Arcfyre
Elite member
So I was flying my TT yesterday with my neighbor. Running an 1808-2400kv motor and a 30 amp cheapo ESC. All was well, and I landed the plane when the timer went off. As I pick it up to carry it back inside, I notice that the ESC is smoking. It got so hot that one of the motor leads melted off.
I'm no stranger to these garbage speed controllers, I've had them randomly catch fire before. It happens. So I unplug the battery and replace the ESC with the same model, a brand new never before used one. I plug the battery in and the ESC instantly goes up in smoke. Haven't touched the throttle or anything. So that's 2 speed controllers cooked, must be something wrong with the motor.
So I get a spare power pod and 15A Skywalker ESC out of my arrow. It has an 1806-2700kv motor on it. This entire unit was pulled out of a working aircraft, no issues whatsoever. I reverse the prop and swap two of the motor leads, put it in the TT and.... Poof! The second I plug in this motor and ESC the magic smoke comes out of the motor this time. The ESC seems fine.
At this point I'm kind of stumped. The only common components now are the RX and the battery. What on Earth could be causing this problem?
I'm no stranger to these garbage speed controllers, I've had them randomly catch fire before. It happens. So I unplug the battery and replace the ESC with the same model, a brand new never before used one. I plug the battery in and the ESC instantly goes up in smoke. Haven't touched the throttle or anything. So that's 2 speed controllers cooked, must be something wrong with the motor.
So I get a spare power pod and 15A Skywalker ESC out of my arrow. It has an 1806-2700kv motor on it. This entire unit was pulled out of a working aircraft, no issues whatsoever. I reverse the prop and swap two of the motor leads, put it in the TT and.... Poof! The second I plug in this motor and ESC the magic smoke comes out of the motor this time. The ESC seems fine.
At this point I'm kind of stumped. The only common components now are the RX and the battery. What on Earth could be causing this problem?