e-maxx wont respond

[Been 2780]

ok havent really driven my e-maxx for a while, and i went to go drive it again the other day. well i turned on my controller, then i turned the truck on, and a red light on the esc turned on for a little bit, then it turned off, then there was nothing. The batteries are charged and all, so thats not a problem. The truck wont respond at all, what could this be?

[kaleb2]

is the controller have batteries that work

[Been 2780]

yes it does

[1 bad bug]

I had an rc18mt that did that but it always worked after I messed with the on/off swich.

[notatoy]

ok havent really driven my e-maxx for a while, and i went to go drive it again the other day. well i turned on my controller, then i turned the truck on, and a red light on the esc turned on for a little bit, then it turned off, then there was nothing. The batteries are charged and all, so thats not a problem. The truck wont respond at all, what could this be?has the truck still got tamiya connectors ????on the batts and esc ??

[johndeerekid]

has the truck still got tamiya connectors ????on the batts

try resetting the esc. that usually works for me. -Wes

[Been 2780]

what does the tamiya connectors look like? on the batts it has like a white plastic connector

[Been 2780]

how do u reset the esc?

[johndeerekid]

what does the tamiya connectors look like? on the batts it has like a white plastic connector

those would be tamiya connectors. to reset the esc turn on your radio, then hold dont the button on the esc until it goes from green to red, then it will flash once and pull the throttle back all the way, then it will flash twice and put the throttle to full reverse and then it should go green. -Wes

[Been 2780]

i tried resseting the esc, and i held down the button, for at least 10 seconds, and nothing happened

[HawnMT]

i tried resseting the esc, and i held down the button, for at least 10 seconds, and nothing happened

Is the esc powering up, any lights come on anymore? Is there any steering? Even if the esc wasn't programmed right the steering should work.

[Been 2780]

i guess it powers up, because if i let it sit for a while, then i turn it back on, the red light will come on for a few secs, then the light will turn off, then if i turn it back koff then on again nothing will happen at all, no lights or anything

[HawnMT]

Kinda sounds like the esc is not getting the signal from the transmitter. I know this may sound insulting, and I don't mean it to be, but try checking the crystals and the connections.

[Been 2780]

ive actuall checked the crystals a couple of times, took them out put them back in, etc, as far as connections go i havent really checked them, besides whether or not the batteries are plugged in

[LSXEric]

I had this happen to me a long time ago. I more of a nitro guy, so I did the simple thing bought a new 16.8 volt water proof ESC (I had the older 3606 E-maxx with with the red 14.4 volt ESC). Thats what I would do.

[Been 2780]

the thing is im gonna try and sell it on ebay, and i want the truck to be working and all before i sell it, but i dont want to put money into it if i dont havae to, and ya im more of a nitro guy to

[hoober]

Look into a bad connection in the one connector (that doesn't power up the esc/servo) It could be anywhere in the battery, connector, wire, esc.

I'd bet on a bad battery bar or connector pin.

[notatoy]

Look into a bad connection in the one connector (that doesn't power up the esc/servo) It could be anywhere in the battery, connector, wire, esc.

I'd bet on a bad battery bar or connector pin.yeah i would go with batterie connection does it have the tamiya type connection??? if so this could be the cause i had a lot of problems with those then i changed to deans connectors ,much better i have had no problems since .just a idea :)

[LSXEric]

yeah i would go with batterie connection does it have the tamiya type connection??? if so this could be the cause i had a lot of problems with those then i changed to deans connectors ,much better i have had no problems since .just a idea :)

Also the new traxxas conectors are desent. Have u made sure that one of the batts is not shorted. Another this may be stupid, are u runnin different batterie brands. I had this freak out my E-maxx once.

[Been 2780]

the batterys are the same brand, ill look at it more later on today, and ill post up and see if i can find the problem or not

[Been 2780]

and yes it does have the tamiya connectors

[Been 2780]

well i looked over it again, i still cantfind it, the last time i took it out it was fine, i still dont understand what it is

[LSXEric]

Try to get some deans connectors or traxxas connectors. This should help and only set u back bout $8.

[Been 2780]

i dont have a lhs near me

[LSXEric]

O well can u solder?

[hoober]

If you have a dvm you can check the system for continuity at every connector to verify the esc is getting power from the batts. If not then get some help from someone who has one and tell them it is one big circuit (esc and both batts)

[Been 2780]

no i cant solder, and i dont know anyone with a dvm...