sixstringhook
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Hey all. So, cutting to the chase, I was given an ECX 2wd Ruckus. The friend who gave it to me bought i think in 2014 or so, maybe 2015. He hadnt used it in several years, so he gave it to me. He didn't have any manuals or anything, so I am not sure of model # or anything like that. The only upgrade that he ever did to it was put a bigger motor in it, but I'm not sure what size it is, as I havent had it out yet. He did give me the original dynamite 15t motor that came on it. Here is the issue I am having with it.
It will not do reverse. I know it is capable of doing reverse, because I used it years ago when he first got it. I confirmed with him that at the time he put it away, reverse worked fine. I changed the switch settings on the radio controller and confirmed that when pushing the trigger forward, it does register it being used (though doing this just drives it forward). I hooked the original motor back up, just not to the gear and confirmed that it does not do reverse either.
There doesn't appear to be any kind of switches on the ESC other than the power. I believe this is the same ESC that is in it. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/tazer-waterproof-esc-15t-12t-ecx-458649465
I have done some internet searching for similar problems, and people have said the ESC may need to be re-programmed, but, i have no idea how to do that with this ESC, as there doesn't appear to be any kind of switches or anything. Other research I have done points to the ESC may just be bad.
Thoughts? Does this ESC require a programmer seperate to what would have originally come with it? Is it programmed by plugging in to the radio controller some how?
It will not do reverse. I know it is capable of doing reverse, because I used it years ago when he first got it. I confirmed with him that at the time he put it away, reverse worked fine. I changed the switch settings on the radio controller and confirmed that when pushing the trigger forward, it does register it being used (though doing this just drives it forward). I hooked the original motor back up, just not to the gear and confirmed that it does not do reverse either.
There doesn't appear to be any kind of switches on the ESC other than the power. I believe this is the same ESC that is in it. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/tazer-waterproof-esc-15t-12t-ecx-458649465
I have done some internet searching for similar problems, and people have said the ESC may need to be re-programmed, but, i have no idea how to do that with this ESC, as there doesn't appear to be any kind of switches or anything. Other research I have done points to the ESC may just be bad.
Thoughts? Does this ESC require a programmer seperate to what would have originally come with it? Is it programmed by plugging in to the radio controller some how?
