SCX24 - Fried ESC / Receiver?!? Check this first and don’t do these things again!
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- You may have fried your SCX24 ESC, but the receiver can still work!! Do you have any other insight into things like this happening and ways to salvage parts? Let me know in the comments below.
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I just got the gladiator 2 days ago, & the truck can’t move forward & backward yesterday. Steering still works fine. I guess it’s the same problem.
Be sure your car battery is fully charged. Lipo rc cars have a “low voltage cut off”. It stops the truck from driving when the battery is low. You can still steer and have lights but too low of voltage to drive the motor without damaging the battery. You never want a lipo battery to go completely dead. It will damage it and cause it to be a safety risk
Just had this happen today again. This is the second time happening on my son’s Gladiator. We will playing RC and then out of nowhere he has no throttle but the servo works perfectly.
Be 100% sure your battery isn’t bad. A dead battery will power the servo but the low voltage cutoff in the esc prevents the motor from moving at all.
If you have some soldering skill and a plie of old esc's around it can be fixed 👍 find a similar chip or order the exact one and replace 👍
Very true.
I just got a new gladiator and it lasted just over one charge before the esc combo went out. Still waiting on horizon hobby’s to reply.
ooof. Thats no good. They should definitely cover that.
I'm a scx Gladiator (unmodified) owner that has a HRZ00015 rx/esc that has lost forward direction. Only reverse works, lights, steering do work. Unfortunately a aftermarket esc can not be added. And more Unfortunately horizon/Axial is radio silent on the issue. A new HRZ00015 is currently on backorder.
Damn…. Yeah, they seems like an non-fixable esc issue. I hope horizon gets to you soon.
I got the same thing happening with SCX24 wrangler, am I able to switch the esc? I saw its available on amazon.
@faeselsaeed9634 I did receive a replacement under warranty at no charge. Horizon took care of me at minimal inconvenience. It took a few weeks, but we don't play with it that much. There are radio/reciever /sc options available, but I'm not looking to put that kind of money in it.
I’m glad I didn’t though mine away. I recently released the ghost
See if it still works for an rx!
@@TheShopMiniRC it does. Glad I caught this video before clearing my bench of.
@@Papa_Shorty for sure!!!
well shit.. lol good thing i still have a big ol receiver box hahaha
Hahha true true.
I have a new jeep scx 24 v3 works but lost power to reverse only ran for like 30 minutes if that
Check your trim.
My first day i plugged in the battery in backwards and had a nice bang and smoke and my wheels kept constantly turning so i just bought a whole new board.
It likely will still work for an RX
I just bought a brand new replacement axial AE-6 receiver/ESC today. It’s doing the exact same thing as the fried one I just took out. No throttle. Brand new stock motor works when applied to a battery. Trash.
Make sure your battery is good and fully
Charged. There is a low voltage cut off and if the battery is bad or too low, it doesn’t give throttle. ;)
I’ve just had a similar problem by the car works for about 20 seconds and then when I steer the car cuts out and then the throttle does the same tried to rebind the radio (v1 electronics)
Be 100% sure your truck battery is good and fully charged. That sounds like it could be hitting low voltage cutoff.
How do I take it out of low voltage cutoff
@@suzannegreaves2395 low voltage cut off turns off power to the motor when the battery voltage is too low. Be sure your truck battery is full charged (8.4 volts).
If it’s doing it with a good, fully charged battery, then it’s something else, not LVC.
My Scx24 Chevy C-10 is like this straight out of the box. I thought I done something wrong but it was RTR straight out of the box. Reverse works and steering works but no forward. I’m pissed!! Paid $124 for a junk truck. Will Arial warranty this?
They should if it was brand new and you have the receipt. You can also try taking it back to where you bought it.
@@TheShopMiniRC I ordered it off Tower Hobbies. I’ve tried to contact there customer service but of course you can’t talk to anyone, it’s all done through email. Nuts been 4 days now and nobody has return emailed me. Guess I’ll wait it out but man I wanted to get this thing out and use the damn thing. Just aggravating!
@@jeffreylogsdon0 sorry my dude. Very odd it’s got only reverse. Be 100% sure all batteries in the remote are good and that the lipo is fully charged. You can also try finding someone local with the same remote and try binding their remote to your truck to identify is the issue is the truck or the remote. (Could be a broken switch in the throttle control of the remote)
But def be sure all batteries are good.
Could u use a furitek ecs an motor like this even if the esc didn’t fri for a cheaper brushless swap instead of buying a receiver an remote.
Yep!
I get 3 blinks of red then no response from motor or servo. Stock AE-6 esc/rx. Any ideas?
I’d start by making 100% sure the batteries in the truck AND the remote are completely charged and then try rebinding.
@@TheShopMiniRCI tested battery showed over 8 volts. Changed batteries in the transmitter same result. Both servo and motor tested working using 9v battery and jumper wire. I have an extra ae-6 and it responds the same way with 3 blinking red lights then nothing. I’m at a loss. Thanks for the reply.
@@GearHead-Moto might be a dead transmitter.
Bought a second ESC and the same thing happened right away when I turned it on.....is it possible that the motor can somehow be causing this? Originally happened after a trip to the lake lol.
It’s possible. Or you are plugging in the battery backwards.
Hello I have a scx24 dead bolt and I am having the same problem as you guys with when I turn it on and plug everything in the car can still steer just fine but when I try to go forward and back it doesn’t want. I did happen to see that if I move the motor with the throttle pined it moves for a little bit then stops. I took a look at all the chips and they all seem normal.
Couple possible things, your battery might not actually be fully charging. Be sure to try multiple batteries or check you battery on a hobby grade charger. Could also be the motor going out. If you have another truck, try just plugging it’s motor into the esc and see if it acts the same.
@@TheShopMiniRC I tried with a different motor and different battery and made sure that both batteries were fully charged but still doing the same thing I tried just plugging in the motor still no. This has kinda been a recurring problem I go buy a new esc and it works for a little while then the esc will just die there’s a faint smell of the smoke but nothing that just would be normally running. Also another question is it bad to have it charging while the battery is still plugged into the ecu
@@TheShopMiniRC I have blown up at least 4 stock esc this way
@@Trippystiff do NOT charge the battery while in the truck.
@@TheShopMiniRC ok good to know life lessons
My rx/esx is death after some smelled burning. No connection with radio. No red light.... Any thoughts?
That means the rx is likely completely fried. :(
Hey kind off topic question, i bought a brushless furitek motor, I am looking for an ESC and RX unit to run it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated?
As mentioned in the video, you can use a v1 stock axial rx/tx with any standard esc
If you are looking to run brushless, you will need a brushless esc. I’d recommend the lizard pro as a budget option and the Python Pro as a top of the line option
As for aftermarket RX/TX… that is just a topic that is huge. A good budget option is the flysky GT5 though. A good higher end option is the Flysky Noble NB4. (There is a pro as well but it’s a lot more expensive)
Ever since I installed emax servo, every now and then my esc will stop sending signal to my remote. Can a emax servo cause esc issues ? .. never had issues with my scx24 cutting off.. I kind of shake the car alil and it cuts back on like nothing happened
I’ve never had an issue like that. Maybe there is a shirt in the servo wiring?
@@TheShopMiniRC I actually figured it out today.. my battery connector to the esc is very “ loose” and as a wiggle it it disconnects from the battery. I changed batteries and it not as lose . So false alarm.. it’s a bad battery connector .. sadly I have to buy a new battery vs fixing the one I got but since we only talking $15 at the LHS .. all good
@@Daniyoyo yep, that would do it!!!
hey why is my ts0002 esc from orlandoo hunter burning up? I added heat shrink around it worked, but when I reverse and throttle quickly tryna do a wheelie, the esc just randomly stop working, like the motor goes full speed with out my transmitter even on cuz I turned it off quickly after it was moving without control
when I turn on the switch with battery connected to the esc the motor connected, it spins full speed without my transmitter even turn on, I really need help I don’t understand what’s going on
unfortunately, i dont have a lot of experience with the orlandoo escs :(
darn it
@@Tutel57 sorry :(
@@TheShopMiniRC it’s ok 👍
I just got new v2 electronics for my scx24, and the motor is doing nothing. When I plug it into the battery side ihre wheels are turning backwards even without the ESC on or the transmitter. It‘s all totally new, so I‘m pretty confused.
does the motor stop when you turn on your v2 remote?
it's very odd that anything would move while the v2 esc is turned off.
Do you have an external ESC?
@@TheShopMiniRC No, only the v2 electronics, but I just stood up and what do I see? My battery was twice it‘s size big (at the charger), the battery was probably damaged before that. A few weeks ago, I accidentally had the battery in the car while the ESC was still on, maybe that „killed“ it.
I turned my truck on and steering went to center but has no steering change servo to different Chanel and it works what could be the problem?
Make sure your dual rate is all the way up.
any links on to where i can find a oem ESC for thr scx24 bronco?
bit.ly/42MRqZF
I tried but my brand new setup has no throttle but has steering.Battery is full charged The motor is literally brand new
You might need a new ESC, you can probably still use your v1 electronics as your RX and TX though.
What brand is the battery in this video?
amzn.to/43I9tjm
I know someone selling a SCX24 Bronco who says it needs a new ESC... is the repair difficult and what recommendations do you have for parts?
Thanks
Yes the repair is very simple, you can just get the same esc replaced (about $25)
However, you can not use the fried esc from the bronco with a brushless setup as I suggest in this video. That’s because the blue esc that comes with the bronco and gladiator does not have a channel 2 to plug an external esc into. But as I said above, you can fix the truck with a $25 oem replacement esc/receiver combo.
@@TheShopMiniRC much appreciated sir
I have the Gladiator and lost steering. I've got many spare servos and none of them work. It works intermittently and randomly. The motor works perfectly though, just lost my steering. I've not heard of this happening to anyone, I'm confused as to what happened.
Same thing just happened to me with the Bronco
odd, we have a TON of these v1 electronics and have never lost channel 1.
@TheShopMiniRC I've been taking the esc/receiver and transmitter apart looking for loose wires, bad solder joints etc. Found nothing. I'm not sure if the problem is in the 2 in 1 or the transmitter itself.
@@MrLumixia did you fix your ESC issue in your Bronco? I may be faced with same problem
@@erniecap5037 Horizon Support sent me a new Receiver/ESC and a servo which did not fix the issue. So they are sending a new transmitter but they are backordered a few months out so hopefully that fixes it.