I bet you it's the servo, change it out and retest

Why? its brand new I use the same servo in 2 other vehicles with no issues.
( Losi SCTE with viper copperhead, and another Blitz with Hobbywing SC8 and tekin pro 4 )

I will try though I guess.

I only say try that as I have 4 cars with viper esc in them and the only one that has a savox servo does the same thing to me once in a while.

Nikos
 

I just filled out my Warranty Center Form, i read that the receipt from when i purchased it has to be sent in with it. I purchased mine from a Small Hobby Shop in Daytona Beach called RREmodels and we did a Cash Deal no receipt. So is the Warranty Void without it?

Hmm weird I charged my battery up and ran it in the backyard for about 5 minutes, didn't reset or shut off again maybe it was just hitting LVC really early? my pack was at about 3.7 volts per cell when it was cutting out. I forget what my LVC is set too. Time to bust out the manual to see what happens on lVC with this..it acted like the esc "rebooted" but I never lost steering when It happened.

LVC will not reboot the esc. It would just start cutting power then it would just stop. I believe;)

I have done 2 warranty claims and had to have the receipt both times or no warranty as they are only covered for 12 months from time of purchase hence the need for a receipt.:nod:

Savox servos can draw up to 3.8 amps even at idle and the esc can only deliver a max of 3amps so it sounds like a brown out to me and it is more frequent when a pack is low.

yea they def require a receipt..... I had copperhead issues like 2 weeks after they were released, and they wanted a receipt to show it was still in the 365 day replacement period.

LOL

U need to get a power cap for your reciever they are 10 bucks and take out all glitching with savox servos and esc.

Well, I swapped in a Castle motor and it rips. I think the motor is just a dog.

I will be keeping the Castle motor in and Viper esc. I like the ability to adjust the esc without a computer. I also like the power of the Castle motor, so I guess I will just keep both in:nod:

Why do you think it glitches with the vtx10r? is this a known issue?

It doesn't glitch at all with my viper copperhead.

I don't buy random powercaps/glitch busters...if it needs that I'll get a ESC that works correctly and sell this one.

You have to remember the copperhead is not having to run a sensor board .
The reason it may well be your savox causing the issue is that it is trying to draw more than the available current. Your rec runs on say 6vlts at maybe 500mah-1amp and then your savox is trying to draw its power and between the sensor board -rec-and servo there is a power drop which resets the esc.
Its not a glitch or a non operating esc but a servo that draws to much power.
This same issue happens a lot with spektrum recs when used with savox servos.
I had to add a power cap to a friends car on the weekend because of this he was using a Orionr10 and has the same issue with his Tekin but not when using futaba servo .Just trying to help.:nod:

I think first of all you should try it with a fully charged known good battery, and then see if the light on the receiver goes out as well, as if the receiver has browned out with under voltage. To do this you may have to run your buggy with the shell off. Normally if you have brownout issues the receiver has to reboot as it has cut out due to under voltage. But Futaba and Airtronics/Sanwa receivers are usually pretty good for this. If this does happen then normally the ESC will not need to reboot, but will go to failsafe.
The BEC on my VTX10R seems to be very robust, probably even stronger than my Tekin RX8. I have a Savox 1256 that I now use as a spare and this caused all sorts of receiver brownouts when I was using Spektrum radio in my Serpent, but was a lot better when I changed to Sanwa. In my Cat with the VTX10R I can use the Savox with Spektrum or Sanwa.
Savox servos are notorious for being power hungry and causing brownout isssues, particularly with Spektrum radios.
But for a quick check could you try another servo, preferably not Savox?

I think you should also double check all connections again, maybe a dry joint or a loose connector? From what you described it sounds like to me that the ESC has lost power from the battery and not the signal from the receiver.
I doubt that it's LVC as normally an ESC will either stop or go to 50% power when it hits LVC. But what battery are you using, I presume it is a Lipo? Maybe the battery is bad? I'm not sure what the Viper does with LVC but I would be surprised if it re-booted. Do you have a pro gauge, then check what the LVC is set to. 6.4V is a good starting point for 2S. You could then also check what the BEC voltage has been set to, I think default is 6V which should be ideal for your set up.