Thanks for this... it worked! But in a different way for me... I disconnected all of them and then did throttle set up. And it’s alive again! I’ve had to send four esc back due to this so tha m you for saving me that trouble and time without cars!!! 👌
Awesome!, Question for you - when you say you did throttle set up, does that mean that you implemented the process of setting the throttle end points, while all three motor terminals were disconnected? And then immediately afterwards, simply connected all three wire terminals back together and everything was registering correctly?
Im actually not sure... it wasn't me who actually tried this throttle endpoint tactic. The Gentleman who did sort of implied that he had all three disconnected. I myself would say No... you definitely do not want to run the throttle endpoint adjustments while all three are disconnected. Do it while they are connected... then try the Yellow (or even the orange) terminal tactic again. From what I understand Its not good for the motor, to pull the trigger when any of those terminals are disconnected (but that might be only true if one or two are connected and one is). so you might be ok, if all three are disconnected and you try to set the throttle endpoints... but I just dont see how if all three are disconnected then the motor even registers anything. lol. So I would first try it, with all three connected... and it that doesn't work.. maybe try it again with all there disconnected. but I cant really vouch for this method since it was one of my subscribers who pulled it off. Really this who tactic (IMO) is just sort of a way to shock the system of the ESC... and often times it kicks he back into gear... this is why so many people have failed at it, simply because they tried it once and gave up. I've seen people attempt it 2 or three time (both yellow and orange, respectively) only to give up... and then the next day they are bored and try it again... AND IT WORKS lol. Its crazy!
life saver vid! Can't thank you enough. this exact thing happened to my infraction V1. My Steering went bonkers first then seemed to fix itself only to leave me with no Throttle.
I thought it was just me...the Kraton 6s is my favorite of all my cars, and I have a ton of them. It's so darn reliable and capable. Right now I have a blinking red light on my Outcast 8s that I can't figure out. Steering is working but throttle isn't. I tried this method but to no avail. Great video.
Thanks earned a sub , im avid arrma basher too , I just forgot pull yellow trick , I got lazy thought about getting a xxmaxx because my granite was easiest to grab and bash daily cheaper to keep running , even when running well we only get 25 to 50 battery cycles on 6s diffs atleast the kratons but truth is 6s set up correctly are the fastest most controlled beast bashers you can get and xxmaxx will never come close in performance.
Hi, Very grateful for you. My Mojave esc keeps blinking green even after disconnecting the all 3 wires! What could be the reason for no throttle? Thank you
I'm having trouble with my Arrma Big Rock Crew Cab 3S. I've tried to do what you've suggested to do and I'm still having trouble. Maybe I'm not doing it right!
I found out what the problem was with my Arrma Big Rock Crew Cab 3S, I had to buy a new ESC for it. I've just got to sort the end points out on my Arrma Big Rock Crew Cab. I'm once again a happy man! 😎
That’s odd, I thought I had link either in the video or in the description. I’ll check into that. Meanwhile here you go th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
i’m good, thanks for asking. This tactic is particularly found to work on the ESC such as the BLX 185. However keep in mind that it’s sort of a unorthodox solution. Basically by doing the steps that I showcase you’re just sort of creating a little bit of a shock/hiccup to the system which in some cases takes derailed ESC and put it back on track. With that thought process in mind you may be able to do something similar to your ESC to sort of do the same thing. But yeah the specific instructions are for the BLX 185.
It just stopped working out of the blue, the wheels turn and when you give it throttle the light flashes but the car doesn’t move. I tried to replace the motor and battery and it does the same thing.
Any other ideas! I have the exact same issue with Xmaxx. Thought this trick would work but still getting no response from the set button. So frustrating!
Yeah… Issues with ES is our freaking nightmare! Have you been able to find videos for the X max ESC for doing a factory reset etc.? You might just have to contact Traxxas, they’re pretty good about issuing replacements
Its the second blx 185 that does this to me. Couldnt salvage the first 1. Got another one a year later it does the same thing. When do ur method the esc blinks red and geen at the same time and makes the throttle endpoint calibration kind of noise but different. Like error sound. It lets me set the end point with that funky noise but nothing more
Yeah, that’s really weird. Do you have another receiver laying around or another transmitter. Swapping those out sometimes can bleed out the problem. If not, then you might consider reading through comments left in this video for other peoples advanced tips. There’s a couple of people that I’ve replied to with long suggested, answers, etc. is definitely was a problem with a blx185 though.
Do you think this will work with the BLX 100 that Arrma has in the BLX 3S Senton? My ESC will work great for all of about a minute two minutes then the truck goes into what I’m guessing is limp mode roughly 25% throttle and if I keep running it, it will eventually shut the throttle off. When this happens, the ESC has a red slow blinking light on it. I can turn the ESC off turn it back on and the truck works great for about a minute. This is with a known good battery as well as two brand new batteries does the same thing regardless do you have any thoughts?
Have you modified the gearing? Is it stock gearing? If you haven’t changed anything in this regard and you’re not having heat issues where your motor or ESC is incredibly hot Then I would chalk this up as a faulty ESC. I don’t think that performing any of the tactics in this video will work. However, what’s the worst that could happen if you try.. Maybe it will Jolt theESE into working properly. That’s all this tactic Really does is sort of perform a bit of shock therapy on the ESC. I defibrillator of sorts if you will, that sort of knocks it back into functioning properly. If you try the different tactics in this video with no luck. I would buy a new ESC.
@@EastTactics gearing has been changed but this is before the motor or ESC even gets hot. Was the first thing I did put my finger on both to check for thermal cut out. The only other things I could think of is LVC due to a poor connection or restriction in the battery connector. I’m running Deens plugs. The other idea I had was the batteries in the remote getting low and the ESC loosing communication with the radio transmitter. I will try this method to see if it helps. Then I’ll check the connections and change the batteries in the remote. This is an Arrma Senton V3 Mega 550. Originally it’s a 12T brushed motor and runs of 7cell NiMH or 2s LiPo. The gearing stock is a 91T spur with a 15T pinion of 48np. It’s all been switched over the the BLX internals. With a 3652 brushless motor and the BLX100 ESC. Gearing is 57T spur and 17T pinion. So yeah quite a bit of a change but also quite a bit of power upgrade as well. The truck originally would run about 30mph now it runs closer to 55-60mph hard to tell as the body catches air and it flips once it gets close to topped out. Then again I make one pass with it at full throttle and then it goes into limp mode. Just trying to see if you might have any ideas. Thanks for the video BTW.
I’d mess around with your gearing. It’s likely you might be over pushing with a 17 tooth pinion and 57 tooth spur I’d drop to a 15 T pinion and a 45T spur for the BLX 100
That gearing combination (17T pinion and 57T center/crown gear) is likely too high for a 3652 motor and BLX100 ESC. Here's why: High gear ratio: This combination results in a high gear ratio, which means your vehicle will have high speed but low torque. Motor strain: A high gear ratio can put excessive strain on your motor, potentially leading to overheating or damage. ESC limitations: The BLX100 ESC might not be able to handle the high current demands of a 3652 motor running at such a high gear ratio. A more suitable gearing combination would be: Pinion: 15T or 16T Center/crown gear: 46T or 48T
I figured it out. I was running Deans plugs on the ESC and Battery. The Deans Connectors were not allowing enough current to flow through them. It was restricting it enough that it was causing the voltage to drop across the Deans plug. Then it would cause the ESC to go into LVC. I also noticed that the Deans connector was getting warm. Putting it into a limp mode then cutting all power to the motor after about 30 seconds. I fixed this by replacing the Deans Connectors with EC5 connectors. Much better connection and a higher amperage rating. I confirmed this by buying a cell/battery checker off Amazon for about $8.00. Then putting a fully charged battery in and running it till it cut out with the Deans connectors. I checked it and found that it was still nearly fully charged. I then swapped the Deans connectors for EC5 connectors and tried the same battery. That fixed the issue. I made a video showing what I found and what it was doing. I am posting it on TH-cam now.
I have the arrma vortex 3s blx 4x4 and im running into the same issue. I power on and the car runs good for a min then will be very sluggish. Then will come to a complete stop. Esc is flashing red and a sound chimes 3 beeps. I have steering but no throttle. If i turn tbe car off and back on i run into the same issue. Batteries are chared. Running a 3s lipo battery.
So every time you put a new battery in it begins working correctly for about three minutes? Or it happened once, and you’re now stuck in the current situation of having steering but no throttle?
@@EastTactics correct every time I turn it on I can run the car for a very short time before I get a blinking red light on my esc. I have tried re binding the controller and recalibrate the controls and still no luck
The max 6 is a different beast. These tactics however are not necessarily specific to the blx185, they more just sort of shock the system. And sometimes it kicks it back on track, or wakes up the ESC. Have you read the comments in this video, there’s lots of banter on things to try. You might find some nuggets if info to try out
It’s mostly been found to work with the BLX 185 however the whole concept of the tactic is really just invoking sort of a shock to the system of an otherwise derailed ESC. Sometimes the shock put it back on track. So with that said, especially if your spectrums are out of commission and would otherwise be trashed, it certainly wouldn’t hurt to attempt the various tactics in different ways that are showcased in this video. If nothing works and I would certainly get back with the manufacturer to see if they would ship you out a replacement
New arrma typhoon 3s escape blinking red tried everything..literally...won't go into motor Calibration...but my escape and motor works with my sons tx from his big rock..so it has to be the tx.......cause when I use my own tx the throttle will work in steering port..help..help..help...
@@EastTactics I've tried to factory reset the esc by holding the set button but it won't let me that's all I've tried. I just have a constant green blinking light and the fan on the esc will not turn on
Update: I took it to the hobby shop today and it's the esc. Horizon hobby is sending me a new one but it's a shame that these things aren't reliable. I'm thinking about upgrading to the hobbywing max 6 esc
Hey man my BLX 185 ESC was working fine for 3 runs, on the next run nothing is working no power to wheels or steering also the fan on the ESC does not even spin. every time i turn it on it gives me a quick green light then non stop flashing red light any help would be NICE TY.
The first thing I would check if I were you is the fan. Your fan might be broken. It’s not uncommon for those fans to break. Can you pull the fan out and investigate closely or check out this video and see if you can fix your fan. This will at least illuminate the possibility that doing some advanced ESC fixes May actually get your vehicle up and running again. If your ESC is completely damaged and your fan is not working as a result of your ESC you then you might just need to execute a warranty with the manufacturer for a new ESC. So let me know Why exactly are fans not working. th-cam.com/video/O1wwxHN01HI/w-d-xo.html
I just got aDx3 and it’s bind the steering works and the reverse works but it’s going forward and when I give it throttle nothing happening what could be the problem. lol
OK so you’ve already attempted a factory reset on the ESE correct. And did you attempt the advanced technique with the pull of the yellow motor terminal? Even if you’ve done it once. You might consider doing it a second time with the yellow. If neither of those things work try doing the advanced technique again. Plug all three back in, only this time do the advanced technique with the Orange terminal. Let me know what happens.
You mean you’re not even getting the 4 flashing green lights? Yeah, if you’re not even getting the lights at all. It sounds like you completely fried your ESC. If it’s new then go to arms website and implement a warranty
I’ve tried everything and nothing is working. I start the car up and it holds a red light, and then quickly flashes green. Steering works fine but anytime I hit the throttle the red light comes back, holds for maybe 3-5 seconds and then flashes green quick. I’ve had the car for 4 days and put 3 batteries through it. Idk what to do but I really don’t want to buy a new motor or esc. What do I do
OK, you mentioned that after you connect the yellow wire it doesn’t change to the blinking red. But I want you to know that it should start blinking red before you even connect the yellow wire, As soon as you pull it, it should start blinking. Then when you plug it in it shifts to an Audible beeping. Are you holding down the side button during the process and not letting go of it? Because that is something that you might be missing. After you pull the yellow wire (again while still holding the side button down) it should change to the red blinking. So you might consider doing it again and just make sure that you keep the set button down. If however you did do it properly and it’s still not working. My next suggestion would be to try the exact same process but instead of using the yellow wire (so plug it back in), do it with the orange wire and see if that kicks your ESC into gear. Remember after you plug the wire back in you’ll find the red blinking is associated with one of the settings. In the beginning of this video there is a link that takes you to another one of my videos that goes into a lot more detail about the different settings of your ESC, if you haven’t watch that it’s very useful. Let me know if you can get it to work by trying to orange wire instead. Good luck. This tactic has worked for a lot of people, however there have been a few people I’ve tried to help that just couldn’t get it to work. And ended up having to contact the manufacture and get a warranty replacement. But for the most part people have been experiencing success. Let me know.
How do I fix a green light when I give it reverse it blinks once when I give it reverse every time it blinks green when I give it a reverse not fast but one time I have no reverse on my Traxxas burshed
Are you running the same vehicle that I have? Do you have to be BLX 185? Have you set your throttle and points? I see this video: th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html Have you seen this video, might answer your questions to: th-cam.com/video/jg_iVaNUoY8/w-d-xo.html
Man I wonder if there's something like this to do to mine I killed my 6s esc the other day and it's doing close to the same but it's the v5 Spektrum ESC. Do idk yet lol
You can try… Really the whole point of the tactic on the BLX 185 is simply too shock the system and get the sucker back on track. So it may work. If it does for sure let me know
So im having this issue on my FELONY. But my steering Works AND reverse works, just no forward!!! When this happens in a few vids, nobody ever said anything about reverse! When this issue happened did you also have reverse or negative for both throttles?.
Negative for both throttles. Have you accidentally twisted your throttle trim dial on your transmitter. I’ve seen people accidentally not realize that it got turned. Check that first… let me know.
@@EastTactics negative. The trim dials are all set correctly. Car worked fine yesterday. Only ran it 2 solid runs. Heat checked after finished, motor was at 112-116 degrees, seemed fine to me, battery pack were only like 88 degrees. Plus I'm im FL. So not bad..charged pack full, went to play next day and had nothing.. re set everything, got steering working, then relized I had to forward, but still have reverse. Also if I hit reverse, the led on esc light up orange/red and funtions, when forward, I get no light and nothing happens.. sorry for long post.
@@EastTactics I tried what you did on your vehicle and it does not work with my felony. I did however swap position poles I guess so now reverse is forward and forward is reverse. The car Works in forward now but I have no reverse. Not the most knowledgeable with these but my guess would be burnt up ESC???
Hi Dude, ive bought an Blx-185 with my Gt3.2 remote BUT when i turn it on i dont get any light. Rset not working, throttle setup also stops after neutral. Any Suggestions? Thanks ALot
@@EastTactics so i just did some shit i think it was an working reset after the steps in your video. Actual Situation with the gt3 is that nothing happends when i use channel 2 (normal) and try to brake/speed. When i try the Ch1 which is normal for steering i get the whole setup done with 1,2,3 blink but still cant get any movement. I can try wih another Old remote but i dont think it'll work. Like i just bought the blx because when i use the gt3 with my "ace rc blc150 " it only knows full speed, no brake. Speed setup possible but not working correctly
That actually might be a good thing. You just need to determine the pattern. Watch this video. Let me know when you figure it out. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
@@EastTactics yeah its just constantly beeping and flashing red with no pattern. I tried endpoint and that stopped the beeping but still have no throttle or steering. The reciever is also just flashing red. Could it be stuck in bind mode?
Beach Clean Gamer, Did you perform the advanced reset, Involving the yellow motor lead? How many times have you attempted that? Also if you’ve attempted the terminal tactic, have you also prior to this tried a regular factory reset? Try the regular factory reset both with all three terminals connected, as well as with just the yellow terminal disconnected. After that attempt the exact instructions in this video again with the timed pull of the yellow. Remember… Never pull the trigger on your controller while any of your terminals are disconnected. This could fry your ESC, so just be aware of that. Try these things and let me know. If you’re unsure of what a classic factory reset is I have another video (I believe is tagged at the end of this one or somewhere during it) you can watch. Another thing I will point out and I learned this much later after I had this issue. Was that my servo was going bad on me. I’m not 100 cent sure if there’s a correlation. However if there is consider swapping to a different servo, If you’ve got an extra handy. Just a thought. Let me know how everything goes
First double check your controller and make sure you haven’t accidentally twisted or tweaked the throttle trim. Usually it’s around 6 o’clock. What are you running? Have you confirmed that all the settings are correct on your ESC? You haven’t gone in and mess with any of those have you. You might consider doing a factory reset on your ESC. With some vehicles reverse doesn’t kick in until you tapped 100% forward. And then it kicks in. But that may or may not be your issue. You mentioned you attempted the yellow wire tactic? Were you pull it. If all else fails try the same thing but use the orange wire instead. Let me know if any of this stuff helps th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
I really do wish this was 100% fix. However it really is hit or miss as some people it works, and others it doesn’t. Most the time it works when you’re showing the flashing green lights. So what you’re saying is you’re seeing red lights with no noises. Tell me exactly what you have tried. Did you do the factory reset on your ESC? Did you also do the advanced yellow terminal tactic? You might consider doing the yellow terminal tactic except change it to the orange terminal. I also had a guy once who was getting the red flashing lights... and just didn’t realize his battery’s were dead in his controller.. Another... his controller wasn’t connecting because he plugged some things in backwards after installing a new servo. If none of these things I mentioned in the bath for you, then there’s a good chance you may have just fried your ESC. A lot of time as though you can contact the manufacturer and they’re pretty good about sending you a new one. Let me know.
i have a similar issue on my outcast exb, i have steering but when i press forward or reverse i get no response but the esc resets its self and begins to count the battery cells like its just been turn on...any advice with this issue? thanks
@@EastTactics it's the spectrum firma 150, I did attempt the method you show but it doesn't respond in the same way, it just continues bleeping like it's going thru the settings
@@phillmonktree Ya the tactic seems to only work for the Blx185. Doesn't hurt to try it thought with the spectrum. Have you been able to factory reset your Firma 150? Also.... did you confirm that your throttle adjuster knob on your controller didn't accidentally get turned all the way down, This will remove throttle controls when its not set right.
So I was out in a Walmart parking lot tonight just flyin back and forth then all of a sudden everything seemed to stop. No throttle and the steering barely works. When you turn the wheel on the transmitter, you can see the servo trying to move but it’s barely doing anything. And there’s absolutely no throttle. No big crashes or anything, just basically speed runs on 5000mah 6s 100c lipos. This was the second pack of the night. Oh and when I go to power on, it seems to power on normally but then it’s like It shuts itself off and does it all over again. I unplugged battery after like the 4th cycle
So after trying the different things in this video what is the current standing of your vehicle, when you turn it on. Do you have full steering? Is he see blinking for lights but remaining on? Let me know.
Thanks for the content, just became a new sub! I just got the Notorious v5 a week ago. Last night just seconds after hitting the throttle it just stops mid stride. I thought maybe dead battery.... so I called it a night. Today I turn it on and it goes through the startup like normal but continues flashing a red light and throttle and steering don't work . I'm using the DX5 rugged transmitter and thought maybe I had something set wrong, but would that cause it to stop while driving? If you have any Suggestions It would be much appreciated.
So you’re getting the red flashing light her, sometimes that’s a sign that you’re not getting a connection between your transmitter in the car, like for instance if you turn the vehicle on and not the transmitter then you’ll see the red flashing light. It seems like a transmitter is not connected or bound properly. You might look into that. Another thing you might try looking into is doing a hard reset on the ESC and setting it back to factory default. I have another video here that goes into a little bit more details about the ESC. Do some of the things it suggests and let me know what happens. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
@@EastTactics ok so the servo just stopped working its not getting any signal and it seems like its getting no power, it does not move when you turn on the car. I will try different things tomorrow since its kinda late here
Ciulik 103, Your servo just went out on you bro, unfortunately it’s a pretty common occurrence. I only say that because I believe it’s similar to what happened with me. I experienced issues with what I thought was my ESC ended up creating the video you just watched because of it. And it was all really just the beginnings of my servo starting to go out and jacking up my system. There are occasions where resetting your ESC and doing those things will simply fix your system and you’re good to go for quite some time. However in many cases it’s just a telltale signs of your servo literally going out on you. It seems to me at this point she’s finally just given up. That’s exactly what happened to me. I actually just received my new servo in the mail under warranty. How old is your set up? Is it the stock servo? Or is it from another third-party? In either case if it’s within the first six months to a year I would definitely contact them and start a warranty process going. Savox was easy to work with and have a website where you can create the process. I also believe Arma has the same thing on their website. What server were you running?
@@EastTactics hey man thank you so much the servo and everything else is 1 year old (talion v4 ) i bought a team corally cs-5226 and just tested out the Stock servo and you were right! Thanks man . I also should get warranty from my Shop so no big deal.
@@EastTactics hey, so not only my servo is broken but now i Think my esc is broken too. Sometimes when i turn on my car it drives normally for like 1 minute but than i got no throttle or brake response and not even lights that blink or something. Can esc's really get thoose Problems? It never got driven hard or something so its confusing
i tried this, worked at first, made same sounds, but didnt fix problem, tried it again and it did something differant, and now wont respond to anything i try :(
Yeah it really depends on what exactly is going wrong. This fix works a lot of the times for people. However other times the ESC just goes bad. You might try the exact same thing but instead of utilizing the yellow wire do it with the orange wire, it may not work but it’s worth a shot. Last resort is to just simply contact Arrma , They should work with you for a warranty replacement on your ESC. Sorry I didn’t help you, let me know if you figure it out.
@@EastTactics all good mate, I might have done something wrong , thanks anyways, I'm in Australia so hope my hobby store I got car from honor's the warranty
Hey man I bought an 8s felony worked for 1 run now I got that 4 green blimps no throttle the combo in this is the hobbywing max 6 would this be the same as the spectrum? So new to these big scales and all the wires for the esc are big black ones not color coated I feel screwed lol
Trying this tactic is worth a try, its been found to work on kickstarting the BLX185, however the concept could technically work (imo) with any ESC. Many people give up after trying it just once. If it doesn’t work the first time, try again… if it still doesn’t work, do the wire pull tactic (after all three are plugged back in) with a different wire (instead of the yellow, try the orange) If that doesn’t work, disconnect battery reconnect… try again. Again your really just trying to send a jolt through the system, and get it back from being de-railed, so to speak. If nothing works… contact the manufacture and have them send you a replacement. Also see the pinned comment. Try that too
@@EastTactics only thing is the esc all the wires are black not sure which is what haha, what had happened was I test drove it and it cut off I noticed when I moved the batter plug wires while on it would cut off and back on, guess a bad connection I had new plugs added on at my local hobby shop, after new plugs its been doing the 4 green blimps ill try and see if I can figure out which is which
Yeah let me know if it works for you. Honestly I would just try the tactic with all three wires individually. I mean it’s already broken and you might as well be thorough.
Did you try setting throttle endpoints with all unplugged? Someone tried that (course it was a diff model) and it worked. Who did you buy it from? Contact them, getm to send a new one. Bummer bro… sry
ok I repositioned the card in the video back to the right place... also the end of the video shows a few end screen vids you can jump to.. the video your asking about is there too. lastly... here a quick link directly to it. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
is the typhoon 3s running the BLX185 ESC. I dont believe it is... this video covers the BLX185 ESC. If you by chane have the owners manual for the typhon 3s, you can look up the factory reset detail there... if you dont have it... Heres a link www.arrma-rc.com/pdf/manuals/ARB100026858.pdf
The best thing I can recommend (sorry for the late reply) it’s really thoroughly read through the comment section of this video and get the answers that I’ve given the other people that ran into some problems.
I’m having this issue now. My granite got delivered Wednesday and I finally got about ten minutes on it friday, Saturday morning went for a rip and lost everything to the throttle. I’ve tried the factory reset and the way you show and nothing still. The last few times I did it the truck seemed to start lurching forward then the green lights would start again. I’m going to try again tomorrow
Have you tried any of the other suggestion left in misc comments? For example trying to use the orange terminal in the tactic instead of the yellow. Or setting the throttle endpoints, then repeating the wire pull tactics. I’m starting to believe it’s about hitting the ESC with misc things to sort of kickstart it back on track. Your right to attempt it again. If after a time nothing seems to work, then you might just need to have them send ya a new one. Let me know if you get her going.
The only thing that I noticed now is that when I pull either wire yellow or orange and it starts blinking red and green the car seems to lurch forward when it blinks
If you’re not getting reverse you might’ve accidentally tweaked one of the knobs on your controller. One of them adjust the throttle trim, and if it’s not set in the right place sometimes it will not register reverse. So check that first. Second try resetting your throttle endpoints, you can learn how to do that from this video: th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html If that’s not the issue, have you tried doing a factory reset? If that does not solve the problem you might consider the more advanced yellow terminal tactic. Let me know what happens after those things have been attempted
Hey guys literally having the exact same problem!!, senton 3s. I got s forward drive but no reverse. Here is the catch, if I slightly double tap forward, it will actually activate reverse....... then if I double tap it again forward, it will switch back to drive ( if it wants, it has a mind of its own) i have seen every color light on this thing but now when it turns on it flashes red a few times, then calms down to a slower pulse of red every 2 seconds or so
I’m wondering if your set button, which is the tiny button next to the on off switch is actually physically jammed or obstructed in someway. It might be throwing your vehicle off when powering up. If that’s not the case have you tried doing a factory reset on your ESC? This will set all of the different modes to default which might clear up your issue. If you still keep running into issues you might consider attempting the more advanced tactic, By following the process outlining the video for pulling the yellow terminal. Let me know what ends up happening after you’ve attempted both of these things
I believe the voltage uses a completely different ESC. So this tactic doesn’t necessarily correlate. I do recommend reaching out to whoever you purchased this from a lot of times you can work with him to get a new ESC
You say it runs for two seconds and then It locks up. What happens if you remove the pinion gear from the motor? Does it stay on with no issue indefinitely?
@@EastTactics I figured it out the fan wire got wrapped around the main drive shaft and got stripped. It caused the car to short it is now fixed and running better than ever.
So strange I have a single green beep ever 2 second or so. (K6 V5) I have steering but no throttle :/ I did put the faster gear on it but ran at 75percent not 100... Max6 here I come -_-
None of the wire pull strategy’s worked? There’s no exact method to the tactic here. Ultimately just sort of shocking the system to try to get a derailed ESC back on track. Try different variations of resetting and pulling wires etc. if anything kicks her back into gear let me know. Otherwise ya… max 6
Wow i bought a spectrum esc and it was doing the same thing. Only difference is tht if i hit the throttle it would just go back to 6 beeps (6s). I did a lot of research and found nothing and got so fustrated with it i got a hammer and... Wish i would off seen your video haha
i got that exact same problem, it always go back to 6 beeps, when i hit the throttle it try to accelerate but stop and go back to 6 beeps of cell countof the battery, havent found anything yet.
When I had this issue, and then I fixed it using this tactic, I have never again experienced the same issue again. Are you telling me that you keep having the same issue? And the series of steps taken in this video to correct it, does so… It fixes it. And then it goes back to going out on you again? If that were the case, and you can’t get more than a few runs in before the issue happens again, then I might consider contacting where are you purchased it from (or arrma directly) and trying to initiate a replacement.
@@EastTactics yeah first only the factory reset did the job, but then its the second time in the same day i have to do it. does snow could have something to do with ?
Not sure maybe… Keep trying to resurrect her and if it gets to a point where it’s just plain annoying, you might start the process. However it might just start working and stay that way. Your call. Guess you could always start the process either way and at least keep resurrecting it until you get the new stuff.
I would still try all the revival ideas here. Factory reset, yellow terminal tactic, orange terminal tactic. Read others commments here for potentially more ideas. Let me know what works for you. If anything. 😎👍
@@ronbrannen887 Happened to me yesterday. Went out, got set and started blinking red.. no throttle but steering worked. Turned everything off. Turned the car on first then the controller and it worked. Highly suspicious
First confirm that your controller batteries are not dead. Red blinking lights typically (not always) means your vehicle is on... but the controller is not being detected. then make sure the knobs on your controller didnt get tweeked or shift out of sorts, particularly the throttle trim. If thats not the issue... You mentioned you already performed a factory reset? You've also tried the advanced reset tactic (with the yellow terminal)? if so... try the same tactic but instead of pulling the Yellow, pul the orange), see what happens. Document any changes that happen with the way the lights blink, and let me know. IF none of this works I've seen people reactivate their ESC by unplugging all three terminals from the ESC and doing a throttle set up. If you'r not sure how to do a throttle setup watch this vid. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html (video marked @ 9:13) let me know how this goes. If nothing works, Contact Arrma to start a return/replace order
Did you check the steering trim dial on your controller? You’d be surprised how many people accidentally turn that thing all the way down to the left and it completely turns off your steering. If that doesn’t fix it and you’re getting power to your drivetrain but no steering there’s a pretty good chance that your server went out. You can of course check the wires that connect Your servo to your receiver make sure that they didn’t get severed or crimped apart. Let me know
@@EastTactics yeah, I just took it out and installed it into another car, sure enough, that car started to die when I tried to turn and killed the fans, and no steering. Just ordered a servo. Thanks for the reply.
Awesome, glad you figured it out. Consider this when you install your new servo, it may be just the trick for keeping her lasting. th-cam.com/video/Gf77pUtEdzI/w-d-xo.html
Nice work on this video and the other ESC video. Save me from a lot of trouble otherwise and all else I read was only options to send back to factory. I had the four greens blinking issue (no throttle, steering only), and now is fixed in a matter of a minute. Thank you!
This also didnt work for me. Everything elsw happened. But when yours finnaly went, mine still just blinks green. Even after attempting factory reset multiple times, and the advanced reset on every color wire with all resulting in 4 blinking green lights. Steering and no throttle
I’ve had many people have the same issue nothing works. So they give it 24 hours just let it kind of take a break. Try again tomorrow. And it works for them. Let me know what happens
I know you’re probably fed up with trying new things, but I had another guy resurrect his by initiating/resetting the throttle end points. Are you familiar with setting the throttle and points. You might give it a shot. But I guess it probably will not work. Such a frustrating Issue with these damn ESC’s.
@@JT-dn4bi - The tactics outlined in this video, from what Ive known, have worked with the BLX 185 ESC. That doesn't mean though, that they might have a simular effect on any ESC. You find out how to factory reset yours? Did you attempt any of the specific ideas here in this video with no luck. So you had the whole truck replaced, and the new one had the exact same issue? When you got the new truck did it also come with a new ESC, Reciever, servo, motor, or did you put your old ones back in? what the current state of your rig right now... your saying it runs fine, after putting a fully charged battery in, so long as you dont punch it? but then as soon as you punch it... it goes into what you call limp mode.... describe limp mode.
Most people who run into this problem simply have a broken ESC. However regarding the BLX 185, many people have found this tactic to kickstart it back in line.
@@EastTactics I'm a newbie and this is my first truck. Have had it for about a week and all of a sudden the accelerator stops working. It lets me turn the wheels but it wont move. So ive been at a loss until now lol
Make sure the vehicle is propped up on a stand of some sort, take the tires off. First I want to do a quick check of your controller just to make sure none of the knobs have been accidentally tweaked or switched the wrong direction. Make sure that your throttle trim (TH trim) is exactly centered. For you that might be 12 o’clock or 6 o’clock, to determine which of the two simply move the dial all the way one way and then all the way the other way and then move the dash to the very center point. Then perform a factory reset, more than likely you’re not gonna see any difference but I still want you to perform a factory reset on the ESC. Here are the instructions for performing a factory reset. In fact this video show you all kinds of stuff. Then after the factory reset has been performed turn the vehicle off and then perform The yellow terminal tactic, exactly how I do it in the video. Report back to me the results. Here’s a video on how to do the factory reset, I believe this video also covers the greenlight issue. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html Also read the pinned comment. After you’ve done the above things and reported back to me will see if trying his tactic works for you. But first do what I said up above.
@@EastTactics sweet! Heading to my garage now to begin. I'll let you know how it goes. One other question about the yellow terminals. Mine are both clear? Ome red and black wire.
At first I had no connection for the first 30 seconds, then only steering, THEN once right steering. THEN!!! nothing. I can't do anything. The lights are flashing but obviously it's not actually SETTING my end points because THERE IS NO CONNECTION. If I reboot into cal/program then the connection is gone again so whatever????@?@?@?
It can be frustrating, and what I can say since I am approached with people having this issue all the time. Is that a little more than 50% of the time it’s just a bad ESC and there’s nothing they can do but either return it to the manufacturer and get a new one, or buy a new one. I am willing to help however troubl shoot if you would like. Are you running the Blx185? Or is it a completely different ESC?
I have this same problem! I followed your steps EXACTLY... I can get into the settings mode, but when I switch it off and on, it just keeps flashing green 4 times. It's odd that yours did the same (green flashes) and after a few seconds (and a few hits on the throttle), it kicked to life... I would have expected it to just start working immediately. Is it possible some part of this procedure is unrelated to it's resolution?
Is there a reason that, at the 3:26 mark, your finger seems to be pressing the set button, and then you've cut the video and you turn it off. Is there something you did in that time that could have fixed it?
Honestly I wish there was a cut and dry absolute work 100% of the time fix to this problem. Turns out everybody’s experience is a little bit different. Ultimately what’s happening is you’re just sending a culture shock to the ESC (For lack of a better word). At least that’s my assumption. I’ve had a lot of people run through of the steps in this video and it fix their issue. Have you read through many of the comments? I’ve seen people have success by doing the exact same steps but instead of pulling the yellow terminal (for the advanced technique) they pull the orange one. Also... You might consider trying this. Pull all three of the wire terminals and then perform a throttle end point adjustment on the ESC. See if that kicks her in the gear. Sometimes doing these tests multiple times failing and then doing a factory reset, and then attempting them again makes it work. Again I really wish there was just a exact solution for this error on the ESC’s. However it seems like it’s ultimately a little bit different for everybody.
No, I made sure during my editing that the steps that I walked through displayed in the video. That cut in the video Wasn’t cutting out anything important.
Try those things I mentioned and let me know if you have any success. Here’s a video on doing a factory reset or throttle end point adjustments. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
@@EastTactics update: after about 25 or 30 unsuccessful tries yesterday, I tried it ONCE this morning and it worked (yellow wire, just as you demonstrated). Good to know there is a fix, although the crapshoot will be frustrating if it happens again. Thanks for posting this video, as everyone said it's a life saver!
You might try some of these tactics to get it back in line. Just be careful if you’re ever pulling the trigger and it makes its own unique ticking noise don’t do that. It’s basically the equivalent of setting an igniter off inside your ESC…poof fire
Ya when I turn it on green light is blinking & a ticking sound constantly I tried ur hack it don't work it won't even do the start up & count the cells fan comes on too 🤔 the ticking noise always and I'm not pulling the throttle
What vehicle are you running? What motor and ESC are you running? OK so the first thing to check just to be sure is that your batteries are not dead in your control. A lot of times when you turn the car on only and it’s not receiving the connection frontal the controller the ESC will flash red. Next would be to make sure that your controller is probably bound to your ESC. If both of these events prove unsuccessful, Do a factory reset on your ESC. Here’s a link to a video about how to do the factory reset. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html Let me know if this resolves the issue before we move onto more advanced tactics
What’s the model of the current ESC that’s having the issue? What exactly have you tried regarding the advanced tactics outlined in this video. I want to help just need a few details 💪
Clickbait? What do you mean? Are you implying that four blinking lights is not a thing? I assure you that it is. If you’re experiencing an issue where you have absolutely no lights and you’re experiencing the symptoms outlined in this video. More than likely you fried your ESC. However you can attempt to do a factory reset and the other more advanced tactics from this video and there’s a small chance you might resurrect it. However four blinking lights is a real thing.
What was more bothersome, the footage from the woods, just romping around (honestly poor quality). Or were you more bothered by the first one or two minutes of talking? Or both? Because honestly I think you’re right and I could probably go in and cut that stuff out
Wish there was a concrete set of steps that one could follow to fix this issue every time. Unfortunately, it is simply a matter of messing with it a lot of times that knocks it back into shape.
Thanks for this... it worked! But in a different way for me... I disconnected all of them and then did throttle set up. And it’s alive again! I’ve had to send four esc back due to this so tha m you for saving me that trouble and time without cars!!! 👌
Awesome!, Question for you - when you say you did throttle set up, does that mean that you implemented the process of setting the throttle end points, while all three motor terminals were disconnected? And then immediately afterwards, simply connected all three wire terminals back together and everything was registering correctly?
Im actually not sure... it wasn't me who actually tried this throttle endpoint tactic. The Gentleman who did sort of implied that he had all three disconnected.
I myself would say No... you definitely do not want to run the throttle endpoint adjustments while all three are disconnected. Do it while they are connected... then try the Yellow (or even the orange) terminal tactic again. From what I understand Its not good for the motor, to pull the trigger when any of those terminals are disconnected (but that might be only true if one or two are connected and one is). so you might be ok, if all three are disconnected and you try to set the throttle endpoints... but I just dont see how if all three are disconnected then the motor even registers anything. lol. So I would first try it, with all three connected... and it that doesn't work.. maybe try it again with all there disconnected. but I cant really vouch for this method since it was one of my subscribers who pulled it off.
Really this who tactic (IMO) is just sort of a way to shock the system of the ESC... and often times it kicks he back into gear... this is why so many people have failed at it, simply because they tried it once and gave up. I've seen people attempt it 2 or three time (both yellow and orange, respectively) only to give up... and then the next day they are bored and try it again... AND IT WORKS lol. Its crazy!
I'm trying to do this on hpi savage x
What did you do?
life saver vid! Can't thank you enough. this exact thing happened to my infraction V1. My Steering went bonkers first then seemed to fix itself only to leave me with no Throttle.
Thanks, I bought a brand new Maverick Strada msc-30BL-wp esc with the same problem and this worked.
Good to hear!
Thank you i love your channel. just wish Arrma parts and lipo battery's was so easily available here in South Africa. keep it up.
Thx Jaco, ya I hear ya
GREAT VID...These are the kinds of vids that I save to Favorites...because I've noticed that what ever can happen...will happen with RCs.
Yes... very true
Still a life saver of a video mate, just helled me out in Australia. 👍
Bought one and it literally just happened to me and I’m not happy thanks for the help mate
I thought it was just me...the Kraton 6s is my favorite of all my cars, and I have a ton of them. It's so darn reliable and capable. Right now I have a blinking red light on my Outcast 8s that I can't figure out. Steering is working but throttle isn't. I tried this method but to no avail. Great video.
Your comments a year old, but i have thesame on my typhon. Did you ever figure it out?
Thanks earned a sub , im avid arrma basher too , I just forgot pull yellow trick , I got lazy thought about getting a xxmaxx because my granite was easiest to grab and bash daily cheaper to keep running , even when running well we only get 25 to 50 battery cycles on 6s diffs atleast the kratons but truth is 6s set up correctly are the fastest most controlled beast bashers you can get and xxmaxx will never come close in performance.
Awesome brother... welcome aboard! A agree... nothing touches the versatility of the 6s Arrma.
your esc reboot itself when your press the throttle? thanks
Hi,
Very grateful for you. My Mojave esc keeps blinking green even after disconnecting the all 3 wires! What could be the reason for no throttle?
Thank you
Is it the blx185?
No one really knows the cause.
The tactics explained in the vid sometimes sets her back inline.
Thanks so much my Esc is now working 💪 I nearly bought a new Esc because off it and now I don't 👍 fantastic and a sub and Massive thumbs up 👍 😍😎👍
Happened to me a few weeks ago..... done the same as you and it's all works on point now 👌
Awesome! Good to hear its a consistent fix. Thx!
Brooooo I just bought the car took it out the box only steering worked I was like welp I got took lol (no return policy) thank you so much thank you
It warms my heart whenever this video helps people. Thank you so much for responding and letting me know it did the trick for you.
I'm having trouble with my Arrma Big Rock Crew Cab 3S.
I've tried to do what you've suggested to do and I'm still having trouble.
Maybe I'm not doing it right!
I found out what the problem was with my Arrma Big Rock Crew Cab 3S, I had to buy a new ESC for it.
I've just got to sort the end points out on my Arrma Big Rock Crew Cab. I'm once again a happy man! 😎
You are right kraton 6s is the best I love my kraton it all upgrade too
Amen Brother!!
Need to do this on my arrma granite brushed model. Not seeing link to reset esc??
That’s odd, I thought I had link either in the video or in the description. I’ll check into that. Meanwhile here you go
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
Hi how are you? I have an arrma granite truck, and I have an mega esc. How would you do the rest because I don’t have the button?
i’m good, thanks for asking. This tactic is particularly found to work on the ESC such as the BLX 185. However keep in mind that it’s sort of a unorthodox solution. Basically by doing the steps that I showcase you’re just sort of creating a little bit of a shock/hiccup to the system which in some cases takes derailed ESC and put it back on track.
With that thought process in mind you may be able to do something similar to your ESC to sort of do the same thing. But yeah the specific instructions are for the BLX 185.
@@EastTactics ok thank you, the truck has a brushed motor so the esc is different.
It just stopped working out of the blue, the wheels turn and when you give it throttle the light flashes but the car doesn’t move. I tried to replace the motor and battery and it does the same thing.
@@ryanshoesmith750 if it’s fairly new reach out to whom you purchased it from, or arrma themselfs. Get them to send ya a new one
@@EastTactics I bought it 3 years ago, but I hardly use it, it looks brand new. I have one other rc from arrma and a nitro buggy.
Any other ideas! I have the exact same issue with Xmaxx. Thought this trick would work but still getting no response from the set button. So frustrating!
Yeah… Issues with ES is our freaking nightmare! Have you been able to find videos for the X max ESC for doing a factory reset etc.? You might just have to contact Traxxas, they’re pretty good about issuing replacements
Its the second blx 185 that does this to me. Couldnt salvage the first 1. Got another one a year later it does the same thing. When do ur method the esc blinks red and geen at the same time and makes the throttle endpoint calibration kind of noise but different. Like error sound. It lets me set the end point with that funky noise but nothing more
Yeah, that’s really weird. Do you have another receiver laying around or another transmitter. Swapping those out sometimes can bleed out the problem. If not, then you might consider reading through comments left in this video for other peoples advanced tips. There’s a couple of people that I’ve replied to with long suggested, answers, etc. is definitely was a problem with a blx185 though.
@@EastTactics my esc caught fire. I was lucky my batteries were hanging on the side.
Yikes
Do you think this will work with the BLX 100 that Arrma has in the BLX 3S Senton?
My ESC will work great for all of about a minute two minutes then the truck goes into what I’m guessing is limp mode roughly 25% throttle and if I keep running it, it will eventually shut the throttle off. When this happens, the ESC has a red slow blinking light on it. I can turn the ESC off turn it back on and the truck works great for about a minute. This is with a known good battery as well as two brand new batteries does the same thing regardless do you have any thoughts?
Have you modified the gearing? Is it stock gearing?
If you haven’t changed anything in this regard and you’re not having heat issues where your motor or ESC is incredibly hot
Then I would chalk this up as a faulty ESC.
I don’t think that performing any of the tactics in this video will work. However, what’s the worst that could happen if you try.. Maybe it will Jolt theESE into working properly. That’s all this tactic Really does is sort of perform a bit of shock therapy on the ESC. I defibrillator of sorts if you will, that sort of knocks it back into functioning properly.
If you try the different tactics in this video with no luck. I would buy a new ESC.
@@EastTactics gearing has been changed but this is before the motor or ESC even gets hot. Was the first thing I did put my finger on both to check for thermal cut out. The only other things I could think of is LVC due to a poor connection or restriction in the battery connector. I’m running Deens plugs. The other idea I had was the batteries in the remote getting low and the ESC loosing communication with the radio transmitter. I will try this method to see if it helps. Then I’ll check the connections and change the batteries in the remote.
This is an Arrma Senton V3 Mega 550. Originally it’s a 12T brushed motor and runs of 7cell NiMH or 2s LiPo. The gearing stock is a 91T spur with a 15T pinion of 48np. It’s all been switched over the the BLX internals. With a 3652 brushless motor and the BLX100 ESC. Gearing is 57T spur and 17T pinion. So yeah quite a bit of a change but also quite a bit of power upgrade as well. The truck originally would run about 30mph now it runs closer to 55-60mph hard to tell as the body catches air and it flips once it gets close to topped out. Then again I make one pass with it at full throttle and then it goes into limp mode. Just trying to see if you might have any ideas. Thanks for the video BTW.
I’d mess around with your gearing.
It’s likely you might be over pushing with a 17 tooth pinion and 57 tooth spur
I’d drop to a 15 T pinion and a 45T spur for the BLX 100
That gearing combination (17T pinion and 57T center/crown gear) is likely too high for a 3652 motor and BLX100 ESC.
Here's why:
High gear ratio: This combination results in a high gear ratio, which means your vehicle will have high speed but low torque.
Motor strain: A high gear ratio can put excessive strain on your motor, potentially leading to overheating or damage.
ESC limitations: The BLX100 ESC might not be able to handle the high current demands of a 3652 motor running at such a high gear ratio.
A more suitable gearing combination would be:
Pinion: 15T or 16T
Center/crown gear: 46T or 48T
I figured it out. I was running Deans plugs on the ESC and Battery. The Deans Connectors were not allowing enough current to flow through them. It was restricting it enough that it was causing the voltage to drop across the Deans plug. Then it would cause the ESC to go into LVC. I also noticed that the Deans connector was getting warm. Putting it into a limp mode then cutting all power to the motor after about 30 seconds.
I fixed this by replacing the Deans Connectors with EC5 connectors. Much better connection and a higher amperage rating. I confirmed this by buying a cell/battery checker off Amazon for about $8.00. Then putting a fully charged battery in and running it till it cut out with the Deans connectors. I checked it and found that it was still nearly fully charged. I then swapped the Deans connectors for EC5 connectors and tried the same battery. That fixed the issue.
I made a video showing what I found and what it was doing. I am posting it on TH-cam now.
I have the arrma vortex 3s blx 4x4 and im running into the same issue. I power on and the car runs good for a min then will be very sluggish. Then will come to a complete stop. Esc is flashing red and a sound chimes 3 beeps. I have steering but no throttle. If i turn tbe car off and back on i run into the same issue. Batteries are chared. Running a 3s lipo battery.
So every time you put a new battery in it begins working correctly for about three minutes?
Or it happened once, and you’re now stuck in the current situation of having steering but no throttle?
@@EastTactics correct every time I turn it on I can run the car for a very short time before I get a blinking red light on my esc. I have tried re binding the controller and recalibrate the controls and still no luck
@@lukespitler2504
It’s not overheating. Is it Mark also you’ve tried to completely different battery, correct?
i have the same problem om my max 6 i only can steer do you perhaps no how to fix it because i tried this and it wil not work
The max 6 is a different beast.
These tactics however are not necessarily specific to the blx185, they more just sort of shock the system. And sometimes it kicks it back on track, or wakes up the ESC.
Have you read the comments in this video, there’s lots of banter on things to try. You might find some nuggets if info to try out
Tks my friend it worked for me!!
Yes!!!
Will this work on the spectrum models as well? I have 2 of the firma 160a done the same thing.
It’s mostly been found to work with the BLX 185 however the whole concept of the tactic is really just invoking sort of a shock to the system of an otherwise derailed ESC. Sometimes the shock put it back on track. So with that said, especially if your spectrums are out of commission and would otherwise be trashed, it certainly wouldn’t hurt to attempt the various tactics in different ways that are showcased in this video.
If nothing works and I would certainly get back with the manufacturer to see if they would ship you out a replacement
Thanks. I will try that. Your vids are AWESOME keep em comin. I've learned alot from them
Thank you so much...Safe me from buying a new esc🙈🤪🤘
New arrma typhoon 3s escape blinking red tried everything..literally...won't go into motor Calibration...but my escape and motor works with my sons tx from his big rock..so it has to be the tx.......cause when I use my own tx the throttle will work in steering port..help..help..help...
Are you doing the 4 flashing lights?
What model ESC?
@@EastTactics typhon 3s blx...flashing red
My esc on my kraton 6s v5 has constant green blinking lights and no throttle or sound just steering. I need help
Tell me exactly what you’ve tried already, specifically.
@@EastTactics I've tried to factory reset the esc by holding the set button but it won't let me that's all I've tried. I just have a constant green blinking light and the fan on the esc will not turn on
Update: I took it to the hobby shop today and it's the esc. Horizon hobby is sending me a new one but it's a shame that these things aren't reliable. I'm thinking about upgrading to the hobbywing max 6 esc
Hey man my BLX 185 ESC was working fine for 3 runs, on the next run nothing is working no power to wheels or steering also the fan on the ESC does not even spin. every time i turn it on it gives me a quick green light then non stop flashing red light any help would be NICE TY.
Is this your first time experiencing issues with your ESC? Or have you already run through this issue and done a greenlight fix?
The first thing I would check if I were you is the fan. Your fan might be broken. It’s not uncommon for those fans to break. Can you pull the fan out and investigate closely or check out this video and see if you can fix your fan. This will at least illuminate the possibility that doing some advanced ESC fixes May actually get your vehicle up and running again. If your ESC is completely damaged and your fan is not working as a result of your ESC you then you might just need to execute a warranty with the manufacturer for a new ESC. So let me know Why exactly are fans not working.
th-cam.com/video/O1wwxHN01HI/w-d-xo.html
Will do man ill check it out tomorrow and keep you posted thanks
Need help arrma vorteks..
Dead stick?
I just got aDx3 and it’s bind the steering works and the reverse works but it’s going forward and when I give it throttle nothing happening what could be the problem. lol
Make sure all the dials on the new transmitter are in the correct position.
If not that.. what ESC are you running?
I have power but not lights only fan....how do I know my esc is still good?
What do you mean by power? Are you able to both provide driving power, as well as steering power? Or do you only have steering power?
@@EastTactics only steering and fan are on
OK so you’ve already attempted a factory reset on the ESE correct. And did you attempt the advanced technique with the pull of the yellow motor terminal? Even if you’ve done it once. You might consider doing it a second time with the yellow. If neither of those things work try doing the advanced technique again. Plug all three back in, only this time do the advanced technique with the Orange terminal. Let me know what happens.
@@EastTactics that little led light isn’t working either 🤷🏻♂️
You mean you’re not even getting the 4 flashing green lights? Yeah, if you’re not even getting the lights at all. It sounds like you completely fried your ESC. If it’s new then go to arms website and implement a warranty
I’ve tried everything and nothing is working. I start the car up and it holds a red light, and then quickly flashes green. Steering works fine but anytime I hit the throttle the red light comes back, holds for maybe 3-5 seconds and then flashes green quick. I’ve had the car for 4 days and put 3 batteries through it. Idk what to do but I really don’t want to buy a new motor or esc. What do I do
Hey dude...not worke for me...i have alsow blinking green (kraton 6s-v3).
Maybe im duing somthing worng
After i conect the yellow wire in is not "beeping"..
The fans work..and servo
OK, you mentioned that after you connect the yellow wire it doesn’t change to the blinking red. But I want you to know that it should start blinking red before you even connect the yellow wire, As soon as you pull it, it should start blinking. Then when you plug it in it shifts to an Audible beeping. Are you holding down the side button during the process and not letting go of it? Because that is something that you might be missing. After you pull the yellow wire (again while still holding the side button down) it should change to the red blinking.
So you might consider doing it again and just make sure that you keep the set button down.
If however you did do it properly and it’s still not working. My next suggestion would be to try the exact same process but instead of using the yellow wire (so plug it back in), do it with the orange wire and see if that kicks your ESC into gear. Remember after you plug the wire back in you’ll find the red blinking is associated with one of the settings. In the beginning of this video there is a link that takes you to another one of my videos that goes into a lot more detail about the different settings of your ESC, if you haven’t watch that it’s very useful. Let me know if you can get it to work by trying to orange wire instead. Good luck.
This tactic has worked for a lot of people, however there have been a few people I’ve tried to help that just couldn’t get it to work. And ended up having to contact the manufacture and get a warranty replacement. But for the most part people have been experiencing success. Let me know.
@@EastTactics thank you so much bro...i will check again.
How do I fix a green light when I give it reverse it blinks once when I give it reverse every time it blinks green when I give it a reverse not fast but one time I have no reverse on my Traxxas burshed
Are you running the same vehicle that I have? Do you have to be BLX 185?
Have you set your throttle and points? I see this video: th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
Have you seen this video, might answer your questions to: th-cam.com/video/jg_iVaNUoY8/w-d-xo.html
@@EastTactics No I’m using a Traxxas brushed motor ESC
Oh dang… I don’t know much about the traxxas product to be of use for ya. Sry brother
How do I fix a red light blinking on the ESC WP - 10BL60 hobby king it will not calibrate
Man I wonder if there's something like this to do to mine I killed my 6s esc the other day and it's doing close to the same but it's the v5 Spektrum ESC. Do idk yet lol
You can try… Really the whole point of the tactic on the BLX 185 is simply too shock the system and get the sucker back on track. So it may work. If it does for sure let me know
@@EastTactics basically just want to try and reset first
My granite 4x4 quit with blinking red light i dont know how to. Im going to take it back
Honestly if you have the option to return it for a new one, is your quickest and best bet
@@EastTactics it ran this morning then quit im definitely going to clean it and return it 4 repair or a new one its ridiculous
Ty 4 your response brother
So im having this issue on my FELONY. But my steering Works AND reverse works, just no forward!!! When this happens in a few vids, nobody ever said anything about reverse! When this issue happened did you also have reverse or negative for both throttles?.
Negative for both throttles. Have you accidentally twisted your throttle trim dial on your transmitter. I’ve seen people accidentally not realize that it got turned. Check that first… let me know.
@@EastTactics negative. The trim dials are all set correctly. Car worked fine yesterday. Only ran it 2 solid runs. Heat checked after finished, motor was at 112-116 degrees, seemed fine to me, battery pack were only like 88 degrees. Plus I'm im FL. So not bad..charged pack full, went to play next day and had nothing.. re set everything, got steering working, then relized I had to forward, but still have reverse. Also if I hit reverse, the led on esc light up orange/red and funtions, when forward, I get no light and nothing happens.. sorry for long post.
@@EastTactics I tried what you did on your vehicle and it does not work with my felony. I did however swap position poles I guess so now reverse is forward and forward is reverse. The car Works in forward now but I have no reverse. Not the most knowledgeable with these but my guess would be burnt up ESC???
This worked perfectly on my senton blx.. thanks for this video!
Glad it helped! it's hit or miss for some ESC's
Hi Dude,
ive bought an Blx-185 with my Gt3.2 remote BUT when i turn it on i dont get any light. Rset not working, throttle setup also stops after neutral. Any Suggestions?
Thanks ALot
What happens if you try to set up the blx with a diff remote/receiver?
@@EastTactics so i just did some shit i think it was an working reset after the steps in your video. Actual Situation with the gt3 is that nothing happends when i use channel 2 (normal) and try to brake/speed. When i try the Ch1 which is normal for steering i get the whole setup done with 1,2,3 blink but still cant get any movement. I can try wih another Old remote but i dont think it'll work. Like i just bought the blx because when i use the gt3 with my "ace rc blc150 " it only knows full speed, no brake. Speed setup possible but not working correctly
What about the little beeps in the beginning
What’s your question about the beeps?
Will keep this one in the bank incase it ever happens - thanks for the share
Any time!
Wow i literally just ripped my system out. Damn it!! Well..guess this gives me something to do tonight! Hopefully it works!
Yes, let me know how it turns out
@@EastTactics now its just flashing red and beeping with no steering or throttle.
That actually might be a good thing. You just need to determine the pattern. Watch this video. Let me know when you figure it out.
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
@@EastTactics yeah its just constantly beeping and flashing red with no pattern. I tried endpoint and that stopped the beeping but still have no throttle or steering. The reciever is also just flashing red. Could it be stuck in bind mode?
What happens when you attempt to factory reset on the ESC, at this point?
Hi factory reset didn't work just tried this & no joy it's still flashing green any help would be appreciated. It turns left & right but no throttle
Beach Clean Gamer, Did you perform the advanced reset, Involving the yellow motor lead? How many times have you attempted that?
Also if you’ve attempted the terminal tactic, have you also prior to this tried a regular factory reset?
Try the regular factory reset both with all three terminals connected, as well as with just the yellow terminal disconnected. After that attempt the exact instructions in this video again with the timed pull of the yellow.
Remember… Never pull the trigger on your controller while any of your terminals are disconnected. This could fry your ESC, so just be aware of that.
Try these things and let me know. If you’re unsure of what a classic factory reset is I have another video (I believe is tagged at the end of this one or somewhere during it) you can watch.
Another thing I will point out and I learned this much later after I had this issue. Was that my servo was going bad on me. I’m not 100 cent sure if there’s a correlation. However if there is consider swapping to a different servo, If you’ve got an extra handy. Just a thought. Let me know how everything goes
i did that but i can’t go in reverse. any suggestions
First double check your controller and make sure you haven’t accidentally twisted or tweaked the throttle trim. Usually it’s around 6 o’clock.
What are you running?
Have you confirmed that all the settings are correct on your ESC? You haven’t gone in and mess with any of those have you. You might consider doing a factory reset on your ESC.
With some vehicles reverse doesn’t kick in until you tapped 100% forward. And then it kicks in. But that may or may not be your issue.
You mentioned you attempted the yellow wire tactic? Were you pull it. If all else fails try the same thing but use the orange wire instead. Let me know if any of this stuff helps
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
i followed this video, all i get is red lights and no noises. can you help
I really do wish this was 100% fix. However it really is hit or miss as some people it works, and others it doesn’t. Most the time it works when you’re showing the flashing green lights. So what you’re saying is you’re seeing red lights with no noises. Tell me exactly what you have tried. Did you do the factory reset on your ESC? Did you also do the advanced yellow terminal tactic?
You might consider doing the yellow terminal tactic except change it to the orange terminal.
I also had a guy once who was getting the red flashing lights... and just didn’t realize his battery’s were dead in his controller..
Another... his controller wasn’t connecting because he plugged some things in backwards after installing a new servo.
If none of these things I mentioned in the bath for you, then there’s a good chance you may have just fried your ESC. A lot of time as though you can contact the manufacturer and they’re pretty good about sending you a new one.
Let me know.
i have a similar issue on my outcast exb, i have steering but when i press forward or reverse i get no response but the esc resets its self and begins to count the battery cells like its just been turn on...any advice with this issue? thanks
Is this the BLX185 ESC?
Have you tried the yellow wire pull tactic?
@@EastTactics it's the spectrum firma 150, I did attempt the method you show but it doesn't respond in the same way, it just continues bleeping like it's going thru the settings
@@phillmonktree Ya the tactic seems to only work for the Blx185. Doesn't hurt to try it thought with the spectrum. Have you been able to factory reset your Firma 150?
Also.... did you confirm that your throttle adjuster knob on your controller didn't accidentally get turned all the way down, This will remove throttle controls when its not set right.
So I was out in a Walmart parking lot tonight just flyin back and forth then all of a sudden everything seemed to stop. No throttle and the steering barely works. When you turn the wheel on the transmitter, you can see the servo trying to move but it’s barely doing anything. And there’s absolutely no throttle. No big crashes or anything, just basically speed runs on 5000mah 6s 100c lipos. This was the second pack of the night. Oh and when I go to power on, it seems to power on normally but then it’s like
It shuts itself off and does it all over again. I unplugged battery after like the 4th cycle
So after trying the different things in this video what is the current standing of your vehicle, when you turn it on. Do you have full steering? Is he see blinking for lights but remaining on? Let me know.
Did you ever fix this issue? I am having the exact same problem. If you could help it would be much appreciated!
@@here_lies_aldolobo you ever fix this issue
Thanks for the content, just became a new sub! I just got the Notorious v5 a week ago. Last night just seconds after hitting the throttle it just stops mid stride. I thought maybe dead battery.... so I called it a night. Today I turn it on and it goes through the startup like normal but continues flashing a red light and throttle and steering don't work . I'm using the DX5 rugged transmitter and thought maybe I had something set wrong, but would that cause it to stop while driving? If you have any Suggestions It would be much appreciated.
So you’re getting the red flashing light her, sometimes that’s a sign that you’re not getting a connection between your transmitter in the car, like for instance if you turn the vehicle on and not the transmitter then you’ll see the red flashing light. It seems like a transmitter is not connected or bound properly. You might look into that. Another thing you might try looking into is doing a hard reset on the ESC and setting it back to factory default. I have another video here that goes into a little bit more details about the ESC. Do some of the things it suggests and let me know what happens.
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
Not getting any red lights when i click the reset button
Hey your vid is great but after that my servo stopped working before the "reset" it worked does anyone had that problem ?
Greetings from Germany
Ciulik 103, I’m not sure I understood your question, can you expand on your issue, thx
@@EastTactics ok so the servo just stopped working its not getting any signal and it seems like its getting no power, it does not move when you turn on the car. I will try different things tomorrow since its kinda late here
Ciulik 103, Your servo just went out on you bro, unfortunately it’s a pretty common occurrence. I only say that because I believe it’s similar to what happened with me. I experienced issues with what I thought was my ESC ended up creating the video you just watched because of it. And it was all really just the beginnings of my servo starting to go out and jacking up my system. There are occasions where resetting your ESC and doing those things will simply fix your system and you’re good to go for quite some time. However in many cases it’s just a telltale signs of your servo literally going out on you. It seems to me at this point she’s finally just given up. That’s exactly what happened to me. I actually just received my new servo in the mail under warranty. How old is your set up? Is it the stock servo? Or is it from another third-party? In either case if it’s within the first six months to a year I would definitely contact them and start a warranty process going. Savox was easy to work with and have a website where you can create the process. I also believe Arma has the same thing on their website. What server were you running?
@@EastTactics hey man thank you so much the servo and everything else is 1 year old (talion v4 ) i bought a team corally cs-5226 and just tested out the Stock servo and you were right! Thanks man . I also should get warranty from my Shop so no big deal.
@@EastTactics hey, so not only my servo is broken but now i Think my esc is broken too. Sometimes when i turn on my car it drives normally for like 1 minute but than i got no throttle or brake response and not even lights that blink or something. Can esc's really get thoose Problems? It never got driven hard or something so its confusing
i tried this, worked at first, made same sounds, but didnt fix problem, tried it again and it did something differant, and now wont respond to anything i try :(
Yeah it really depends on what exactly is going wrong. This fix works a lot of the times for people. However other times the ESC just goes bad. You might try the exact same thing but instead of utilizing the yellow wire do it with the orange wire, it may not work but it’s worth a shot. Last resort is to just simply contact Arrma , They should work with you for a warranty replacement on your ESC. Sorry I didn’t help you, let me know if you figure it out.
@@EastTactics all good mate, I might have done something wrong , thanks anyways, I'm in Australia so hope my hobby store I got car from honor's the warranty
Hey man I bought an 8s felony worked for 1 run now I got that 4 green blimps no throttle the combo in this is the hobbywing max 6 would this be the same as the spectrum? So new to these big scales and all the wires for the esc are big black ones not color coated I feel screwed lol
Trying this tactic is worth a try, its been found to work on kickstarting the BLX185, however the concept could technically work (imo) with any ESC. Many people give up after trying it just once. If it doesn’t work the first time, try again… if it still doesn’t work, do the wire pull tactic (after all three are plugged back in) with a different wire (instead of the yellow, try the orange) If that doesn’t work, disconnect battery reconnect… try again. Again your really just trying to send a jolt through the system, and get it back from being de-railed, so to speak. If nothing works… contact the manufacture and have them send you a replacement.
Also see the pinned comment. Try that too
@@EastTactics only thing is the esc all the wires are black not sure which is what haha, what had happened was I test drove it and it cut off I noticed when I moved the batter plug wires while on it would cut off and back on, guess a bad connection I had new plugs added on at my local hobby shop, after new plugs its been doing the 4 green blimps ill try and see if I can figure out which is which
Yeah let me know if it works for you. Honestly I would just try the tactic with all three wires individually. I mean it’s already broken and you might as well be thorough.
@@EastTactics it did that process soon as I power it down back to green lights ugh
Did you try setting throttle endpoints with all unplugged? Someone tried that (course it was a diff model) and it worked.
Who did you buy it from? Contact them, getm to send a new one. Bummer bro… sry
Thank you for your help
Anytime!!
I can't find the ECU reset video
Checking
@@EastTactics also does this work for typhoons 3s because I tried holding the reset button for 4 seconds and it did nothing at all I'm baffled
ok I repositioned the card in the video back to the right place... also the end of the video shows a few end screen vids you can jump to.. the video your asking about is there too.
lastly... here a quick link directly to it.
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
is the typhoon 3s running the BLX185 ESC. I dont believe it is... this video covers the BLX185 ESC. If you by chane have the owners manual for the typhon 3s, you can look up the factory reset detail there... if you dont have it...
Heres a link
www.arrma-rc.com/pdf/manuals/ARB100026858.pdf
@@EastTactics thanks man appreciate the help
Tried this but no red lights flashed still 4green ....cannot recalibrate esc?
The best thing I can recommend (sorry for the late reply) it’s really thoroughly read through the comment section of this video and get the answers that I’ve given the other people that ran into some problems.
I’m having this issue now. My granite got delivered Wednesday and I finally got about ten minutes on it friday, Saturday morning went for a rip and lost everything to the throttle. I’ve tried the factory reset and the way you show and nothing still. The last few times I did it the truck seemed to start lurching forward then the green lights would start again. I’m going to try again tomorrow
Have you tried any of the other suggestion left in misc comments? For example trying to use the orange terminal in the tactic instead of the yellow. Or setting the throttle endpoints, then repeating the wire pull tactics.
I’m starting to believe it’s about hitting the ESC with misc things to sort of kickstart it back on track. Your right to attempt it again. If after a time nothing seems to work, then you might just need to have them send ya a new one. Let me know if you get her going.
The only thing that I noticed now is that when I pull either wire yellow or orange and it starts blinking red and green the car seems to lurch forward when it blinks
What about no reverse?
If you’re not getting reverse you might’ve accidentally tweaked one of the knobs on your controller. One of them adjust the throttle trim, and if it’s not set in the right place sometimes it will not register reverse. So check that first. Second try resetting your throttle endpoints, you can learn how to do that from this video:
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
If that’s not the issue, have you tried doing a factory reset? If that does not solve the problem you might consider the more advanced yellow terminal tactic. Let me know what happens after those things have been attempted
@@EastTactics you were right it was the trim!
Hey guys literally having the exact same problem!!, senton 3s. I got s forward drive but no reverse. Here is the catch, if I slightly double tap forward, it will actually activate reverse....... then if I double tap it again forward, it will switch back to drive ( if it wants, it has a mind of its own) i have seen every color light on this thing but now when it turns on it flashes red a few times, then calms down to a slower pulse of red every 2 seconds or so
I’m wondering if your set button, which is the tiny button next to the on off switch is actually physically jammed or obstructed in someway. It might be throwing your vehicle off when powering up. If that’s not the case have you tried doing a factory reset on your ESC? This will set all of the different modes to default which might clear up your issue. If you still keep running into issues you might consider attempting the more advanced tactic, By following the process outlining the video for pulling the yellow terminal. Let me know what ends up happening after you’ve attempted both of these things
I have a arrma granite voltage and its doing the same thingbut the light isn't blinking
I believe the voltage uses a completely different ESC. So this tactic doesn’t necessarily correlate. I do recommend reaching out to whoever you purchased this from a lot of times you can work with him to get a new ESC
@@EastTactics ok thanks
Mine starts up and when you give it gas and gun it it goes for about 2 seconds then locks up and restarts. Why is that happening?
You say it runs for two seconds and then It locks up. What happens if you remove the pinion gear from the motor? Does it stay on with no issue indefinitely?
@@EastTactics I figured it out the fan wire got wrapped around the main drive shaft and got stripped. It caused the car to short it is now fixed and running better than ever.
So strange I have a single green beep ever 2 second or so. (K6 V5)
I have steering but no throttle :/
I did put the faster gear on it but ran at 75percent not 100...
Max6 here I come -_-
None of the wire pull strategy’s worked?
There’s no exact method to the tactic here. Ultimately just sort of shocking the system to try to get a derailed ESC back on track.
Try different variations of resetting and pulling wires etc. if anything kicks her back into gear let me know. Otherwise ya… max 6
Yeh ive tried didnt do anything sadly
ive got the new v5 k6 with stock electronics
Wow i bought a spectrum esc and it was doing the same thing. Only difference is tht if i hit the throttle it would just go back to 6 beeps (6s). I did a lot of research and found nothing and got so fustrated with it i got a hammer and... Wish i would off seen your video haha
Oh man!
i got that exact same problem, it always go back to 6 beeps, when i hit the throttle it try to accelerate but stop and go back to 6 beeps of cell countof the battery, havent found anything yet.
@@alfonso333 i just bought a max 6 and tht fixed it 😝😝😅
@@carlosvasquez6363 lol, i bought another esc too
@@alfonso333 you ever fix the problem I’m going crazy with your problem also
Can we do it forever or I should change the esc? Thx
When I had this issue, and then I fixed it using this tactic, I have never again experienced the same issue again. Are you telling me that you keep having the same issue? And the series of steps taken in this video to correct it, does so… It fixes it. And then it goes back to going out on you again?
If that were the case, and you can’t get more than a few runs in before the issue happens again, then I might consider contacting where are you purchased it from (or arrma directly) and trying to initiate a replacement.
@@EastTactics yeah first only the factory reset did the job, but then its the second time in the same day i have to do it. does snow could have something to do with ?
Not sure maybe… Keep trying to resurrect her and if it gets to a point where it’s just plain annoying, you might start the process. However it might just start working and stay that way. Your call. Guess you could always start the process either way and at least keep resurrecting it until you get the new stuff.
What if it's flashing red and no throttle
I would still try all the revival ideas here. Factory reset, yellow terminal tactic, orange terminal tactic.
Read others commments here for potentially more ideas.
Let me know what works for you. If anything. 😎👍
@@EastTactics thanks for the info
@@ronbrannen887 Happened to me yesterday. Went out, got set and started blinking red.. no throttle but steering worked. Turned everything off. Turned the car on first then the controller and it worked. Highly suspicious
Been trying to find the value table for this so i can down load
I have the same issue no throttle but line is just steady blinking red I tried this it didn’t work for me 😓
First confirm that your controller batteries are not dead. Red blinking lights typically (not always) means your vehicle is on... but the controller is not being detected. then make sure the knobs on your controller didnt get tweeked or shift out of sorts, particularly the throttle trim. If thats not the issue...
You mentioned you already performed a factory reset?
You've also tried the advanced reset tactic (with the yellow terminal)?
if so... try the same tactic but instead of pulling the Yellow, pul the orange), see what happens.
Document any changes that happen with the way the lights blink, and let me know.
IF none of this works I've seen people reactivate their ESC by unplugging all three terminals from the ESC and doing a throttle set up.
If you'r not sure how to do a throttle setup watch this vid. th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html (video marked @ 9:13)
let me know how this goes.
If nothing works,
Contact Arrma to start a return/replace order
The ONLY thing that worked was the yellow cable! Thank you.
Nice
Anyone have the opposite? This fixed my throttle but I don’t have steering. When I turn left or right on my controller, it resets the ESC.
Did you check the steering trim dial on your controller? You’d be surprised how many people accidentally turn that thing all the way down to the left and it completely turns off your steering. If that doesn’t fix it and you’re getting power to your drivetrain but no steering there’s a pretty good chance that your server went out. You can of course check the wires that connect Your servo to your receiver make sure that they didn’t get severed or crimped apart.
Let me know
@@EastTactics yeah, I just took it out and installed it into another car, sure enough, that car started to die when I tried to turn and killed the fans, and no steering. Just ordered a servo. Thanks for the reply.
Awesome, glad you figured it out. Consider this when you install your new servo, it may be just the trick for keeping her lasting.
th-cam.com/video/Gf77pUtEdzI/w-d-xo.html
Nice work on this video and the other ESC video. Save me from a lot of trouble otherwise and all else I read was only options to send back to factory.
I had the four greens blinking issue (no throttle, steering only), and now is fixed in a matter of a minute.
Thank you!
Thx brother. Glad it cleared it up
Mine turns on but it has no throttle of steering
Are you running the BLX185 ESC, or another ESC?
This also didnt work for me.
Everything elsw happened. But when yours finnaly went, mine still just blinks green. Even after attempting factory reset multiple times, and the advanced reset on every color wire with all resulting in 4 blinking green lights. Steering and no throttle
I’ve had many people have the same issue nothing works. So they give it 24 hours just let it kind of take a break. Try again tomorrow. And it works for them. Let me know what happens
@@EastTactics ill try it tomorrow and keep you updated
Still the same :/ damnit. Guess im sheet outa luck
That’s a bummer brother! When you go through this much trouble simply relay it in an email they’re pretty quick to offer a warranty
I know you’re probably fed up with trying new things, but I had another guy resurrect his by initiating/resetting the throttle end points. Are you familiar with setting the throttle and points. You might give it a shot. But I guess it probably will not work. Such a frustrating Issue with these damn ESC’s.
Thanx so much bro
Any time!
So I did the fix ,but problem still consists
What I go full throttle one time and it goes into like a limp mode
What rig and ESC are you running?
Factory one
I done had hole truck replaced it brand new truck
Arrma senton blx 4x4 3s
@@JT-dn4bi - The tactics outlined in this video, from what Ive known, have worked with the BLX 185 ESC. That doesn't mean though, that they might have a simular effect on any ESC.
You find out how to factory reset yours? Did you attempt any of the specific ideas here in this video with no luck.
So you had the whole truck replaced, and the new one had the exact same issue? When you got the new truck did it also come with a new ESC, Reciever, servo, motor, or did you put your old ones back in?
what the current state of your rig right now... your saying it runs fine, after putting a fully charged battery in, so long as you dont punch it? but then as soon as you punch it... it goes into what you call limp mode.... describe limp mode.
This made it worse I had this problem and it cut out my steering and I still don’t have throttle
Most people who run into this problem simply have a broken ESC. However regarding the BLX 185, many people have found this tactic to kickstart it back in line.
on mine still dosen,t work, it is still blinking 4 times green
Have you taken a close look at other people’s comments to me that we’re having troubles. Review a couple of my responses and try some of the tips.
Having the same issue with my Senton
What all have you tried this far to revive her?
@@EastTactics I'm a newbie and this is my first truck. Have had it for about a week and all of a sudden the accelerator stops working. It lets me turn the wheels but it wont move. So ive been at a loss until now lol
Make sure the vehicle is propped up on a stand of some sort, take the tires off.
First I want to do a quick check of your controller just to make sure none of the knobs have been accidentally tweaked or switched the wrong direction.
Make sure that your throttle trim (TH trim) is exactly centered. For you that might be 12 o’clock or 6 o’clock, to determine which of the two simply move the dial all the way one way and then all the way the other way and then move the dash to the very center point.
Then perform a factory reset, more than likely you’re not gonna see any difference but I still want you to perform a factory reset on the ESC. Here are the instructions for performing a factory reset. In fact this video show you all kinds of stuff.
Then after the factory reset has been performed turn the vehicle off and then perform The yellow terminal tactic, exactly how I do it in the video. Report back to me the results.
Here’s a video on how to do the factory reset, I believe this video also covers the greenlight issue.
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
Also read the pinned comment. After you’ve done the above things and reported back to me will see if trying his tactic works for you. But first do what I said up above.
@@EastTactics sweet! Heading to my garage now to begin. I'll let you know how it goes. One other question about the yellow terminals. Mine are both clear? Ome red and black wire.
What vehicle are you running? Oh a senton... Let me look up an image on that
At first I had no connection for the first 30 seconds, then only steering, THEN once right steering. THEN!!! nothing. I can't do anything. The lights are flashing but obviously it's not actually SETTING my end points because THERE IS NO CONNECTION. If I reboot into cal/program then the connection is gone again so whatever????@?@?@?
It can be frustrating, and what I can say since I am approached with people having this issue all the time. Is that a little more than 50% of the time it’s just a bad ESC and there’s nothing they can do but either return it to the manufacturer and get a new one, or buy a new one.
I am willing to help however troubl shoot if you would like.
Are you running the Blx185? Or is it a completely different ESC?
This fixed mine but my esc restarts every 5 seconds
That’s weird, do you have a short or a bad wire somewhere? Have you inspect it closely all your connections?
I have this same problem! I followed your steps EXACTLY... I can get into the settings mode, but when I switch it off and on, it just keeps flashing green 4 times. It's odd that yours did the same (green flashes) and after a few seconds (and a few hits on the throttle), it kicked to life... I would have expected it to just start working immediately. Is it possible some part of this procedure is unrelated to it's resolution?
Is there a reason that, at the 3:26 mark, your finger seems to be pressing the set button, and then you've cut the video and you turn it off. Is there something you did in that time that could have fixed it?
Honestly I wish there was a cut and dry absolute work 100% of the time fix to this problem. Turns out everybody’s experience is a little bit different. Ultimately what’s happening is you’re just sending a culture shock to the ESC (For lack of a better word). At least that’s my assumption. I’ve had a lot of people run through of the steps in this video and it fix their issue. Have you read through many of the comments? I’ve seen people have success by doing the exact same steps but instead of pulling the yellow terminal (for the advanced technique) they pull the orange one. Also... You might consider trying this. Pull all three of the wire terminals and then perform a throttle end point adjustment on the ESC. See if that kicks her in the gear. Sometimes doing these tests multiple times failing and then doing a factory reset, and then attempting them again makes it work. Again I really wish there was just a exact solution for this error on the ESC’s. However it seems like it’s ultimately a little bit different for everybody.
No, I made sure during my editing that the steps that I walked through displayed in the video. That cut in the video Wasn’t cutting out anything important.
Try those things I mentioned and let me know if you have any success. Here’s a video on doing a factory reset or throttle end point adjustments.
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
@@EastTactics update: after about 25 or 30 unsuccessful tries yesterday, I tried it ONCE this morning and it worked (yellow wire, just as you demonstrated). Good to know there is a fix, although the crapshoot will be frustrating if it happens again. Thanks for posting this video, as everyone said it's a life saver!
THANK YOU!!!!!!
Awesome
I have the Smart 150 ESC & my ESC is blinking red & making a ticking noise 🤔
You might try some of these tactics to get it back in line. Just be careful if you’re ever pulling the trigger and it makes its own unique ticking noise don’t do that. It’s basically the equivalent of setting an igniter off inside your ESC…poof fire
Ya when I turn it on green light is blinking & a ticking sound constantly I tried ur hack it don't work it won't even do the start up & count the cells fan comes on too 🤔 the ticking noise always and I'm not pulling the throttle
Have you double checked the batteries in your transmitter?
There good
When I get a new VSC do I have to recalibrate everything I'm getting one from eBay tomorrow I can just drop it in right
I just replaced the motor and it was this simple 💀
Mine is blinking red For some reason
What vehicle are you running? What motor and ESC are you running?
OK so the first thing to check just to be sure is that your batteries are not dead in your control. A lot of times when you turn the car on only and it’s not receiving the connection frontal the controller the ESC will flash red.
Next would be to make sure that your controller is probably bound to your ESC.
If both of these events prove unsuccessful, Do a factory reset on your ESC.
Here’s a link to a video about how to do the factory reset.
th-cam.com/video/0TaUS5HEGRw/w-d-xo.html
Let me know if this resolves the issue before we move onto more advanced tactics
Reset your throttle
Yes resetting your throttle would probably have been the next thing I would’ve suggested.
How’s things faring Koz?
or if anyone can help much appreciated I'm stumped.
What ESC re you running?
@East Tactics the one that came with it and then I uploaded to 8s and same results. Maybe receiver bad?
What’s the model of the current ESC that’s having the issue?
What exactly have you tried regarding the advanced tactics outlined in this video. I want to help just need a few details 💪
I don’t even have flashing lights 😭😭 any of u guys know
Nash Boeckel, What symptoms are you experiencing?
East Tactics have steering but no throttle and no flashing lights at all it’s blink trued your way and can’t even reset it
Nash Boeckel, How many times have you tried the technique where you pull the yellow terminal? It might take a few attempts. Let me know
East Tactics yea I tried 4 times and nothing I hope my esc ain’t fried. Only ran it 6 times. But even I turn on Infraction I have no lights blinking.
Nash Boeckel, get the warranty process going, sounds to me like ya probably fried it
Click bait no lights
Clickbait? What do you mean? Are you implying that four blinking lights is not a thing? I assure you that it is. If you’re experiencing an issue where you have absolutely no lights and you’re experiencing the symptoms outlined in this video. More than likely you fried your ESC. However you can attempt to do a factory reset and the other more advanced tactics from this video and there’s a small chance you might resurrect it. However four blinking lights is a real thing.
All my cars run with no problems
4 flashes green
Disconect motor cables
Turn on the esc, Turn off conect cables Turn on throtle comes back
Thumbs down for playing music while you're talking
Noted… 😊
This is one of my earliest videos back when I was very new. Still appreciate the tips
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Lose the music dude, we just want to hear you talk. Thank you!
Sorry…It’s an old vid. I don’t play it that loud anymore
Bro get to the point..... all this wasted time in the beginning is pointless.
What was more bothersome, the footage from the woods, just romping around (honestly poor quality). Or were you more bothered by the first one or two minutes of talking? Or both? Because honestly I think you’re right and I could probably go in and cut that stuff out
So I decided to go in and cut off the beginning and shorten it up quite a bit. Thanks for the advice
No steps whatsoever looks like I recorded myself tinkering with it but not fixing
Wish there was a concrete set of steps that one could follow to fix this issue every time. Unfortunately, it is simply a matter of messing with it a lot of times that knocks it back into shape.