Anyone else had this happen to their ESC? Should I just contact castle and see if they will send me out a replacement plastic cover? Any aftermarket options that I could look into?
Castle MMX8s ESC cover broken
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What did you hit?!
I'd reach out to Castle to see about getting replacement parts.
I'd reach out to Castle to see about getting replacement parts.
Put some super glue on it hold it right boom bash on until new one arrives
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I'm not sure exactly when it broke but I had my RC's up with me this weekend when I was camping and I bashed pretty hard. I hit a tree at one point mid flight and had to pop the top of my body back straight as it had caved in so I'm guessing that might be when this happened.
Do you have room for a 8s esc tray mount by rpm?
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Doubt I would, it is a tight fit as is right now. Doesn't look like that would solve my problem anyway though. I've reached out to Castle so I'll see what they say.
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Castle never even responded to me. Pathetic customer service doesn't even begin to describe what they gave me on this issue. I pulled the top off and glued it, but it only lasted a few battery packs. Honestly though it's been broken like that for a while now and I've not had any issues running it like that.
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Hate to hear that. I contacted them earlier but now I know what to expect at least. I went ahead and glued it back up the best I could so I’ll see how it goes. I appreciate it!
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The esc is a beast but the fact that they don't even respond to emails is pretty ridiculous. Like I said though it's just a plastic cover so it's not the end of the world.
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I thought they ghosted me as well then I found their email in my spam folder....... The plastic covers suck on the Castle escs, I broke them on both of my Mamba Monster 2 escs.
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I agree, it is a great esc. In castle’s defense, I do have a pps switch mount along with a much larger fan so it’s supporting much more than what it would have stock, and yesterday it took some brutal landings. I’ll see how it holds up and if castle responds, but even in the worst case scenario, I’m sure I can find a way to make it work.
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Also we have a rep from Castle on here somewhere but I can't remember what his username is.
Found him but it won't let me tag him in the post. @robert@castle
Found him but it won't let me tag him in the post. @robert@castle
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I checked spam messages but didn't find any responses that I may have missed. Either way I do love the setup, just would have been nice to get a new plastic cover.
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Why don’t you call castle? They always answer when I call.
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Btw: I had the same issue and they sent me a new shroud. Mine kept breaking due to a 28mm tall fan and roof landings..
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Btw: I had the same issue and they sent me a new shroud. Mine kept breaking due to a 28mm tall fan and roof landings..
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They replied today with this link if anyone else ever needs it: https://www.castlecreations.com/en/replacement-top-case-and-fan-cover-for-monster-x-8s-011-0160-00
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Wait so you have to buy a new one? They won't even hook a brother up?
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It’s possible they would have, but I bought it lightly used on another forum with no receipt, so there is that. If the esc was toast then yes, I would have pushed a little harder. Is it a bad design? Yes. Should it easily be able to hold a heavier 4028 fan and some not so great landings? Yes. I am not faulting castle on this one though, which is why I didn’t feel like possibly going down a rabbit hole to get a plastic shroud. Maybe that was foolish on my part, but I didn’t feel that this piece was that big of a deal given the circumstances of which it broke.
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Oh yeah trying to get a warranty on anything second hand is dang near impossible.
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Yep, that’s the risk I took though. Had I been the original owner still under warranty, yeah I’d be a little chapped if they told me I needed to buy a new one lol
