Lol, just found this video and I laughed so hard. Not because of You, but because of me. I bought a smaller battery for the rig but it has another plug.. So not a big deal I dig in to my stuff and found a nice matching plug with longer wires. Black to black red to red and everithyng works fine. The other day I relocate my esc and battery tray and the wires were too short. Dig again found a matching plug, soldered and plugged in than YEEEKS. Smoke and glowing wires, quickly grab it to unplug, it burns and melted in my fingers... I just blinked a few times and couldn't understand the situation. Soooo make another one with another plug and guess what, repeat the same stupid thing again. I think that's where I start to realize my fault. The first plug swap I made is from something else and correct but all the other plugs I have are reversed. Lucky thing is both my esc and battery are fine but it's just pure luck and maybe because just 2s. Yepp, always check polarity every side. Cheers and sorry for the long run!
I wish that I would've got mine on video. Not only did it catch fire, but the dang thing took off across the table.!! 🤣🤣🤣 I couldn't stop laughing. You got lucky with your ESC. Because mine got away from me it had time to incinerate it's precious little insides. I am so bad that I tucked in my shirt like a big boy and uploaded this video because I get the best stories in return. I thank you many times for yours. 😊
@@AMAZINGRC I would have my money on reversed polarity. BTW where did you get the JST PH2.0 connector. I am trying to purchase a few, without wire, and can't find them.
@@guyc5978 i am going to check that one first thing. I really never thought to check because matching the colors kept me safe for 20 years. But now with all of the comments asking me to check, I am second guessing the color matching... keep you posted.! Many thanks for the great comment.!
😔 well you were right... the polarity was opposite... I have never run into this before, IN 20 YEARS.! To be quite honest, until you said something about it I would've NEVER CHECKED.! I will have a follow-up video. Many thanks for kicki g me in the right direction.🤜🤛
I did this same conversion to my enduro 24 i never had a problem with a different battery i run a 800mah 50c tattoo all the time such a strange problem great video brother 💯
I am starting to think that this is a polarity issue... I know that sounds crazy, but its close to the only thing that it can be. Keep you posted on that. Many thanks my brother.!
i run 3s 450 and have zero issues either reverse polarity or he plugged into the motor port by accident buddy did that with same result but it still worked as a receiver when i made him a brushless out of old drone esc's
Kevin Talbot smoke 🤣🤣 poor Kevin gets ripped on so much....lesson learned brother 👍🏻and we got slammed pretty good here in Northwest Alabama by that winter storm, but no where near as bad as Texas...prayers their way my friend 🙏
Lithium ion is designed completely different than a lipo, the other battery possibly toasted that esc combo, nic reference to the dude across the pond 😎
LOL, I dig his stuff for sure... on this one I totally reversed the polarity like an idiot.! Thankfully I only burned up the ESC.!! I love this tiny truck. I have just installed a full diecast body on it and it came out really good. Many thanks for the great comment.!!
So I’ve had my jeep wrangler Rubicon now for all eight months maybe. Yeah and when I had a brand new I took it into a creek up on the mountains where is a good place to go crawling gotten into water over its roof and Shorted out ESC.I was used to the red cat GEN seven which comes waterproof out of the box. So the first thing I had to do was buy a new ESC, then when I got it I waterproofed it thanks to Shen RC showing out a waterproof the electronics. I actually found a product you can spray right into the ESC called wire dryer. You can pick it up at a auto zone etc. I appreciate your admitting to your mistake. I’m very careful about what batteries I buy other than the stock ones from Axel.
Its a shame ,usually using different batteries are ok so thats weird that it happened 😕 Kevin Talbot Smoke 🤣🤣 think this only likes the Stock batteries 👍 good to show what can happen and a great Video Brian 👍
i run 3s 450 and have zero issues either reverse polarity or he plugged into the motor port by accident buddy did that with same result but it still worked as a receiver when i made him a brushless system out of old drone esc's i reprogramed
I had a similar experience, I'm running a 180 motor with some big bulky gears from another rc in my SCX 24 and the stock battery didn't last long at all,so I thought why not try a 7.4 1100 mah battery in it and about a minute into driving it the esc went up in smoke.motor toast. So I got a new esc and 180 motor but now I use the600 mah battery from my hobby plus 1/18 scale crawler. It's been working great , nice and fast compared to the stock set up.
Many thanks my friend for the great comment.!! Sorry my response is late... some of these comments slip by me. I was super lucky not to have lost my motor in the process. I just lost my ESC. I still need to replace mine. I have an extremely inadequate ESC in there for now, but it must come out. It's not a crawler ESC and it completely changes the car. Too fast. If you don't mind , what did you use as your replacement.?? And how do you like this new setup.? Thanks again for this great comment.
Yup Great info for those who plan to experiment. We have all done something like this at some point .. I remember putting a 5s battery on a rig only good up to 4s and sizzle sizzle.. DEAD.. And I had just traveled out to do a run.. Had to pack everything back up and go home. lol Now that being said. What you did should not have happened?? Specially if you find it works on the other trucks. I guess I sort of get the difference.. Lithium Polymer as compared to lithium Ion. I sure would of thought that it would work here in this.. :)Thanks for sharing it.
I have run several different brands of 2s and 3s on my collection. Running the Furitek micro komodo and iguana esc on all five. No issues at all. Looks to me like you got a bad esc unit.
Wow that's nuts . I'm not an expert by any means but here's a little info from researching my FY01. The vehicle was bought on banggood and comes stock with a Lilo battery. They sell an optional 2s Lipo battery that says it's a direct fit. I asked some questions on BG's question page for the Lipo battery and everyone says it's good to go on the FY01, whether or not it's accurate is another question. From what I've researched all the brushed FY vehicles come stock with the Lilo and the brushless come with a 2s Lipo. The brushed motors have the Esc/Receiver combo and the brushless come with separate components. Just wanted to share a little feedback on the Feiyue brand , wish I could confirm something more , especially with the Axial. Very informational video, I'm sure you saved many more some heartbreak on their SCX2s.
Great video and very informative. The replacement motors are just as hard to get. I have the same jeep and only got 6 uses and now my motor is shot. Hard to pay 200 up here in Canada and it not last very long. My xmods from 15 years ago are still running strong and this didn't last a month. Maybe I got lucky and just received a bad unit but it seems to be an ongoing issue with a lot of people.
Sorry, this one slipped through the cracks... many thanks for your wonderful comment. Like you, I have had a few issues with picking up parts for this rig. Now that I chopped mine up, creating a dedicated POV car. I still need a new ESC for this car. The one I am using is not made for a crawler and makes my car feel too spunky... like it has had too much sugar...LOL.!! Thank you again for the great comment my friend.!!
The voltage between lipo and li ion are really similar it should never hurt anything using one or the other. Alot of electronic speed controller manufactures usually run the battery and motor circuits side by side and when you did your reverse polatity trick it fried and crossed those circuits. You might be able to see where it is and repair it if you wanted too. I have been lucky with that a few times. Other times it fries resisters and transistors and they need replaced.
Yeah my Buddy and I burned the receiver/esc combo this week when we used a 1000 mah urgenex 2s batteries I think it was user error (polarity reversed)when plugging in the battery
This is exactly what happened to me.!! I still have not picked up another ESC for my 24. Silly mistake on our part not to check. In our defense, I have never had a reversed polarity ESC in 20 years of RC. I will be checking ESCs to complete redundancy for the rest of my life because of this.! 🤣🤣🤣 Sorry it took me so long to find this comment.! Sometimes these slip through the cracks on me. Really do appreciate the comment. Many thanks my friend.!! 🏎😎
I don't like the ESC that I am using in this SCX24. I wish I could've gotten my hands on a stock ESC like you did. I will upgrade this one that I have here soon. This one I'm using is not for crawling. Using this rig as my FPV car, I really need it to crawl... thanks for the comment. It is nice to know that I wasn't the only one with this bright idea...🤣
Brian, the Li-Ion Battery you used MIGHT have developed an internal short.... It happens in rare cases. Now obviously when you TORCHED the ESC, you likely melted Solder on the PCB - causing Battery power to flow straight through the ESC - without any input - straight to the Motor. 😖 That whole thing seems like it was beyond your control. When I get mine.... I'm probably bypassing all that integrated stuff, and fitting a standard Micro Reciever and Micro ESC, likely from one of my RC Aircraft. 😉 Carmine ✈🚂🚙
I was looking at the connector at 3:24 and comparing it to my stock battery and other jst connectors online, and while your wires are correct (black to black, red to red) the connector itself appears to be backwards. So I don't think it wasn't the battery type that ended up smoking the esc.
I found this too... I have never seen a set up like this from any company... do you have any thoughts on what they are doing this for...?? Make a bit more cash.??
Where'd you get the connector from? I sure hope that it was a one-off thing, if they're being sold that way that's dangerous, someone could burn their house down if it causes a short while charging or something!
@@AMAZINGRC To get more cash... yes, because you need to use the same brand. I have seen it with Redcat. The original light kit has reverse polarity for the LEDs, that makes you burn aftermarket parts if you do not check the voltage before installing. I agree with @dissectTheWorld the problem has reverse polarity even when your cables are connected to the same color. You can use other batteries as long as you watch for the discharge rates (different in Lithium-Ion you used compared to Lithium-Polymer, which is the original. Great channel and video! I wish to have as much as viewers you do!
Unicorns? Now it seems these trucks and parts can be found everywhere. It's obvious the battery fried the ESC. I'm assuming it's a 3C or higher battery you tried to use, frying the ESC.
Close... polarity is swapped on the stock rig. I literally own 26 cars, trucks, and a couple helis... NONE of them are wired this way. Axial SCX10III as well as the new SCX6... both wired correctly. SCX24.?? Not so much...
@@AMAZINGRC so you are saying the polarity is reversed on the stock esc, and therefore the wires must be reversed on the stock battery as well not to cause a problem? Next question is did you have a lemon or are all the Scx24 like this?
I had a similar problem happened to me I made a connector to go from the red t plug on my 7.4v lipo 1000mah battery to the jst on the scx and when I plugged it in it fried the wires on the extension conversion cable. Thankfully my scx seems fine and so does the battery but I'm sticking with stock batteries with this
You burnt up the esc. I have a channel I watch from Sweden. He's shown how you can run an aftermarket esc on the stock receiver. If you like and will allow it I can put a link here for you. Wanted to add. It's basically plug and play throw the 2nd channel.
👍👍👍 that is exactly what happened.!! I had been soooo used to the standard wiring for 20+ years in RC. I never thought that I had to check. Especially due to the fact that this was not my first Axial. But I now check ALL battery wiring for EVERY car I receive. But very good answer.! Most comments believe that I over volted the ESC with a 4S battery, or something in that nature. 😃
If you accidentally connect the stick battery to the motor side the smoke will come out. And reverse polarity will fry it too. Gotta be careful with these little ESCs. I've been lucky, I fried the stock motor but it was a cheap fix.
After 25 years in this hobby I had never had this happen. My fault for not checking polarity, but it had never been different before. I only had to think about voltage before. Now I'm checking polarity as well. Many thanks for the great comment my friend.! I really appreciate it.!
I just did that today and the thing is I have two and I have replaced two motors and one servo in the past two weeks and now I got a new motor and I plugged the batterie into the wrong spot so now I have to buy a esc these things are not cheap😂😢
My battery was wired backwards completely.! I had a polarity issue, but I can totally see how an uncharged battery could do the same thing. Many thanks for the great comment.!
The esc must not have been designed for the LiIon battery which is strange. I also do a lot of airsoft and I frequently switch between liIon and LiPo battery’s on both standard and E-triggers.
Makes total sense.! In this situation the company swapped the positive and negative leads out of the ESC. I have never run into this before, but that is what happened here. As soon as I installed the battery it shorted out, sending the car across the table. I always thought that all RC cars and such were wired the same way. But I guess not... many thanks for the great comment.!
@@AMAZINGRC Wow. Was it a regular axial esc or had you upgraded it? I tried my LiIon battery in my axial wraith with no issue (hoping to burn it out to upgrade it🤪).
@@benjamincalvo8386 regular Axial Stock ESC. Crazy right.? I of course never expected it. That's why I did not film it. I REALLY wish that I had got the event on film.
@@AMAZINGRC a lipo is a lithium battery too.... Confusion mode complete! Lipo = Lithium Polymer (brick form, hardcase or soft pack. Li-ion = Lithium Ion Tube Batteries in a wrap.
The positive and negative are switched on your connector. Unless I am crazy. And that would do it. I have seen similar issues… e.g. the barrage 1/24 and the RGT 1/24 have the “same” connector, so you could plug each others batteries in, …BUT…. The + - are reversed, so if you did plug it in you get instant lipo puff/ ignition. I am only judging by the quick shot of the connector in the video, but it looks reversed to me. Lithium-ion batteries are actually LESS volatile than Lithium-polymer, so that shouldn’t be an issue.
You hit that nail right on the head.!! Not only did I get a puff but the darn truck took off across the table.!! I really wish I would have got that on film.. 🤣🤣🤣 Many thanks for the great comment.!!
I think all of these lipos are reversed... I think that this is how they have their trucks designed. Maybe it's so you buy their batteries... 🤨 really appreciate the great comment my friend.!!
Oh my.!! You must have had pretty close to the experience that I had as soon as you plugged this battery in. Mine took off across the table on me.! 🤣 really appreciate the great comment my friend.!!
@@jaysrcexpedition I am shopping ESCs for mine now. I used a 10$ chipset ESC for my fix. All I had at the time. This one I am using is NOT a crawler ESC and does not crawl.... at all. So, if you don't mind sharing your Tekin model number, I would love to check it out. Bull Gear RC has just picked up another killer ESC for his SCX24, and he loves it.!! I am going to check his out too. Let me know, thanks brother.!
Super reversed.! In 20+ years I have never seen the polarity reversed from the factory. I am not sure about the SCX10III, mine is a kit. But the polarity to the stock SCX24 was backwards., and when I upgraded to a 2000mAh 2S lipo it hit the fan, and the car hit the wall.! lol.! But you got it 100% correct.! Polarity definitely backwards. Many thanks for the great comment my friend.!
I got it with the backwards motor issue so in thought I was messing with the motor wires instead I was playing with the battery wires. Could’ve avoided that by simply not having the battery in the RC in the first place. It’s ok my time machine from Amazon just arrived I hope ordered the right one lol 😆
🤣😂🤣 To be honest, I really wish that I had it on film. It was very exciting to say the least. Took off across the table in an instant, spewing smoke.! Oh well, maybe next time... LOL. Many thanks my friend.!
Save the ESC. I'm pretty sure it's not you or the Battery. There's a capacitor in esc. It's bad. That's why it smoked so bad. Looks see if it's swelled up. Or BURNT. . . 👍
Have to be carefull with all the "Li" type of cells. The voltage of the cells vary and how far you can dischage,so these factors can come into play in the car, LET ALONE when charging
Same thing just happened to me... Everything turned off (remote & truck) I plugged in my 2s battery (not 3s) and the truck started to drive full throttle with smoke coming out of the ESC... The first thing I checked was the polarity of my battery (since I just soldered longer cables). Everything was correct except... I inverted the connector... so the polarity was reversed when I plugged it in. I've opened the ESC and there's 2 burnt chips (S3202 L020AE). And now, with the battery's connector correctly re-soldered, when I plug it in, although everything is turned off, it starts driving full throttle... If you still have that battery, I'd like to know if maybe the same thing happened to you, if the connector is reversed? Thanks!
I just sold the battery but I do remember that the connector was in fact reversed. I have never run into this issue EVER in 25 years of custom RC. I also opened my ESC and came to the same conclusion. I burned up my ESC...LOL. I did learn a very valuable lesson here... I will always be checking polarity on EVERYTHING from now on. Many thanks for the great comment. Hopefully this helped.😃
@@chrisjames5823 I am actually going to take this little truck to another level with this new FPV set up. Starting on my micro course. Going to be an epic set up. Going to be using a bunch of tunnels that require the FPV set to be able to drive the course. Because you have 3 of these great little trucks, you will want to see what im cooking up.! Hope to see you there.!!
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Lol, just found this video and I laughed so hard.
Not because of You, but because of me.
I bought a smaller battery for the rig but it has another plug.. So not a big deal I dig in to my stuff and found a nice matching plug with longer wires. Black to black red to red and everithyng works fine.
The other day I relocate my esc and battery tray and the wires were too short. Dig again found a matching plug, soldered and plugged in than YEEEKS. Smoke and glowing wires, quickly grab it to unplug, it burns and melted in my fingers...
I just blinked a few times and couldn't understand the situation. Soooo make another one with another plug and guess what, repeat the same stupid thing again. I think that's where I start to realize my fault. The first plug swap I made is from something else and correct but all the other plugs I have are reversed. Lucky thing is both my esc and battery are fine but it's just pure luck and maybe because just 2s. Yepp, always check polarity every side. Cheers and sorry for the long run!
I wish that I would've got mine on video. Not only did it catch fire, but the dang thing took off across the table.!! 🤣🤣🤣 I couldn't stop laughing. You got lucky with your ESC. Because mine got away from me it had time to incinerate it's precious little insides. I am so bad that I tucked in my shirt like a big boy and uploaded this video because I get the best stories in return. I thank you many times for yours. 😊
Hahaha "Kevin Talbott smoke" that's awesome perfect explanation
I just knew most people would understand that one..!!! 😂😂😂
Check polarity at both battery plugs. Just because wires are correct color, it doesn't mean they are in the same holes in plug
I will do that... I really never thought that would be possible. Many thanks on that. And I will get back to you on the results. 🤜🤛
@@AMAZINGRC I would have my money on reversed polarity. BTW where did you get the JST PH2.0 connector. I am trying to purchase a few, without wire, and can't find them.
@@guyc5978 i am going to check that one first thing. I really never thought to check because matching the colors kept me safe for 20 years. But now with all of the comments asking me to check, I am second guessing the color matching... keep you posted.! Many thanks for the great comment.!
😔 well you were right... the polarity was opposite... I have never run into this before, IN 20 YEARS.! To be quite honest, until you said something about it I would've NEVER CHECKED.! I will have a follow-up video. Many thanks for kicki g me in the right direction.🤜🤛
@@guyc5978 all of you were right on this... really appreciate the correct info on this. Follow-up video coming soon.!
I did this same conversion to my enduro 24 i never had a problem with a different battery i run a 800mah 50c tattoo all the time such a strange problem great video brother 💯
I am starting to think that this is a polarity issue... I know that sounds crazy, but its close to the only thing that it can be. Keep you posted on that. Many thanks my brother.!
i run 3s 450 and have zero issues either reverse polarity or he plugged into the motor port by accident buddy did that with same result but it still worked as a receiver when i made him a brushless out of old drone esc's
Kevin Talbot smoke 🤣🤣 poor Kevin gets ripped on so much....lesson learned brother 👍🏻and we got slammed pretty good here in Northwest Alabama by that winter storm, but no where near as bad as Texas...prayers their way my friend 🙏
Yup! Here in central Texas and we are struggling, but we're almost through it. Thank you for the prayers!
Lithium ion is designed completely different than a lipo, the other battery possibly toasted that esc combo, nic reference to the dude across the pond 😎
LOL, I dig his stuff for sure... on this one I totally reversed the polarity like an idiot.! Thankfully I only burned up the ESC.!! I love this tiny truck. I have just installed a full diecast body on it and it came out really good. Many thanks for the great comment.!!
So I’ve had my jeep wrangler Rubicon now for all eight months maybe. Yeah and when I had a brand new I took it into a creek up on the mountains where is a good place to go crawling gotten into water over its roof and Shorted out ESC.I was used to the red cat GEN seven which comes waterproof out of the box. So the first thing I had to do was buy a new ESC, then when I got it I waterproofed it thanks to Shen RC showing out a waterproof the electronics. I actually found a product you can spray right into the ESC called wire dryer. You can pick it up at a auto zone etc. I appreciate your admitting to your mistake. I’m very careful about what batteries I buy other than the stock ones from Axel.
Its a shame ,usually using different batteries are ok so thats weird that it happened 😕 Kevin Talbot Smoke 🤣🤣 think this only likes the Stock batteries 👍 good to show what can happen and a great Video Brian 👍
I was in fact a polarity issue.! I will have a video coming soon to explain everything. Many thanks my brother.!
@@AMAZINGRC no worries brother 👌
i run 3s 450 and have zero issues either reverse polarity or he plugged into the motor port by accident buddy did that with same result but it still worked as a receiver when i made him a brushless system out of old drone esc's i reprogramed
Good video, I subscribed and liked 👍
Really appreciate the new sub my friend.!! Many thanks for the great comment.!!
You sir, are a perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
OMG, I am so using that.!!
Furthermore, you are 100% correct.!!!
...oh God, there I go learning again.
I had a similar experience, I'm running a 180 motor with some big bulky gears from another rc in my SCX 24 and the stock battery didn't last long at all,so I thought why not try a 7.4 1100 mah battery in it and about a minute into driving it the esc went up in smoke.motor toast. So I got a new esc and 180 motor but now I use the600 mah battery from my hobby plus 1/18 scale crawler. It's been working great , nice and fast compared to the stock set up.
Many thanks my friend for the great comment.!! Sorry my response is late... some of these comments slip by me.
I was super lucky not to have lost my motor in the process. I just lost my ESC. I still need to replace mine. I have an extremely inadequate ESC in there for now, but it must come out. It's not a crawler ESC and it completely changes the car. Too fast.
If you don't mind , what did you use as your replacement.?? And how do you like this new setup.?
Thanks again for this great comment.
Yup Great info for those who plan to experiment. We have all done something like this at some point .. I remember putting a 5s battery on a rig only good up to 4s and sizzle sizzle.. DEAD.. And I had just traveled out to do a run.. Had to pack everything back up and go home. lol Now that being said. What you did should not have happened?? Specially if you find it works on the other trucks. I guess I sort of get the difference.. Lithium Polymer as compared to lithium Ion. I sure would of thought that it would work here in this.. :)Thanks for sharing it.
I have run several different brands of 2s and 3s on my collection. Running the Furitek micro komodo and iguana esc on all five. No issues at all.
Looks to me like you got a bad esc unit.
I was ok once I got an aftermarket setup. But yeah, set the stock setup on fire.!! 🤣
Wow that's nuts . I'm not an expert by any means but here's a little info from researching my FY01. The vehicle was bought on banggood and comes stock with a Lilo battery. They sell an optional 2s Lipo battery that says it's a direct fit. I asked some questions on BG's question page for the Lipo battery and everyone says it's good to go on the FY01, whether or not it's accurate is another question.
From what I've researched all the brushed FY vehicles come stock with the Lilo and the brushless come with a 2s Lipo. The brushed motors have the Esc/Receiver combo and the brushless come with separate components.
Just wanted to share a little feedback on the Feiyue brand , wish I could confirm something more , especially with the Axial. Very informational video, I'm sure you saved many more some heartbreak on their SCX2s.
Great video and very informative. The replacement motors are just as hard to get. I have the same jeep and only got 6 uses and now my motor is shot. Hard to pay 200 up here in Canada and it not last very long. My xmods from 15 years ago are still running strong and this didn't last a month. Maybe I got lucky and just received a bad unit but it seems to be an ongoing issue with a lot of people.
Sorry, this one slipped through the cracks... many thanks for your wonderful comment. Like you, I have had a few issues with picking up parts for this rig. Now that I chopped mine up, creating a dedicated POV car. I still need a new ESC for this car. The one I am using is not made for a crawler and makes my car feel too spunky... like it has had too much sugar...LOL.!!
Thank you again for the great comment my friend.!!
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Maybe you did get a bad one. My deadbolt is still running great with near daily use.
When I run FPV cameras in my trucks I use a separate battery for it.
I have not finished the video yet but if I have to guess the red and black are backwards on your JST 2.0 plug. And you shorted out your esc.
You should've seen it.!! Right off the table. Fastest that tiny rig ever went.!! 🤣🤣🤣 But yeah... you are 100 percent correct. 😊
The voltage between lipo and li ion are really similar it should never hurt anything using one or the other.
Alot of electronic speed controller manufactures usually run the battery and motor circuits side by side and when you did your reverse polatity trick it fried and crossed those circuits. You might be able to see where it is and repair it if you wanted too. I have been lucky with that a few times. Other times it fries resisters and transistors and they need replaced.
Yeah my Buddy and I burned the receiver/esc combo this week when we used a 1000 mah urgenex 2s batteries
I think it was user error (polarity reversed)when plugging in the battery
This is exactly what happened to me.!! I still have not picked up another ESC for my 24. Silly mistake on our part not to check. In our defense, I have never had a reversed polarity ESC in 20 years of RC. I will be checking ESCs to complete redundancy for the rest of my life because of this.! 🤣🤣🤣
Sorry it took me so long to find this comment.! Sometimes these slip through the cracks on me. Really do appreciate the comment. Many thanks my friend.!! 🏎😎
I did this three days after purchase but was able to get last esc at my local hobby shop 25bucks an we were back in business
I don't like the ESC that I am using in this SCX24. I wish I could've gotten my hands on a stock ESC like you did. I will upgrade this one that I have here soon. This one I'm using is not for crawling. Using this rig as my FPV car, I really need it to crawl... thanks for the comment. It is nice to know that I wasn't the only one with this bright idea...🤣
The ESC is toast probably. Normally li-ion and lipo shouldn't be a problem to use both. Maybe a short or faulty wiring with the battery.
That will be my next crawler 🐺, that category is being heard a lot. Great video my friend.💪 I hope from you ideas to upgrade👍
You will be very happy.!! This is a great little crawler.! Many thanks Isaac.!
Brian, the Li-Ion Battery you used MIGHT have developed an internal short.... It happens in rare cases.
Now obviously when you TORCHED the ESC, you likely melted Solder on the PCB - causing Battery power to flow straight through the ESC - without any input - straight to the Motor. 😖
That whole thing seems like it was beyond your control.
When I get mine.... I'm probably bypassing all that integrated stuff, and fitting a standard Micro Reciever and Micro ESC, likely from one of my RC Aircraft. 😉
Carmine ✈🚂🚙
It's crazy how some of these comments sneak by me... 6 months ago.??? How are you still my friend..!!!?? 🤣🤣🤣
.... Because I'm almost as NUTZ as you!!! 😜😋😂😅
TH-cam has been crazy with lost comments lately. One of my oldest Friends had his comments VANISH!! 😬
Venom makes 430mAh 30c packs for the SCX24.
I just discovered these and already have a couple on my must have list.!! GREAT MINDS, right.?? Many thanks for this great information.!!
Great video my friend.
Many many thanks my friend.!!
I was looking at the connector at 3:24 and comparing it to my stock battery and other jst connectors online, and while your wires are correct (black to black, red to red) the connector itself appears to be backwards. So I don't think it wasn't the battery type that ended up smoking the esc.
I found this too... I have never seen a set up like this from any company... do you have any thoughts on what they are doing this for...?? Make a bit more cash.??
Where'd you get the connector from? I sure hope that it was a one-off thing, if they're being sold that way that's dangerous, someone could burn their house down if it causes a short while charging or something!
@@AMAZINGRC To get more cash... yes, because you need to use the same brand. I have seen it with Redcat. The original light kit has reverse polarity for the LEDs, that makes you burn aftermarket parts if you do not check the voltage before installing. I agree with @dissectTheWorld the problem has reverse polarity even when your cables are connected to the same color. You can use other batteries as long as you watch for the discharge rates (different in Lithium-Ion you used compared to Lithium-Polymer, which is the original. Great channel and video! I wish to have as much as viewers you do!
Never had this kind of problem, but I think it is necessary to check how are to connect the wires, surely that the colors of the wires are reversed 🤔
I have 3 of them. Sweet little rigs!
Unicorns? Now it seems these trucks and parts can be found everywhere. It's obvious the battery fried the ESC. I'm assuming it's a 3C or higher battery you tried to use, frying the ESC.
Close... polarity is swapped on the stock rig. I literally own 26 cars, trucks, and a couple helis... NONE of them are wired this way. Axial SCX10III as well as the new SCX6... both wired correctly. SCX24.?? Not so much...
@@AMAZINGRC so you are saying the polarity is reversed on the stock esc, and therefore the wires must be reversed on the stock battery as well not to cause a problem? Next question is did you have a lemon or are all the Scx24 like this?
Thanks for sharing 🥰😊
Thank you for the wonderful video today.
Many many thanks my friend.!!
I Jam my Betty on 3s with stock esc. Barrage motor
I had a similar problem happened to me I made a connector to go from the red t plug on my 7.4v lipo 1000mah battery to the jst on the scx and when I plugged it in it fried the wires on the extension conversion cable. Thankfully my scx seems fine and so does the battery but I'm sticking with stock batteries with this
I love the honesty well done
Really appreciate that my friend.! If I had it my way I would be the only one burning up ESCs... LOL.! Many thanks 😊
Mine caught on fire cause I plugged my battery into the motor slot and the motor in the battery slot
You burnt up the esc. I have a channel I watch from Sweden. He's shown how you can run an aftermarket esc on the stock receiver. If you like and will allow it I can put a link here for you.
Wanted to add. It's basically plug and play throw the 2nd channel.
That would be great.! Let me know.!
@@AMAZINGRC here is the link brother.
th-cam.com/video/7KpxN_xWvo0/w-d-xo.html
Wow,that's a bummer,great info
I’m running a tiny Venom battery, works great!
your problem is your Positive & Negative were Reversed on your lilo battery which destroyed your ESC
👍👍👍 that is exactly what happened.!! I had been soooo used to the standard wiring for 20+ years in RC. I never thought that I had to check. Especially due to the fact that this was not my first Axial. But I now check ALL battery wiring for EVERY car I receive.
But very good answer.! Most comments believe that I over volted the ESC with a 4S battery, or something in that nature. 😃
If you accidentally connect the stick battery to the motor side the smoke will come out. And reverse polarity will fry it too. Gotta be careful with these little ESCs. I've been lucky, I fried the stock motor but it was a cheap fix.
After 25 years in this hobby I had never had this happen. My fault for not checking polarity, but it had never been different before. I only had to think about voltage before. Now I'm checking polarity as well. Many thanks for the great comment my friend.! I really appreciate it.!
@@AMAZINGRC no problem, I love talking about these little trucks. I've been having so much fun with mine.
I just did that today and the thing is I have two and I have replaced two motors and one servo in the past two weeks and now I got a new motor and I plugged the batterie into the wrong spot so now I have to buy a esc these things are not cheap😂😢
Battery wasn't charged I'm guessing I had that happen same reaction
My battery was wired backwards completely.! I had a polarity issue, but I can totally see how an uncharged battery could do the same thing. Many thanks for the great comment.!
They are allover now parts too
I am going to pick up a second SCX24 very soon. Really like these tiny crawlers.! They can go anywhere. Many thanks for the great comment my friend.!
The esc must not have been designed for the LiIon battery which is strange. I also do a lot of airsoft and I frequently switch between liIon and LiPo battery’s on both standard and E-triggers.
Makes total sense.!
In this situation the company swapped the positive and negative leads out of the ESC. I have never run into this before, but that is what happened here. As soon as I installed the battery it shorted out, sending the car across the table. I always thought that all RC cars and such were wired the same way. But I guess not... many thanks for the great comment.!
@@AMAZINGRC Wow. Was it a regular axial esc or had you upgraded it? I tried my LiIon battery in my axial wraith with no issue (hoping to burn it out to upgrade it🤪).
@@benjamincalvo8386 regular Axial Stock ESC. Crazy right.? I of course never expected it. That's why I did not film it. I REALLY wish that I had got the event on film.
So a new Hobbywing 1080 for you :)
LOL, that's exactly right.! You hot that nail right on. The head.!
That's why I don't use Lipo batteries,not fond of fire💯💯
🤣 I had no idea🤣🤣🤣many thanks my brother.! I needed that.!
It didn't happen with the lipo, it was the li-ion
@@woutervanwijk4369 good catch, yes it was the lithium battery.
@@AMAZINGRC a lipo is a lithium battery too.... Confusion mode complete!
Lipo = Lithium Polymer (brick form, hardcase or soft pack.
Li-ion = Lithium Ion Tube Batteries in a wrap.
Fire is very scary.
Freaked me out a little...LOL.! And I smoked the ESC, so there's that too...🤣
@@AMAZINGRC I am glad that your house is not getting a fire!
@@jdpaslRC me too... lipo fires are very hot. And they stop when they want too.
Cool 😀😀
The positive and negative are switched on your connector. Unless I am crazy. And that would do it. I have seen similar issues… e.g. the barrage 1/24 and the RGT 1/24 have the “same” connector, so you could plug each others batteries in, …BUT…. The + - are reversed, so if you did plug it in you get instant lipo puff/ ignition.
I am only judging by the quick shot of the connector in the video, but it looks reversed to me. Lithium-ion batteries are actually LESS volatile than Lithium-polymer, so that shouldn’t be an issue.
You hit that nail right on the head.!! Not only did I get a puff but the darn truck took off across the table.!! I really wish I would have got that on film.. 🤣🤣🤣 Many thanks for the great comment.!!
Sorry for the mishap bruh thanks for the vid
At least I didn't burn the house down... 🤣 Thanks Mike.!
Ive also burned up a couple of them because some lipo batteries come reversed polarity
I think all of these lipos are reversed... I think that this is how they have their trucks designed. Maybe it's so you buy their batteries... 🤨 really appreciate the great comment my friend.!!
@@AMAZINGRC for sure.likewise! Thanks for the video.take care my friend!
@@carlosjuarez7449 😃👍🏎
I stuck the battery plug backwards burn esc killed it. Silly me.
Oh my.!! You must have had pretty close to the experience that I had as soon as you plugged this battery in. Mine took off across the table on me.! 🤣 really appreciate the great comment my friend.!!
Yup smoke popped dead game over .got a tekin in it now running dual barrage motors fun little truck.
@@jaysrcexpedition I am shopping ESCs for mine now. I used a 10$ chipset ESC for my fix. All I had at the time. This one I am using is NOT a crawler ESC and does not crawl.... at all. So, if you don't mind sharing your Tekin model number, I would love to check it out. Bull Gear RC has just picked up another killer ESC for his SCX24, and he loves it.!! I am going to check his out too. Let me know, thanks brother.!
Tekin b1r micro brushed motor esc. I show it in my scx24 dual motor video if you want to see what it looks like it's alot smaller then the stock one.
@@jaysrcexpedition bro I just checked you out and WOW.!! I left you a line on one of your vids.... let me know what you think...
and your polarity looks reversed on your new plug looking at male plug with tab ontop right hand is red
Super reversed.! In 20+ years I have never seen the polarity reversed from the factory. I am not sure about the SCX10III, mine is a kit. But the polarity to the stock SCX24 was backwards., and when I upgraded to a 2000mAh 2S lipo it hit the fan, and the car hit the wall.! lol.!
But you got it 100% correct.! Polarity definitely backwards. Many thanks for the great comment my friend.!
Ya this just happened to me. My fault wasn’t paying attention.
Me too.!! I have just plugged batteries in for years with no major issues. Until I blew this one up.!! 🤣🤣🤣
I got it with the backwards motor issue so in thought I was messing with the motor wires instead I was playing with the battery wires. Could’ve avoided that by simply not having the battery in the RC in the first place. It’s ok my time machine from Amazon just arrived I hope ordered the right one lol 😆
@@workingclassperson2124 🤣 Amazon sells EVERYTHING.!!
I had the same thing happen to me but it was on the stock battery
Shhhh, I want to see the smoke!
🤣😂🤣 To be honest, I really wish that I had it on film. It was very exciting to say the least. Took off across the table in an instant, spewing smoke.! Oh well, maybe next time... LOL. Many thanks my friend.!
Nice video Brian.
Heythanks my brother.! Really appreciate that.!🤜🤛
Upgrades.....
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Great 👍😊👍
Many thanks for the great comment my friend.!!
Genius 😊
Awe thanks.!! 😊
Save the ESC. I'm pretty sure it's not you or the Battery. There's a capacitor in esc. It's bad. That's why it smoked so bad.
Looks see if it's swelled up. Or BURNT. .
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Have to be carefull with all the "Li" type of cells. The voltage of the cells vary and how far you can dischage,so these factors can come into play in the car, LET ALONE when charging
Surprised the heck out of me.! Really appreciate this great info my friend.!!🤜🤛
Same thing just happened to me... Everything turned off (remote & truck) I plugged in my 2s battery (not 3s) and the truck started to drive full throttle with smoke coming out of the ESC... The first thing I checked was the polarity of my battery (since I just soldered longer cables). Everything was correct except... I inverted the connector... so the polarity was reversed when I plugged it in. I've opened the ESC and there's 2 burnt chips (S3202 L020AE). And now, with the battery's connector correctly re-soldered, when I plug it in, although everything is turned off, it starts driving full throttle... If you still have that battery, I'd like to know if maybe the same thing happened to you, if the connector is reversed? Thanks!
I just re-watched your video, and your connector is indeed reversed!
I just sold the battery but I do remember that the connector was in fact reversed. I have never run into this issue EVER in 25 years of custom RC. I also opened my ESC and came to the same conclusion. I burned up my ESC...LOL.
I did learn a very valuable lesson here... I will always be checking polarity on EVERYTHING from now on. Many thanks for the great comment. Hopefully this helped.😃
Oops! Smells like upgrades!
🤣🤣🤣 surprised the hell out of me.! Took off across the table.! I'm pretty sure I smoked the ESC. I hear RADIOLINK in my future... thanks Gary 😊
Oh! your comment showed up on my last video. But, it wouldn't let me reply. So glad you got to see it. =)
I will stick to the stock battery Brian lol 😁👍
Probably a good idea.!! 🤣🤣🤣
Lol.... why? I have 3 of these and have never though that it needed more power..
Good question, easy answer... FPV. My FPV camera and antenna ate a bunch of the tiny 350mAh battery. Thanks for the question.!
@@AMAZINGRC ah! I see! .... said the blind carpenter as he picks up his hammer and saw.
@@chrisjames5823 I am actually going to take this little truck to another level with this new FPV set up. Starting on my micro course. Going to be an epic set up. Going to be using a bunch of tunnels that require the FPV set to be able to drive the course. Because you have 3 of these great little trucks, you will want to see what im cooking up.! Hope to see you there.!!
@@AMAZINGRC indeed! I am building a mini course around my fire pit. It's going to be epic!
Get a 1000 MaH Lipo Battery.
It's a capitol I not an L.
This is good to know..I’m gonna buy this upgrade and send it to all my friends get rid of their 1/24 once and for all lol
Camon read the instruction manual before using it lollll, and you want to make videos to teach others to do what???