Defective motor shaft on Castle 1717

[ABabyEater]

With the 180° in castle customer support from their usual fantastic service to what it was like at the beginning of this thread, and what looks like an additional 180° back to being on the ball, I can't help but wonder if they had hired a new CS rep and then subsequently let them go

 

[jondilly1974]

With the 180° in castle customer support from their usual fantastic service to what it was like at the beginning of this thread, and what looks like an additional 180° back to being on the ball, I can't help but wonder if they had hired a new CS rep and then subsequently let them go

I’ve burned a few motors with the cutoff set for 180F, so I would consider setting it lower. I am now using 170F but haven’t made enough passes to sign off on it yet.

 

[ABabyEater]

I’ve burned a few motors with the cutoff set for 180F, so I would consider setting it lower. I am now using 170F but haven’t made enough passes to sign off on it yet.

180 as in proverbial rotation, not temperature

Like they went from really good customer support to really bad, then back to really good again.

 

[jondilly1974]

180 as in proverbial rotation, not temperature

Like they went from really good customer support to really bad, then back to really good again.

That’s what I get for reading quickly and hitting reply

 

[Rcproponent]

That’s what I get for reading quickly and hitting reply

Friends don’t let friends skim reply

 

[TriggerHappy]

Maybe thats what happened when traxass signed with castle back in the day

 

[KratonKing1983]

WOW…. I have been dealing with castle for almost 15 years and they have always been great with warranty claims. I used them back in the day for their marine controllers as they were the only ones with a hv controller that worked well. I had a few in my straight away boats going 100 plus mph that caught fire and were replace immediately. They even cross shipped them to save time, and never once got a used part in return. It’s a shame to see this as I always had respect for their service DEPT.

 

[Edough13]

Well looks like I'll finally get my replacement 1717 and its a brand new motor this time not just a used rotor slapped in and shipped out.

 

[Edough13]

Well finally after a month and a half I got my NEW replacement 1650kv from Castle today

 

[KratonKing1983]

Awesome man glad it's straightened out. This is how it should of went the first time around.

 

[jondilly1974]

Well finally after a month and a half I got my NEW replacement 1650kv from Castle todayView attachment 163333View attachment 163334

I’m assuming this one is good to go?

 

[Edough13]

I’m assuming this one is good to go?

Yep looks new to me no pinion marks and shaft is straight so even came new with sensor wire and screws etc.

 

[jondilly1974]

Yep looks new to me no pinion marks and shaft is straight so even came new with sensor wire and screws etc.

Well hallelujah

 

[Edough13]

 

[KratonKing1983]

Well hallelujah

Let's see how the first run goes

 

[Armarookie43]

Castle trash. Why do people stll get these pieces of junk? Not even poop motors do this
Makes spektrum look good with posts like this

I've yet to have trouble with my big Castle 2028 1100kv motors on my Outcast 8s and EXB K8S beasts. Both with the XLX2. And I'm not easy with my rigs.

 

[jondilly1974]

I've yet to have trouble with my big Castle 2028 1100kv motors on my Outcast 8s and EXB K8S beasts. Both with the XLX2. And I'm not easy with my rigs.

Yep I have that setup in my Mojave EXB and it’s been good so far. However my MMX8S rigs have had tons of issues

 

[Armarookie43]

Yep I have that setup in my Mojave EXB and it’s been good so far. However my MMX8S rigs have had tons of issues

Really? Like the ESC itself? I've only ran my Mojave like twice with the MMX8s and the 1717 motor with no issues. I did mess up the stock fan though on the first run (replaced with a high power powerhobby fan that fit perfectly on top of it).

 

[Edough13]

Well first pass went great 6s pass at 120mph, supposed to be a "short" but guess 28 sec is too long

 

[KratonKing1983]

Well first pass went great 6s pass at 120mph, supposed to be a "short" but guess 28 sec is too long

Eh 120 you say it like it's no big deal lol good job man.