Thats a royal bummer. I hope it's going to be ok.
Mine has been doing good so far. I did see a You Tube video where a guys Select Scale Super Cub burned up. I think he said it was the ESC also. Now im getting a little worried...
What batterys are you using in yours ? Im using some 1300's I get from Hobbycool on ebay for about 15 bucks shipped each. I have 6 of them now.
I don't think i've ever even seen the ESC in mine. I better find it and start feeling it for heat occassionally. Maybe we should install 30 amp ESC's in them. Sounds like the stock 18 amp ESC's are too wimpy.
I take off at full throttle, but then I throttle back to about 1/2 to 3/4, and then only go wide open once in a while, and then only for short periods.
Ya know, if the ESC's are getting hot, their robbing us of runtime and power. 30A ESC time...