have you guys ever had this?

[lawrence-zs180]

When I took apart my balance vis I re soldered the joins ect tested it and got nothing so I took a look at the board and found that 2 of the tracks had burnt out..this ever happened to any of you?? Also here is the repair I did..
http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/lawrence-zs180/2010-10-07113037.jpg

Its not going to put stress on any of the parts because i could really do without another car fire lol... although the last was started by a chav with petrol.

[LozMachine]

Yer , i have seen others do that too (can't remember where) , a sort of "go the whole hog" upgrade to the vis

[stamford]

Yea I've seen that before too. Also had motors fail.

[lawrence-zs180]

I take it you can get motors from a model shop?
Its good to know its been done before, will now do my spare motor the same way because its done the same thing.

[Jay-ZS+]

Believe Kev and Nigel were looking into brushless motors, not sure if an suitable replacement was ever found?

[lawrence-zs180]

what would the brushless motors do?

[Jay-ZS+]

Well my understanding is that the oil vapours mix with dust from the brushes on the motors to create a paste that can be the cause the board to short and burn out. Brushless motors dont wear the same and last longer than brushed versions.

[lawrence-zs180]

ah right cool.. my old mans the sparkie, im a chef so had to ask.
mmm could get him to take a look thriugh the rs book.. do you/anyone have the details I will need.

[Jay-ZS+]

ah right cool.. my old mans the sparkie, im a chef so had to ask.
mmm could get him to take a look thriugh the rs book.. do you/anyone have the details I will need.

Have a look through here http://forums.xpowerforums.com/showthread.php?t=31504&highlight=vis page 2 a few motors are discussed. May be better off asking Kev himself

[lawrence-zs180]

cheers dude i will take a look.. and ask kev

[lawrence-zs180]

well i would if my sodding ie would open another page!!! is it me or are they making it harder and slower