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Forum: Electric Off-Road
11-24-2012, 11:17 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

I think you're being a bit dramatic here....

I think you're being a bit dramatic here. Anything electronic can go bad. Sending it in is far cheaper than buying a new one:

www.teamtekin.com/service.html
Forum: Electric Off-Road
11-23-2012, 07:43 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Stop. From the sounds of it you've got your...

Stop.

From the sounds of it you've got your A B C wires done wrong. Make 100% sure these are in the right order.

A quick test for this is to one check it but 2 power off the unit, unplug the...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
11-23-2012, 02:40 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Yes the unit will thermally protect itself if the...

Yes the unit will thermally protect itself if the fan goes bad,etc.

From the sounds of it the track has different software than you do at your home pc. Make sure you're using the latest version by...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
09-30-2012, 06:59 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

If you have to blip the trigger to get it to arm...

If you have to blip the trigger to get it to arm it's not the esc, it's your radio. Your neutral signal is moving around a bit. This happens with age,etc. Some radios like the M8 and M11 have linkage...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
09-17-2012, 10:18 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

@ DRC it can be a few things. Hard to say without...

@ DRC it can be a few things. Hard to say without having it front of me. I'm leaning on the esc but I'd like to know if you have another motor to try? even a regular 540 motor.
Forum: Electric Off-Road
09-17-2012, 09:06 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Please use the Rx8's sensor checker feature to...

Please use the Rx8's sensor checker feature to verify the sensors are working properly.
Forum: Electric Off-Road
09-04-2012, 08:37 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

same hook up just on one 2s pack instead of 2.

same hook up just on one 2s pack instead of 2.
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-31-2012, 09:00 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

That's the issue. That servo is rated for HV or...

That's the issue. That servo is rated for HV or 8.4v use. Sure it can run on 6v according to the specs but I know from experience it's a power hog at 6v. You have a few options here. You can install...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-30-2012, 12:51 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

@DRC What steering servo?

@DRC What steering servo?
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-29-2012, 04:01 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Nothing you can see as a customer but we have...

Nothing you can see as a customer but we have access to info like that, yes.
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-29-2012, 02:22 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Guys I don't use any flux or anything special...

Guys I don't use any flux or anything special here. I could do the same job with a decent 40+ watter Weller pencil iron with a decent tip on it. The trick is to make sure heat is getting into the...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-29-2012, 02:20 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

The unit thermally protects itself at 240f. Which...

The unit thermally protects itself at 240f. Which is all 7 led's lit during a temp check on the led tree.
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-29-2012, 01:01 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

I made a video to show that soldering up an Rx8...

I made a video to show that soldering up an Rx8 properly is not all hard at all. My trick of smashing the wires helps quite a bit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QktbPHdvQA
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-29-2012, 11:46 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

That's not what we want to hear.....

That's not what we want to hear.....
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-29-2012, 09:39 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Actually the length of the posts acts as a...

Actually the length of the posts acts as a heatsink when soldering the wires to the esc. It was done to help prevent the posts from being over heated during the procedure and causing a poor...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-28-2012, 03:41 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

If a specific area is having this many...

If a specific area is having this many catastrophic issues I not only would expect to hear about it whether internally or externally through our team drivers and or the customers themselves.

We...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-28-2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

If a wire or post is pulled off the board and or...

If a wire or post is pulled off the board and or falls off the board any resulting smoke or fire is not caused by the Rx8. Granted the Rx8 maybe being consumed by this event but how is it the fault...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-27-2012, 08:36 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Thanks for the kind words guys. We are listening...

Thanks for the kind words guys. We are listening to what you all have to say. As always we too are looking to improve upon our products both existing and future products.
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-27-2012, 03:55 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Yeah that could be half a dozen of our guys. I...

Yeah that could be half a dozen of our guys. I blame Lutz ;)
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-27-2012, 03:26 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

@Edumakated clearly you haven't seen me drive! lol

@Edumakated clearly you haven't seen me drive! lol
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-27-2012, 02:46 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

Nobody is looking to place blame. The reality of...

Nobody is looking to place blame. The reality of it is that things fail. What everyone needs to understand and realize that there are so many outside factors involved that each must be considered...
Forum: Electric Off-Road
08-27-2012, 08:15 AM
Replies: 259
Views: 28,201
Posted By Randy_Pike

The warranty is 120 days, which is 4 months. If...

The warranty is 120 days, which is 4 months. If it's 3 months and you didn't cause the failure you're good.
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