villain ex problem
 

hey guys.
I was at a beach with mr. villain and the tamiya style connectors melted. I went to my LHS and got some traxxas style ones and installed the up.I reset the speed controller like the guy at my LHS said to and now my props barly turn in reverse, but work fine in forwards.any ideas?
thanks

RE: villain ex problem
 

You might need to re-programm the ESC. Here's the steps and I had to re-programm mine out of the box cuz full throttle was only about 3/4 top speed.


Speed Control Programming
To program the speed control, it should be connected to the receiver, and the
transmitter should be adjusted as described in the previous section.

1. Disconnect the motors from the speed control.
2. Connect two fully charged battery packs to the speed control. Connect
one JST/Tamiya plug (RED & BLACK wires) to one battery pack. Connect
the other JST/Tamiya plug to the other battery pack.
3. Turn on the transmitter.
4. Turn on the speed control.
5. Press and hold the ESC SET button until the status LED turns solid red,
and then release the button (with the transmitter throttle at neutral). You
are now in programming mode.
6. Pull the transmitter throttle trigger to the full throttle position. Hold it
there until the status LED turns solid green. NOTE: The motors will not run
during programming even if they are connected to the speed control.
7. Push the transmitter throttle trigger to full reverse. Hold it there until the
status LED blinks green.
8. Release the transmitter throttle trigger allowing it to return to neutral.
The status LED will turn solid red, indicating that the throttle is at neutral
and the programming has been completed.
9. Connect the motors to the speed control. Connect the red speed control
wires to motor’s red positive (+) leads. Connect the black speed control
wires to motor’s negative (-) leads. Make sure the bullet connectors snap
together securely. Refer to the wiring diagram for assistance.

RE: villain ex problem
 

yes, I hav done that multiple times but the same thing happens.

RE: villain ex problem
 

If you have the new blue one in the newer EX boat it programs differently.
after you press and hold the button it will turn green first then red
when it turns red let it go
it will blink once red then pull full throttle till it turns green
then wait it will blink 2 times then full reverse when it turns green you are done.
hope this helps

RE: villain ex problem
 

no, I have the other orange one.

RE: villain ex problem
 

Ok
with the throttle set at neutral press and hold the esc set button till the led turns solid red then release
Pull full throttle hold it there till it turns green push to full reverse then it will blink green then release this should do it.

RE: villain ex problem
 

I have done that multiple times. the forwards works fine but the reverse dsnt

RE: villain ex problem
 

the fets are out of the reverse channel in the speedo then
Call traxxas and see what they say
You may have to get a new speedo
Honestly reverse is not needed on a boat and the newer speedo does not have much speed in reverse

RE: villain ex problem
 

what are fets and speedo?

RE: villain ex problem
 

Speedo=speed control
You will have to call traxxas and see what they say
These boats are not designed to run backwards very fast cause the water floods over the back.
If you have full throttle then just run it