Possible motor issues?

[Chuck1906]

My son took his Ruckus out over the weekend and not even a good 10 minutes into him playing with it, the truck died. He wasn't even driven it hard either. I always charge our batteries up before we go out to drive our trucks so I knew the battery wasn't dead. When I squeezed the trigger, the Ruckus is not doing anything. The ESC will usually beep when you turn it on but it doesn't make the beep sound anymore. I do see a red light that comes on every time I squeeze the trigger though. Not getting anything from the motor. Now the odd thing was I let the truck sit for about 5 minutes and unhooked the battery connector then reconnected it. Turned the Controller on first, then turned the truck on and the Ruckus took off! It worked again for another 5 minutes then it died again. I haven't been able to get it back running since. Everything is stock with no upgrades but this is his 2nd motor and the truck isn't even a year old yet. Might be time to go brushless! I am new to the RC world so I don't even know what to look for when it comes to troubleshooting a problem. Hoping I can get some answers/advice here and save me a trip to the local hobby shop. Thanks

 

[X]

What battery and charger are you using? Do you have steering when the throttle doesn't work? Does the ESC or motor feel hot when this occurs? Do you have a multi-meter? If so, disconnect the motor and see if you have voltage on the output of your ESC when hitting the throttle.

 

[Chuck1906]

So doing what you suggested in my other thread, I did a once over a few minutes ago with the manual out. Something said wiggle the wires leading to the motor so when I did the tires spun. After further inspecting the cables, I noticed the red cable was coming undone from the red cable on the ESC. I pushed it in to make the connection stronger and now the Ruckus is back in business. I took it outside just now and had it whipping up and down the street.

 

[Chuck1906]

What battery and charger are you using? Do you have steering when the throttle doesn't work? Does the ESC or motor feel hot when this occurs? Do you have a multi-meter? If so, disconnect the motor and see if you have voltage on the output of your ESC when hitting the throttle.

He is using a Reaction Lipo 2S 7.4v battery. We have the HiTec multi charger X1 AC plus. Yes we have steering when the throttle doesn't work. The ESC was cool to the touch. I think the problem was a loose cable. It was barely connected and I pushed it back in and now everything seems to back to normal.

 

[X]

He is using a Reaction LiPo 2S 7.4v battery. We have the HiTec multi charger X1 AC plus. Yes we have steering when the throttle doesn't work. The ESC was cool to the touch. I think the problem was a loose cable. It was barely connected and I pushed it back in and now everything seems to back to normal.

Glad it was something simple. Good troubleshooting!

 

[daprib]

This happened next my torment last night at the track, I had to re-solder the wire back onto the motor.