rcaddict Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 had a ESC burn out (whilst on ground) a few weeks ago in my wot4 artf but now i cant get rid of burnt smell inside fuz , have tried talc powder but to no avail - anyone any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy48 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Ignore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Shove the talc up your nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geoff Gardiner Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I had the same problem and what worked for me was brushing over some Eze-Kote to seal the smell in, so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Posted by oldgit on 31/08/2017 16:04:03: had a ESC burn out (whilst on ground) a few weeks ago in my wot4 artf but now i cant get rid of burnt smell inside fuz , have tried talc powder but to no avail - anyone any ideas A couple of years ago I was given a wot4xl after the speed ESC blew up and the inside of the model was scorched. The model was put in my car for the one mile trip home and the smell lingered in my car for a month! The model was stripped repaired and the inside of the fuz sprayed to seal in the smell .It still smell of burnt electrics even now!  Don't know how to get rid of it but best of luck. It even made my garage smell for a couple of months and nearly got binned! The ESC was a 120 amp job and blew up ,literally blew up  scorching the inside the Wot 4 badly so if burning is light it might fade soon. The model I have had a 105mm edf fitted to the top of  the wing but the owner forgot to give any air cooling to the edf hence its demised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcaddict Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 ED thats the problem i have it stinks the car out. good tip about sealing will try that the burn out was caused by trying to take off through puddles when the prop hit resistance of the water at full throttle - new esc - all ok now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plummet Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Aaaaah, Burnt out electronics ... When I used to work in the electronics world we were mostly using discrete components and not these integrated circuit thingies. When something burnt out, or as we said, 'Let the magic smoke out' , you could often identify the component from the smell. There was saute'd resistor, fried capacitor and roasted transformer - all smelled different. Plummet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Not forgetting the wonderful smell of selenium plate rectifiers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plummet Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I never had to work with plate rectifiers. What did I miss. Plummet Edited By Plummet on 01/09/2017 14:07:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Of course are we not forgetting a simple solution, stick a glow plug, diesel, petrol ,motor in it. Smell OK then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael cawood Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 selenium plate rectifiers were fitted in the 1950 s to 70 s. most motorcycles used them and as martian says once smelled never forgotten. they were very easy to diagnose as soon as you opened the control panel you knew it was blown. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Yes, you could put a glow model in the car to get the traditional castor smell to overide the burnt esc. Or part exchange your car. Moral is to keep a plastic bag on hand to seal the model in whilst driving home. Or keep the windows open whilst driving. Edited By kc on 01/09/2017 17:37:44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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