not do anything until I turned the esc on.
02-04-2005, 05:42 AM
#8
OK, everyone has me doubting myself that i had the batt polarity wrong. I you deans plugs and I am looking at the speed control as I write this and the polarity is correct. I was using a batt that I have been using for months so I know that the plug is not reversed. I was just wondering if there are some Q2 that have this same problem. I thank you people who are tring to help me with your comments, but I will say it again, the batt was not reversed.
02-04-2005, 05:51 AM
#9
A freinds Q2 went like that straight from the box too. They havent got a reputation of being the most reliable speedo tbh, I know of at least 21 blowing up (all but one in the wet). They have all been replaced for free though.
02-04-2005, 07:33 AM
#11
It could very well be defective right out of the box. It's kind of easy to blame the installer, not that anyone is doing that here. It's an electronic product and sometimes stuff slips through quality control. It stinks, but I am sure you can get a new one under warranty.
02-04-2005, 02:22 PM
#12
Don't most ESC have a reverse polarity protection of some sort?
02-04-2005, 06:18 PM
#14
Ironically enough I was just searching for some info about my Quantum ESC and found a review about one that went up in smoke within 2 hours! Guess it had something to do with the BEC, he also said that it was replaced very quickly 
02-04-2005, 09:24 PM
#15
I have no doubt that AE will do the right thing. when I plugged the batt in and the Q2 and the motor ran with the switch in the off position there was no control to the steering servo. I pulled the Q2 out of the car, mounted the novak cyclone that I had in it previously and every thing was fine, no damage to the receiver.