HELP! Novak SS5800 problem

[traxxasmike]

Well the other day I was bashing around in a parking lot racing an e-maxx. Ran great all day. Then i was full speed and ended up hitting a curb before I could slow down enough. It didnt take that hard of a hit but I just busted a steering block and had it running again the next day. Well i took it out again and after about 2 minutes of running back and forth on the street, it started making a strange noise after take off and could not get up to speed! I opened up the motor and sprayed some motor cleaner in there, everything seemed normal so i put it back together. this didnt fix the problem. Im hoping this problem is not in the electronics! Im wondering if I can send it to novak and they can replace it. It was purchased christmas time. Any one have a possible solution or has had this problem?

-traxxasmike

[jtcfanof3]

Sounds like a cogging issuie,which meens you need too check your sensor wire plug on the ESC,amke sure its plugged in all the way.
You may have damaged a sensor wire it sounds like too me,hopefully the plug has just come out a little bit and can just be plugged back in.

[traxxasmike]

Well I disconnected that and sprayed cleaner on there. Made sure all the little metal tabs were there and ok. Just took it out for a run and it was fine at first but then it came back. Its like a low pitch loud sound. and then it makes high pitch chirps. and no its not glitching.

[jtcfanof3]

No that sound is "cogging" and it sounds like you may have damaged a sensor in the motor,or a a mosfet in the ESC.
Sounds like a trip too NOVAK is in order buddy .

[traxxasmike]

Do you think they would replace it for free?

[razer]

Originally posted by traxxasmike
Do you think they would replace it for free?

You'll have to contact Novak to find out the answer to that one.

[traxxasmike]

Well thank you very much for the help I hope Im running again soon.

[hughair]

Originally posted by traxxasmike
Well the other day I was bashing around in a parking lot racing an e-maxx. Ran great all day. Then i was full speed and ended up hitting a curb before I could slow down enough. It didnt take that hard of a hit but I just busted a steering block and had it running again the next day. Well i took it out again and after about 2 minutes of running back and forth on the street, it started making a strange noise after take off and could not get up to speed! I opened up the motor and sprayed some motor cleaner in there, everything seemed normal so i put it back together. this didnt fix the problem. Im hoping this problem is not in the electronics! Im wondering if I can send it to novak and they can replace it. It was purchased christmas time. Any one have a possible solution or has had this problem?

-traxxasmike

You're running your emaxx with a 5800?

[grimjack]

You're running your emaxx with a 5800?

I think he meant he's racing against an emaxx.

If he were having problems with an emaxx, I'd hope he'd post the problem in that forum, not in the stampede forum.

[SS Pede]

I opened up the motor and sprayed some motor cleaner in there, everything seemed normal so i put it back together.

Agh!! Don't spray motor cleaner inside the SS5800 motor! Novak doesn't recommend it. Hopefully you got lucky and didn't damage anything else.

[kschauwe]

Did you re-oil that front bearing after spraying the motor? You might have a dry bearing.