Tamiya Audi V8 set on fire after adjusting the trims

[Seb320]

Hi there,

 

As you can see from the title, my Tamiya Audi V8 set on fire this evening whilst out for a bash and I'm at a loss as to what caused it  I had just turned the car on and found that the steering trim was out after driving a few meters so I adjusted it so the wheels were central and pressed the throttle to which there was no response. I tried cycling the switches on the receiver and checking the throttle trim was still at 0 but the car still wouldn't respond to throttle input. After trying this I turned the car and transmitter off and after a few seconds the wheels started turning slowly. A few moments later smoke started coming out the car so i quickly disconnected the battery and blew on the end of the motor which was glowing.

I am running the stock ESC which comes with the torque tuned motor with this kit. Has anyone got any ideas as to what happened?

 

Cheers,

 

Seb

[toyolien]

Which battery are you using? Could it have shorted? Any pics?

[El Gecko]

Sounds like a short INSIDE the motor. Maybe the armature threw a winding or some debris got caught in a brush or something.

Could be that one of the wires shorted on the can as well. I'd inspect that motor very closely.

[Fabia130vRS]

Try to claim a exchange where you bought it or buy something else. l have a good combo contact me if you need and a first hand body for free

[Seb320]

Hi, thanks everyone for your responses. I have used the car for a while now since Christmas and the battery is about 6 months old so I think it's most likely some debris in the motor like El Gecko says. I'm assuming the motor is completely destroyed nonetheless, is there any hope for the ESC? 

Thank you very much for the offer Fabia, I'll most likely be in touch about that combo soon if that's ok? I think the body has escaped unscathed luckily. 

[MadInventor]

If the motor has been glowing I would definitely bin it. Assuming the battery was a LiPo I would also be careful the first time you charge it as it may also have been damaged if the max discharge has been exceeded.

As for the ESC, the only way to find out is probably to try it and see, if you do try I would take the battery, ESC, receiver, and replacement motor out of the car and try it outside just to be on the safe side.

 

[Seb320]

Perfect thanks, that's some really useful information! I'll definitely give the ESC a try and see what the deal is with that and be very careful with the battery!