Smoked xmod HELP

[WRX Ryder]

i was driving then my xmod started smoking ffor 2 sec and it was my motor so i plugged in an extra motor but it still didnt move. my steerings fine so wats wrong??? should i try to charge my liths? i dont want them to explode !

[BART]

How do your motor fets look?

[WRX Ryder]

they look fine but how do they look if there fried?

[BART]

I believe the motor fets are on the bottom and any bubbles or discoloration of them is an indication they are fried. If you think the smoke was from the motor check the wires from it and also look closely at the board from where the wires connect. Follow the circuit back and look for any signs of burning.

[WRX Ryder]

how do the bubbles look?are they circular or are they jagged like?

[BART]

The top of the fets should be perfectly smooth so any imperfection would be a sign of destruction.

[WRX Ryder]

awww snap.one of the fets has 2 things popping out of it and its smells burnt i guess ill just have to sell it

[hawkskater]

Did the wire fall off the thing that you screw into the car to connect the motor and the chassis? Pull the wire alittle and see if it comes out.

[chrisk]

Originally Posted by jimmythekid1

or you could upgrade your fets by stacking a new set on your board or an external fet upgrade(like a V2.2), which would bypass the stock fets, and never blow again. The external upgrade maybe easyer.

where do you get the V2.2???

[Life]

the v2 does not bypass it runs through em and then enchances it

[123Vette]

dont sell it its very esay to fix of couse i say this over now becuase when i first got into xmods i fried the fets more than a few times,at this time i had no idea what i was doing, and i threw them away now im kicking myself because i threw away probabilly at least 10 boards i could have fixed, and now their impssibe to find, big mistake by me

And if you do just want to sell ill buy it

[skylinedriver]

installing a V2 will not help. The V2 runs off the motor outputs of the stock EP and the stock FETs have to be in good working order. I suggest replacing the EP . They can be had through Atomicmods or xmod international. Once your car works good in stock form, then I suggest installing the V2 so you don't run into this problem again.

[hawkskater]

wow i guess im not the only one who fried there fets, there are a couple of different topics involving fets being fried. must just be a bad week for fets.

[xmodsnut]

what chassis is the car sitting on hawkskater is it 08A05 by any chance?

[hawkskater]

My f-150 is a 08A05, but it fried because of dirt in the motor because i drove it through to much sand, I called ATomicmods.com and asked and the guy there said it wasnt because the board, but because of dirt. Idk what my hummer has, my titan is 08A06 and so is my scion/acura. Also you need working fets to use the V2 board i asked the guy at atomicmods about that too.