Got to the field today to finally maiden my angel. Must have had an angel on my shoulder - because right before I got her off the ground - the prop stopped abrubtly (bang) and smoke started coming from my esc. Coulda been worse, Now i;m trying to figure the problem... bad esc? bad motor? bad combo? Everything was connected proper and seemed to be fine when I ran the meter against it befor flight. The esc is totally dead - but the motor seems fine ( but not sure if to trust it)
here is my setup:
motor - hacker a50s-14
Prop - 16x10 apc
battery - tp 5s 5000 30c
esc - castle ice lite 75

4 of the fets by the black wire just popped.

Any input is appreciated.

thx

rich
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