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i know how it is too. I received a custom built whiplash from a guy who im helping start racing in the electrics about a month or so ago and I took it out for my maiden run with it. Ul-1 motor, blue aquacraft spedo, and 2 2s turnigy 40-50c lipos in series on a x440/3 and I got 2 laps and it lit up like dead grass. Lipos were saved and are perfect still. motor is junk, esc hit the trash asa I got home. Ive ran this set up in a rigger and in my pistolero and had no overheating problems or anything and now all of a sudden it blows up on me. So now im having to order 2 spec setups so I can go to the nats this year. 1 is on its way Monday but it sucks. Btw bleach and febreze don't work. it still stinks.Leave a comment:
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yes it sux, I haven't blown a speedo in almost 3 years, took out 2 Castle 240s last week, to make things worse, I sent them back to castle and the box arrived to Castle EMPTY!!!! Someone stole my Burnt speedos from the mail!!! Aint that a BITCH!Leave a comment:
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Oh man, I feel your pain. My pursuit has that smell as well as the black baked into the interior once the cover comes off. Guess its like a cool scar, showing some past war wounds. Lol.Leave a comment:
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That sucks man.
Quick question, was there any water in the boat? A suggestion if your up for it. Mount the ESC higher in the hull. I recently smoked an ESC in a 26'' mono. The ESC was mounted just like yours, very close to the floor. Some water got in after the boot for the rudder push rod came out and the water quickly found its way inside the ESC. The new ESC is now mounted on top of the motor. If "some" water gets in, it won't immediately take out the ESC. Just a suggestion, not sure if that is what happened with yours, but good practice for the future.
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Well, that was a quick $170...
Back story-Pursuit with Feigao 12xl, have run this boat on both 6 and 8s and had been running 6S on an Etti 150 for the last couple of years. Last time out, I smoked the 150 due to a plug in the cooling system, which turned out to be a blockage in the motor mount cooler. Missing being able to run 8S, I ordered an Etti 120 HV from Steven a few days ago. Package shows up today, get it all soldered up, check for flow through the cooling lines (blew through them) and hit the lake. I repeatedly kept telling myself to make sure to check the water outlet when it comes by but kept having issues with the collet slipping on the flex, so kept getting distracted. Finally got it tight enough to not slip, and was so overwhelmed with joy seeing it run on 8S again that I forgot to check the water outlet as it was coming by. The pics speak for themselves
. I know many have lost a lot more than $170 in this hobby, as have I, but to lose two ESC's in a row due to being absent minded just sucks. I only checked the hose going into the boat, never thought to check the rudder pickup- I should have 
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I thought for sure I was going to lose the boat- it flamed up pretty good. Wish I had my camera with me, it at least looked cool sitting out in the middle of the lake at dusk glowing like a chinese lantern
. I don't know how there are no holes in the boat. Gonna be fun cleaning this one out! The only "good" news is I was smart enough to use old packs for the maiden run...
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