I just got for my son the re-release of the Tamiya Hornet. We built it together and had great success with our first run. My son was running it later and came in and said the battery went dead. When we charged the battery and I hooked things back up I had no control of the motor. Steering servos worked but the ESC would not control the motor.

Since things were wet when he was running the car, I assumed he got the ESC wet and it shorted out. So, I bought a new ESC and installed it. The car ran great. Ran out a battery, exchanged for a second and it acted like it was out of juice again. At this point my son indicated he "may" have run it through some water again.

It seems to me, the ESCs should be a bit more sturdy than to crap out with a little exposure to water. I noticed my two batteries are slightly different. One is a 1500mah Nicd 7.2v and the other is 3000mah NiMH 7.2v. I don't know if that would make a difference. I also don't know if maybe there is something wrong with the motor.

I hate to keep throwing good money after bad. If anyone has some ideas for me, I would really appreciate it.