urrggg need 2 vent

[Racin' Ranger1]

well the night started off fine was going 2 change stering servo cuz the other was starting 2 crap out so i took the servo off said, "man this thing is dirty."
so decided to take the tank off even dirtier.



said im just going to do a total break down.






clean


so b 4 i went to bed i decided to see if the new servo was any better or what pluged the servo plug in to the reciever pluged the pack in turned on the radio fliped the car switck and.................smoke pouring out of the switch and the pack so i ran down stairs ripped the pack from the reciever and threw it into the yard.








urgg im so :mad: :confused:does any one know why this could have happened please LMK and if any one has a AA pack i could have/borrow it would be greatly apreciated. thanks

[Traxxas_Junkee]

i think i still have my AA pack from the rustler. you can pick up a cheap reciver pack for like $12 at LH, you dont really need a switch if you can find somewhere else to mount your reciver pack, thats why i dont like switeches, but since i put one on my maxx it has been fine, and the revo is good, so far...

[Racin' Ranger1]

ok

[UE-Maxx]

i think i still have my AA pack from the rustler. you can pick up a cheap reciver pack for like $12 at LH, you dont really need a switch if you can find somewhere else to mount your reciver pack, thats why i dont like switeches, but since i put one on my maxx it has been fine, and the revo is good, so far...

If you don't use a switch, what do you do? Just plug the Rx pack into the receiver? People who use Rx boxes or cover their rx can't do that.

[Ponch]

UEM, you can just run a servo extention outta the box and plug it in there.

[Traxxas_Junkee]

UEM, you can just run a servo extention outta the box and plug it in there.

yup i just had an extension running out of the reciver box and then the reciver pack wire running out and i just plugged them in.

[Tex]

you plugged your battery into the receiver backwards. I've done it.

Your servo, receiver, rx pack should all be dead. Mine was anyway. And I burned a $100 servo/ $50 receiver

[kevinF]

you plugged your battery into the receiver backwards. I've done it.

Your servo, receiver, rx pack should all be dead. Mine was anyway. And I burned a $100 servo/ $50 receiver

ouch..........I would be so f'ing ticked

[Traxxas_Junkee]

you plugged your battery into the receiver backwards. I've done it.

Your servo, receiver, rx pack should all be dead. Mine was anyway. And I burned a $100 servo/ $50 receiver

ive smoked packs before and only blown the reciver and not the servos, hopefully he didnt blow them either.

[Tex]

my servo was the first thing to go up in smoke. The rx pack actually lived and I just put new wires on it.

[Ponch]

Ouch...That sucks. At least we know what it was now...We just have to get poor little travis some plugs with tabs on them so he can't plug them in backwards lmao...

[Traxxas_Junkee]

LOL, when i blew a few of my packs it wasnt caused by a servo, it was something like the zipties holding the wires got broke and the wires either melted on the motor and shorted out or they got chewed up by the spur and shorted out.

[Traxxas_Junkee]

LOL, when i blew my packs it wasnt from a servo, the zip ties that were holding the wires together broke or something stupid like that, and all the wires eventually got jerked around and either melted on the motor, or they got chewed up by the spur.

[Ponch]

Good job, Sir Double-Post Alot. lol

[Racin' Ranger1]

my servo was the first thing to go up in smoke. The rx pack actually lived and I just put new wires on it.

went 2 electronics class and tested cells and they were all good. servo i think is fine i tried withe some AA's worked asme for the reciever ya im happy jus need a switch