Originally Posted by
twisted
is there a certain type of switch ? i ask because back in the day i cut one off a evx 2 and soldered on another switch and it blew the esc...dont ask me how as i do not know.
all i know is the wires melted together from the switch and the esc smoked.
Everything I'm aware of just needs the simplest switch, a so called SPST, single pole single throw. Closing the contacts between the two switch wires turns on the ESC. As some have mentioned one can hardwire them together to bypass the switch. (Edit: Might need another switch to completely replace a 3 wire deal with a setup button.)
Which does make your bad experience a little difficult to understand, about all you should be able to do messing with the switch is turn the ESC on. Possibly contacting ground with the wires, while connected to the battery? Or some stray solder? No attacks, just wondering, that is weird.
Originally Posted by
tc5 man
Yea cut that switch off man on my Mamba Monster i tryed many things to stop it from coming off on my Truggy and it got tanged in my driveshaft so i just hardwired it and never had a issue ! Just make sure when your done running to unplug the lipo very important .
+ Absolutely. If I can add, even with a working switch it's important to unplug a lipo. Parasitic drain can take them out, its happened to more than a few guys.