I have a less that a month old carsteen CS-2 and the brakes dont work and the car will not get up to full speed.................It was never hooked up wrong. Can anyone tell me what is wrong or who repairs then ?
Carsteen controller issues
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nicky 65
, Sep 08 2024 05:09 PM
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Posted 08 September 2024 - 05:09 PM
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Posted 08 September 2024 - 08:48 PM
Simple things first.
Check fuse.
Check wiper contact on board all the way through range.
Check side play in trigger.
Check banana clips, wires etc.....
Check wire to power button.
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Posted 08 September 2024 - 09:22 PM
us a multimeter to check the brake circuit
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Posted 08 September 2024 - 09:40 PM
all of those are already done,................and good
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Posted 09 September 2024 - 05:57 AM
Were you using it for brushless racing? If so there is a chance that it has the older brake circuit that needs updating and can cause issues.
Its not convenient but Steen has great customer service and is always willing to make the controller work properly for the cost of shipping.
I will say that we had one racer with a CS2 and his red lead had become frayed causing serious inconsistencies in the operation of his controller.
Yours being new, I would not suspect this to be the case.
Reach out to him directly and he will walk you through exactly what to look for and possibly how to fix it on your own bench.
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Posted 10 September 2024 - 04:29 AM
Were you using it for brushless racing? If so there is a chance that it has the older brake circuit that needs updating and can cause issues.
Its not convenient but Steen has great customer service and is always willing to make the controller work properly for the cost of shipping.
I will say that we had one racer with a CS2 and his red lead had become frayed causing serious inconsistencies in the operation of his controller.
Yours being new, I would not suspect this to be the case.
Reach out to him directly and he will walk you through exactly what to look for and possibly how to fix it on your own bench.
It is very hard to get in touch with Steen to get customer service. That is why a lot of guys stay away from Carsteen controllers.
Nicholas Traina
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Posted 10 September 2024 - 05:41 AM
That is not my experience with him, as I usually get replies in less than 24hrs as well as good dialogue for troubleshooting.
I know he gets busy as he is one person doing everything.
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Posted 10 September 2024 - 11:29 AM
Check these resistors are all 4701. Generally Steen responds within 24 hours. He will help you trouble shoot the problem.
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Posted 11 September 2024 - 07:58 PM
If you can't get a hold of Steen let me know, I've been fixing CS-4 and I can't imagine a CS-2 is any harder LOL
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