New senton will not run

trmccone · Mar 22, 2018

I just purchased an arrma senton with the brushed motor for my son's birthday. He had a blast with it for about 10 minutes, and now the esc flashes a red light and will not go. I tried letting it sit and cool for an hour, and brought it back out with a fresh charged battery and it went about 15 feet and did the same thing. Now whenever I turn it on it starts off blinking or just running for a few seconds. Steering never quits working. Can someone lead me in the right direction to make this 7yr old happy? Thanks.

Jerry-rigged · Mar 22, 2018

Are you sure the battery is charged? Can you test it with a volt meter to know what the voltage is? For a 7c nimh, fully charged should be around 10.5v

trmccone · Mar 22, 2018

I tested the voltage and it is correct. I just spoke with customer service and they said it sounds like esc is bad. What is a better esc for this model? I'm going to send the one I have back to be replaced, but 10 minutes off of a new one seems short lived.

Jerry-rigged · Mar 22, 2018

The hobbywing 1060 is probably a safe bet. There are 2 versions, the newer one with more options for ($40 Amain) or the older version with fewer options ($20, Hobbyking)

trmccone · Mar 22, 2018

I think I will buy one of those to put on and have the other for back up. I'm new at this, are there any other parts that I need to go ahead and order to have on hand at all times?

Jerry-rigged · Mar 22, 2018

The only parts I hear of breaking on these truck are the diff input shaft, and the diff output shafts... There is a mod for the diff input shaft that uses a spare wheel axle. So that was my shopping list, those three parts. None have broken for me, but I did strip the spur, after I put in a strong brushless motor.

trmccone · Mar 22, 2018

Jerry-rigged said:
The only parts I hear of breaking on these truck are the diff input shaft, and the diff output shafts... There is a mod for the diff input shaft that uses a spare wheel axle. So that was my shopping list, those three parts. None have broken for me, but I did strip the spur, after I put in a strong brushless motor.

trmccone · Mar 22, 2018

Thanks for the help.

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