Originally Posted by
testcrashdummy
Okay, so power dropping out with no RX pack is a known issue?
I just ran a brand new Flow for the first time - practiced with a Tekin Gen2 and didn't have any issues. Then, a week later, I switched to a D3.5 17.5 before a race (also replaced all the wires at that time to black) and started experiencing power dropouts - both steering and throttle would just go dead for a moment, then the car would come back to life. All of the new wires were soldered in cleanly (but maybe the board got too hot from soldering? I dunno, just trying to think of what could have happened).
At first I thought it was a glitch or radio issue, swapped RXs, still had the same problem. Then I tried an RX pack and it seemed less frequent, but it was still dropping out. Next, I replaced the ESC power harness thinking maybe the plug was bad - still had the same issue. Finally, I threw in another ESC and no more issues.
Only thing I haven't done is open up the ESC to ensure the harness wires are well-soldered. Anyhow, should I just send it back to LRP and ask them to test it? I can't trust it.
There are a number of people having this issue. Some explain it as the car looses bind for a brief sec and then returns. I can tell you there were a number of people at the indoor champs with this issue including myself. It is not resolved by a booster or receiver pack. We are still trying to figure it out but no answers yet. It is also not specific to Radio mfg's or speed control mfg's.
Steve Dunn
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