Hobbywing Seaking 180 GO BOOM

[ozzie-crawl]

i run a 120 amp esc in my cat with a 8xl on 4s with a s215 which is close to a x640 so dont think the amp draw was to high imo
but i only run for around 2 min,if your running for a whole pack and have 5000+ mah then that could cause damage

[properchopper]

Logically, there's only two ways this release of energy could occur : a dead short on the input side inside the SC [not likely], or a dead or near dead short or load on the output side anywhere from inside the SC or all the way to the motor. I'd be carefull with that motor - testing it out with another SC could be risky ! I've taken out a brand new Hydra 240 by giving a full throttle start from rest. [ I don't ever do that anymore ] Remember that the transient spike on startup can really skyrocket. Faigao motors can suffer from magnet degradation over time, drawing more and more current. I recently smoked my super trusty CC 80 which worked for years, with a rather old 9XL. I've parked that motor.

[scooterP]

chopper,
That's what in the back of my mind on the motor also. I just get this bad feeling about it.......geez, now I need to keep my eye out for another motor..........it's all good though..

[Brod]

Those blue motor leads are not 'fixed' onto the esc particulally good,i've had one come off in use and smoke the same esc in similar fashion,my hatch was pressing against them and must have jarred one loose.

[scooterP]

my hatch was pressing against them and must have jarred one loose.

Now that is the best sounding scenario that I have heard on it yet. Mine was exactly the same way.....the hatch was pressing against them when I had it taped down. I didn't think anything of it. I'll know now...

[Rumdog]

Look on Ebay for a castle/neu 1515 1y. Search castle monster. You can find them pretty cheap on there. They are excellent motors!

[Gary]

My new boat will have the esc and batteries in a mini lipo bag. I cant afford a boat meltdown but batteries and esc i can live with.

[sailr]

If you got that motor really hot, you demagnetized it. Then as it lost its magnetism, it started demanding more and more amps from the SC until it cooked it. My Feigao 580L did the same thing, took out my Seaking 180A esc but nothing smoked.

[BakedMopar]

My Feigao 580L did the same thing, took out my Seaking 180A esc but nothing smoked.

Hey sailr is this recent. I know you were concerned about this happening a while back. Anymore info on setup?

[scooterP]

If you got that motor really hot, you demagnetized it. Then as it lost its magnetism, it started demanding more and more amps from the SC until it cooked it.

I hadn't even ran the motor that day, it was the first run of the day. A couple of days before, I had done 4 runs and the motor and esc were barely warm.

[ray schrauwen]

Are you using Bec?

Do you use a spark suppressor?

[scooterP]

I'm not using a seperate BEC because I was only running a 4s setup. I also have never used a spark suppressor, but if would help, I'm game to give it a try. I have another ESC on the way, but I have to tell you that after seeing my canopy fly into the air about 20 feet when the cap popped, I'm a little gun shy.....

[ray schrauwen]

Please try and NOT use the internal BEC, Try a UBEC for $7 or rx pack. I just don't know why they keep putting BEC into decent esc's.

A 33 OHM 1 WATT resistor soldered into a Aligator clip jumper cable is nice & portable, non permanent.

Your caps will like it better!

[scooterP]

I have an external BEC that I can use. How do you use this spark arrestor that you described?

[Jeff Wohlt]

Does running non-bec end up running the ESC cooler as well? My caps are getting hot and I was considering putting a etti board on it if it will cool them down.