183LikesHOBBYWING TECH SUPPORT 1/8 & 1/10 OFF ROAD
03-24-2023, 06:07 PM
So I think I accidentally fed power into the xr8 pro esc's programming port.
I had a battery plugged into my multifunction lcd programming box,(7.2 receiver lipo that I was using to check the function of the box) I wasn't thinking and I plugged the box into the esc. Now the esc won't power on when plugged into my battery (the proper way). The fan comes on and I get a blinking light if I plug the esc back into the program box with battery.
I can hook the program box with battery to the esc and plug it into the computer and the computer recognizes the esc. So I don't think the esc is completely fried.
Any advice?
I had a battery plugged into my multifunction lcd programming box,(7.2 receiver lipo that I was using to check the function of the box) I wasn't thinking and I plugged the box into the esc. Now the esc won't power on when plugged into my battery (the proper way). The fan comes on and I get a blinking light if I plug the esc back into the program box with battery.
I can hook the program box with battery to the esc and plug it into the computer and the computer recognizes the esc. So I don't think the esc is completely fried.
Any advice?
03-24-2023, 06:47 PM
03-24-2023, 07:43 PM
03-24-2023, 09:19 PM
03-24-2023, 09:27 PM
You won't be able to bypass internally, you still need a regulated power source. You might be able to use an external BEC but I'd either be sending it in for repair or just replacing it.
03-24-2023, 09:30 PM
03-25-2023, 02:28 AM
03-25-2023, 05:19 AM
03-25-2023, 08:12 AM
So I cut the switch off the perhaps blown esc to use on another I had with no switch. Well.. that esc wouldn't power on. So on a hunch I grabbed another switch I had kicking around in the parts bin and twisted it I to the wires of the "blown" esc. Now I can connect the program box with zero issues and it reads. Lights come on the esc and everything. Is it possible that a blown switch saved the bec?
03-25-2023, 03:42 PM
So I cut the switch off the perhaps blown esc to use on another I had with no switch. Well.. that esc wouldn't power on. So on a hunch I grabbed another switch I had kicking around in the parts bin and twisted it I to the wires of the "blown" esc. Now I can connect the program box with zero issues and it reads. Lights come on the esc and everything. Is it possible that a blown switch saved the bec?
04-06-2023, 10:14 AM
bit of a silly question, but is it possible to flash a boost timing firmware onto a justock ESC? The track I race at just switched the buggy class from 17.5 to open and there's one particular jump I just don't have enough motor to clear. I figure the cheapest way to get a little more power is just boost the 17.5 I have rather than buy a new setup.
04-06-2023, 07:01 PM
bit of a silly question, but is it possible to flash a boost timing firmware onto a justock ESC? The track I race at just switched the buggy class from 17.5 to open and there's one particular jump I just don't have enough motor to clear. I figure the cheapest way to get a little more power is just boost the 17.5 I have rather than buy a new setup.
04-07-2023, 02:02 AM
If there was, this whole ESC would become pointless as people would immediately start cheating.
04-07-2023, 08:32 AM
04-07-2023, 08:53 AM
The whole point for the Justock is that timing is impossible on it so that you don't have to look for blinking lights and quite a few classes depend on that ease of teching.
