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Old 07-13-2009 | 02:44 PM
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Hi guys. New to this forum, but this looked like a good place to get a question answered.
I have just joined the Hobbywing ranks thanks partly to the info I found on this forum. I have a Xerun 120 & a Ezrun 25 amp, both V2.0.
My first question is about the 120 esc. I ran it yesterday for the first time & it was sweet. Something that I noticed, though, was when I go to plug the battery to the esc connectors together, a spark would jump between the plugs. I'm using the Deans plugs. The 25 esc didn't do this. Any thoughts???
Question two is about the fans. The fan on the 120 esc seemed to do fine. But the one on the 25 esc sounded strange. Sounded like it was speeding up & slowing down. I ran it about 5 or 6 five minute runs with a cool down period between each run. When I got home & removed the body, it had a burning electrical smell to it. If you connect the fans to the receiver & run off the BEC, will the esc stay cool enough? If left alone, how long do the fans last before burning out?
Thanks for any help.
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