Originally Posted by
liteweight
just tried it and still no light

Are you using the switch on the receiver pack and not on the ESC? Some have had the switch on the ESC go bad too. As a last resort, cut the switch off and twist the 2 wires together on the speedo. Only way to shut it off is to disconnect the main battery pack. If these 2 things don't work, then something inside took a dump.