Originally Posted by
Calde315
Had an issue last weekend in my Tekno and this thread seems to be more active. I have a Gen2 RX8 with a Pro4HD and I ran a full 7200mAh battery through it outdoors. After I was done, I bought it back and plugged in a new battery and nothing turned on. Thought the battery was dead maybe, but verified it wasn't and tried a different one to boot. Same thing. Packed it up and did some diagnosing at home and realized once the fan was unplugged things worked as they should. Or it seems to I should say, as I didn't have it in the car or connected to the receiver.
Are fans notorious for going out and shorting these ESCs? It seems to me a new fan would do the trick, but wanted to make sure I asked those that know 10fold more than I do before blindly ordering fan(s)
Alright, I've taken off the fan and realized that one of the wires was rubbing on the ESC cooling fins below and has worn through the silicon sheath, providing a short for the ESC.
I have found a non-Tekin replacement, as I haven't read really great things about the fans and I can get two for the price of one Tekin fan. I just need to find out what the connector is that is used. Any help there? I can measure the pin spacing and get somewhere close, but figured maybe someone has already done this. I have the right crimping tools and would rather make a couple to have on hand in case.