Granite Another failed Voltage ESC....

[LipoShirly]

I'm not complaining about the Voltages, actually kinda fun to drive, but I recently had the combo ESC/Receiver module die in my 2 Voltages, just posting to share. Both trucks had very little time on them, and they were not driven hard at all. I bought them for my young grandsons, so we turn the speed down quite a bit, in fact the youngest (3) hasn't really figured out steering yet so we set the Steering Trim hard left or right and he just drives in circles.... From what I can tell, the problems for both came from driving through a few puddles. One truck made a few passes through about 2 inches of water , while the other was essentially driving circles in it. Big THANKS goes out to Velodromed here, I simply followed his recommended parts list to replace the ESC and servo.

Hobbywing 1060 Brushed ESC $21
https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/products/quicrun-10-esc-2-3s-brushed

Cheap Servo 20KG $16
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076CNKQX4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I had a few choices for new RX/TX, decided to stay cheap and simply bought the Spectrum SLT3 from Jennys $23
https://jennysrc.com/collections/ar...-tr326-kraton-ar102696?variant=19204640931894

The problems came when trying to mount everything, so I designed a 3D printed case for it all and wanted to share it here.

O-ring seal around the edge.....

So you can see the ESC sits on the back, tie-wrap to keep it in. The power switch sits on top, I wanted to orient it such that UP was ON and DOWN was OFF, I hated the right/left action of the original ESC, I could never tell if it was on or off.... This HobbyWing is better about beeping when turned on so I'm happy with this orientation. And as you can see I mis-calculated the bump-out holder for the antenna, its been fixed in version 2.

Those extra 2 connectors coming out the front are for some LEDs I found when searching for the servo on Amazon......
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LMTS1ZQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Glued the strips in with ShoeGoo..

Had both trucks out and running for the boys on the 4th of July..... they had a blast running them in the dark.

I need to make a couple of changes to the STL's but when I get the box and lid up on Thingyverse I'll provide the link.

 

[Engineer]

Nice work! As you've found out, claims of "waterproofness" in the RC industry are severely optimistic.

 

[RickRussell_CA]

Dang that setup is SWEET

 

[joshludden]

I'm not complaining about the Voltages, actually kinda fun to drive, but I recently had the combo ESC/Receiver module die in my 2 Voltages, just posting to share. Both trucks had very little time on them, and they were not driven hard at all. I bought them for my young grandsons, so we turn the speed down quite a bit, in fact the youngest (3) hasn't really figured out steering yet so we set the Steering Trim hard left or right and he just drives in circles.... From what I can tell, the problems for both came from driving through a few puddles. One truck made a few passes through about 2 inches of water , while the other was essentially driving circles in it. Big THANKS goes out to Velodromed here, I simply followed his recommended parts list to replace the ESC and servo.

Hobbywing 1060 Brushed ESC $21
https://www.hobbywingdirect.com/products/quicrun-10-esc-2-3s-brushed

Cheap Servo 20KG $16
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076CNKQX4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I had a few choices for new RX/TX, decided to stay cheap and simply bought the Spectrum SLT3 from Jennys $23
https://jennysrc.com/collections/ar...-tr326-kraton-ar102696?variant=19204640931894

The problems came when trying to mount everything, so I designed a 3D printed case for it all and wanted to share it here.
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O-ring seal around the edge.....

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So you can see the ESC sits on the back, tie-wrap to keep it in. The power switch sits on top, I wanted to orient it such that UP was ON and DOWN was OFF, I hated the right/left action of the original ESC, I could never tell if it was on or off.... This HobbyWing is better about beeping when turned on so I'm happy with this orientation. And as you can see I mis-calculated the bump-out holder for the antenna, its been fixed in version 2.

Those extra 2 connectors coming out the front are for some LEDs I found when searching for the servo on Amazon......
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LMTS1ZQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Glued the strips in with ShoeGoo..
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Had both trucks out and running for the boys on the 4th of July..... they had a blast running them in the dark.

I need to make a couple of changes to the STL's but when I get the box and lid up on Thingyverse I'll provide the link.

Nicely done! Looking awesome all lit up!!

 

[slick2500]

That's the problem with some of these cheap rc cars those 2 in 1 units are just awful. I've seen so many of them just randomly die.

 

[LipoShirly]

claims of "waterproofness" in the RC industry are severely optimistic.

I opened it up looking for any obvious damage but found none. The circuit board is coated very well and would survive multiple splashing events, but it doesn't make sense that the connectors , servo and especially motor, are not protected in any way. My guess is that even with a small splash the motor currents could get connected right back into the servo connections and zorch it......

That's the problem with some of these cheap rc cars those 2 in 1 units are just awful.

Yeah, even when these units did work, they were really quirky..... I'm actually sorta glad they died....