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Old 10-18-2013, 06:51 PM
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ok first off hi everyone im new here. i have a caldera 10e that i just got a week ago, i ran a fully charged 2s in it one time an now it wont move i have steering but thats it, the book says esc may have overheated an resetting it may solve the problem, problem is i dont know how to reset it and there isnt anything in the book on how to do it. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Old 10-20-2013, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by gearhead426
ok first off hi everyone im new here. i have a caldera 10e that i just got a week ago, i ran a fully charged 2s in it one time an now it wont move i have steering but thats it, the book says esc may have overheated an resetting it may solve the problem, problem is i dont know how to reset it and there isnt anything in the book on how to do it. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Overheat protection should only require turning the ESC off, letting it cool down and then turning it back on. It should reset itself.
Are you sure it didn't just go into Low Voltage Mode? LVC protects your from over draining the lipo battery. It will cut power to the motor but give you steering. It will not work again until the lipo is charged or a different battery is used.

How long did it run before this happened?

If you want to try re-calibrating the ESC, the process is shown here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OkwkziFWE8
Old 10-22-2013, 03:48 AM
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If new battery or charging doesnt work try calibrating if still nothing contact redcat we have had a few cars with bad escs come in in the past with these same issues
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well tried new battery an calibrating an still only turns left an right but no throttle forward or reverse. guess ill call up redcat tomorrow thanks for the help guys.

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