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It looks like my Castle Sidewinder 4 has given up the ghost. I was running for all of two minutes yesterday when it just stopped. I was getting the dot dot dash beep pattern which is radio glitch. The fan was changing rpm constantly and then it just stopped. Then the beeping stopped and all I had was a fast flashing red light. I tried another radio and receiver as well as a different battery and it was still a no go. Today I hooked it to my PC and reinstalled the firmware. I was then able to get it to cycle up and the normal startup beeps were back. However the fan still was costantly changing speeds like it was constantly losing momentary power. Nothing worked in the truck, not even the steering servo. I think there is something wrong in the ESC and how it supplies power to the receiver.
I will probably be in the market for a new esc. I only have experience with the BLX185 and Castle escs. I'm not sure I want to spend $100+ for a Mamba X which is what's in my Granite. I also don't want to put another SW4 in there because this one only lasted 3 months. I don't want GoolRC as they can be hit or miss. Can someone recommend some other esc's? It would be paired to a 3800 sensored Castle motor running 2-3s.
I will probably be in the market for a new esc. I only have experience with the BLX185 and Castle escs. I'm not sure I want to spend $100+ for a Mamba X which is what's in my Granite. I also don't want to put another SW4 in there because this one only lasted 3 months. I don't want GoolRC as they can be hit or miss. Can someone recommend some other esc's? It would be paired to a 3800 sensored Castle motor running 2-3s.