Notoriousone
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So I had my first ESC fire with a Castle esc,
but it wasn't an XLX2, it was an MMX8s. I had just connected it for the first time to a Infraction, with a TP 4050 with 1800KV, on 8s. I turned it on and got all the startup beeps, it was fine. I gave it a bit of throttle and heard a pop and a whooshing noise. I pulled the body off and the MMX8s was in flames. The flames died down quickly, and I was able to pull the batteries off. This was the second time I had connected power to it, the first time it was fine with no issues. I sent it to Castle and to their credit they inspected it and agreed to warranty send me a new one, but its concerning because I have two XLX2's that are in the same situation, both have been ran before a few times only but with no issues. Both are from the first batch of bad esc's, but I have updated them to the latest updates.. I'm not going to take a chance, I'm sending both back to Castle. Wow It really sucks to buy these expensive esc's, solder connectors on, then have to send them back due to a faulty design before you even get to use it..
but it wasn't an XLX2, it was an MMX8s. I had just connected it for the first time to a Infraction, with a TP 4050 with 1800KV, on 8s. I turned it on and got all the startup beeps, it was fine. I gave it a bit of throttle and heard a pop and a whooshing noise. I pulled the body off and the MMX8s was in flames. The flames died down quickly, and I was able to pull the batteries off. This was the second time I had connected power to it, the first time it was fine with no issues. I sent it to Castle and to their credit they inspected it and agreed to warranty send me a new one, but its concerning because I have two XLX2's that are in the same situation, both have been ran before a few times only but with no issues. Both are from the first batch of bad esc's, but I have updated them to the latest updates.. I'm not going to take a chance, I'm sending both back to Castle. Wow It really sucks to buy these expensive esc's, solder connectors on, then have to send them back due to a faulty design before you even get to use it..