If you're not using an electric brake system, then the brake terminal should not be connected. When the brake system is used, then the brake terminal would be switched to ground inside the Vantek when applied. The other side of a brake coil is tied to the battery and it would turn on the brake coil. However, when the brake terminal was tied directly to battery and the brake applied, it then tied the battery to ground inside the Vantek. Maybe you didn't give a command to turn on the brake, but electronics does its own thing sometimes. It may have turned itself on during power up. Try disconnecting the wire to the brake terminal and testing the system again, You might be lucky and the brake circuit is the only one bad. Bill
--- On Tue, 2/28/12, Andric Hays <[email protected]> wrote: From: Andric Hays <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TANKS] To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 6:30 AM Well, any more suggestions before I blow another Vantec. Should I get a sidewinder? Those controllers look pretty heavy duty for the cost they come at. But the Vantec name and repair service ya can't beat. But back to the main topic I was askin you guys about the wiring was not going to look like that permanently but the brake wire went to the battery on the wiring chart I just didn't use the brake coil... Oops. And the fuses were 15 amps to high. And I honestly believe that you were right when you said there was a dead short some where. But... I had tested it earlier and the only change I had made was the little blue thing that fits between the pins to control mixing or non mixing function was originally in place and when I tested again it blew. Also I had changed the polarity in one of the motors in order for it to rotate in the same direction as the other, that was the second change I made. Also should I change my wiring system? Any and I mean any ways I could improve my odds not to blow the Vantec when it has been repaired? Any help much appreciated as always. Thanks a ton for the past input it's given me a better understanding on what I'm supposed to be doing. Sent from andric's iPhone On Feb 27, 2012, at 4:35 AM, Bill Byrnes <[email protected]> wrote: >From the pictures, it looks like the optional brake output has been tied >directly to the battery. I don't think that this should be connected. Bill I've never used one of these, but I read the on-line manual. --- On Mon, 2/27/12, Andric Hays <[email protected]> wrote: From: Andric Hays <[email protected]> Subject: [TANKS] To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:30 AM Yeah I probably need to send you guys a picture so you can better understand what I did. Heres what I think I messed up by doing, I had the pwm on I had the motor mixing on and I also had switched the poles so the motors would be rotating the same way. When I hooked up the esc after all this happened I turned it on and the one motor ran constantly out of control of the receiver. Then the damn thing piped again and the second motor did it. I probably shouldn't have done that in the first place Buber one and number two cuz I had the fuses at 40a instead of 30 like the controller. Good news is I dont think I ruined the chip I probably only ruined the MOSFETs and mabe some transistors. I'll try to send you some photos around 10:30 central time. Sent from andric's iPhone -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
