Thought it would never happen to me:
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Slobberdog
Well-Known Member
omg what happened,
EyeStation
Well-Known Member
Ouch!!! Probably more smoke than a nitro bird.
callsign4223
Staff member
Ohh No, that is horrible.
Tony
Staff member
Holy hell bro! That sucks! I would definitely contact Castle over this one and post pictures of the entire bird. THIS is the reason I just can't bring myself to get a CC ESC. I value my helicopters more than this and the fact that it's still happening is not a good sign.
And I agree. See smoke, hit TH. Even if you just let it drop out of the sky, the damage "should" be less than an inferno. Sorry again bro, this really sucks.
And I agree. See smoke, hit TH. Even if you just let it drop out of the sky, the damage "should" be less than an inferno. Sorry again bro, this really sucks.
fran11784
Goblin 380 Supporter
Hey Tony, yeah it sucks! I've already torn the heli down and made a assessment and didn't take any pictures of the wreck. I have lots of spare parts and can fix it fairly cheep. My biggest cost will be a new ESC. That was my last ICE2. All my others are Edge controllers and I think they are a lot more dependable. I didn't contact Castle as I don't think they will do anything for me being a older ICE2. But I'll give them a call tomorrow for S&G, you never know...
trainrider06
Active Member
Uhhh! I have a CC 75ice for my 500 ready to go...
murankar
Staff member
Yes if you see smoke throttle hold, there is already damage so a crash is minor compared to what could have happened.
As for Castle yes the ICE line had issues, a lot of issues. When Castle created the Edge line they told us they addressed the issues and fixed them. I know (hear say) Justin Pucci at RCHN was pushing an Edge 180 to over 200 amps for speed flying. He was still using that esc up until recently when he replaced it with a Kontronic. I am surprised that Castle did not issue a recall on the products to begin with.
As for Castle yes the ICE line had issues, a lot of issues. When Castle created the Edge line they told us they addressed the issues and fixed them. I know (hear say) Justin Pucci at RCHN was pushing an Edge 180 to over 200 amps for speed flying. He was still using that esc up until recently when he replaced it with a Kontronic. I am surprised that Castle did not issue a recall on the products to begin with.
It was a ICE2 HV 120. No internal BEC. This was ESC only.
Also the big problems were with the ICE (as in 1) line. ICE2 was supposed to have fixed the fireball issues. And I think they largely did. Reports were far less frequent with the ICE2 line. Back to a normal failure rate seen on high power ESCs of any brand? I don't know. Especially hard to know since people have a bug in their bonnet about CC anything since the problems with the original ICE line.
Definitely call them. They may not do anything for you on the heli but they may very well offer you a new Edge HV 120 or perhaps steep discount on one.
Also the big problems were with the ICE (as in 1) line. ICE2 was supposed to have fixed the fireball issues. And I think they largely did. Reports were far less frequent with the ICE2 line. Back to a normal failure rate seen on high power ESCs of any brand? I don't know. Especially hard to know since people have a bug in their bonnet about CC anything since the problems with the original ICE line.
Definitely call them. They may not do anything for you on the heli but they may very well offer you a new Edge HV 120 or perhaps steep discount on one.
Dirk
Member
Ouch!! Not nice at all. I'll crap myself if the ICE2 in my Trex 700 does that. I've now fitted a cooling fan to it, just in case.
Look what happened to my E-Flite 80A ESC in my Pilatus PC 21 last weekend. ESC and OS motor is toast! I am thankful that I did not use the bec in the ESC. Would have lost the plane too if I had. The motor made a screeching sound about halfway into my flight and 2 seconds later I just saw a trail of white smoke. ( It looked cool! )Luckily I managed to land the plane okay.
Now I wonder. Did the motor cause the ESC to go or did the ESC cause the motor to go. The ESC is, well, look at the photos.
The motor has lots of molten copper wires inside. Sorry, no pic of the motor. Just about every single wire became unsoldered!
Look what happened to my E-Flite 80A ESC in my Pilatus PC 21 last weekend. ESC and OS motor is toast! I am thankful that I did not use the bec in the ESC. Would have lost the plane too if I had. The motor made a screeching sound about halfway into my flight and 2 seconds later I just saw a trail of white smoke. ( It looked cool! )Luckily I managed to land the plane okay.
Now I wonder. Did the motor cause the ESC to go or did the ESC cause the motor to go. The ESC is, well, look at the photos.
The motor has lots of molten copper wires inside. Sorry, no pic of the motor. Just about every single wire became unsoldered!
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