| i had exactly the same response when the 40 amp electronic speed controller fried my boat after only 2 minutes, - i had a !; 12th scale arun with a 40 amp speed controller in it, fitted with a 20 amp automotive blade type fuse, the boat was checked on the bank and everything was fine, launched and everything operated fine for 2 minutes, then it stopped 25 feet from the bank, then smoke poured from the superstructure and then a horrible smell of cooking electronics, whne the boat came back in the fuse was intact, the board had gone into meltdown so much so the fibre glass hull delaminated and cracked, the inside of the hull was just black charred GRP that had turned to powder,
when i spoke to hunters his response was it must have been incorrectly fitted, - - the biggest joke was i fitted it 2 weeks previously at a show he attended, he and i checked the current the 2 motors were pulling and he suggested the controller and the recommended 20 amp fuse size ! - he also checked the installation over after fitting it at the show !- all i did was charge up the 12 volt lead acid battery- nothing was changed, but when i challenged him on the phone after the unit melted he had no idea who he was talking to and he totally refused a refund or even to repair the burnt out unit.....
HE LOST MY BUSINESS AFTER THAT CALL!
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