Newbie ESC advice
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Hello chaps
Just wanted to mine the rich seam of knowledge in this forum!
I bought an R/C car for my son last Christmas and it hasn't had much use.
A friend now has one so he's starting using it more, which is nice, but last weekend it stopped working.
I'm pretty certain the ESC has failed - I'm getting 0V between the +ve (red) and -ve (black) wires in the cable that powers the receiver from the ESC and 4.7V between the white signal wire and either of the red or black.
I'd like some advice as to what ESC I should buy as a replacement - the choice and price range seems enormous.
I don't mind spending a little more to future-proof it in case he wants to upgrade the battery or the motor, but probably say maximum price of £50 unless there's good reason to spend more.1
The car/radio kit is this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FTX-Vantage-Brushed-Water...
which came with this radio system
http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/product/ET1060/et...
Many thanks in advance!
Just wanted to mine the rich seam of knowledge in this forum!
I bought an R/C car for my son last Christmas and it hasn't had much use.
A friend now has one so he's starting using it more, which is nice, but last weekend it stopped working.
I'm pretty certain the ESC has failed - I'm getting 0V between the +ve (red) and -ve (black) wires in the cable that powers the receiver from the ESC and 4.7V between the white signal wire and either of the red or black.
I'd like some advice as to what ESC I should buy as a replacement - the choice and price range seems enormous.
I don't mind spending a little more to future-proof it in case he wants to upgrade the battery or the motor, but probably say maximum price of £50 unless there's good reason to spend more.1
The car/radio kit is this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FTX-Vantage-Brushed-Water...
which came with this radio system
http://www.cmldistribution.co.uk/product/ET1060/et...
Many thanks in advance!
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