Newbie problem- engine/ESC cuts out

[chairman77]

Hi all- Wondering if anyone can help a new guy.

I have a Tamiya M03 Cooper. The 540 engine and Tamiya ESC are stock with less than 10 hours of use. The battery is at full charge. Yet after 2 or less minutes of full throttle play, the car starts to slow down, then stops. When I give it full throttle, it briefly accelerates, then cuts out. When I accelerate at less than half throttle, the car creeps along just fine. But anything more, it accelerates briefly, then cuts out. I checked the battery (also less than 10 hours of total use), and it still has a charge. I've reset my ESC many a time. Is my ESC dying on me? Any help appreciated!

[InspGadgt]

What motor is it? It sounds like maaybe the ESC is going into thermal shutdown.

[chairman77]

It is a 540 '(Johnson) Closed Endbell Stock Motor'. It came with the kit.

[InspGadgt]

strange...that should not be causing any kind of overload...is the ESC heat sinks hot when this happens? Could it be glitching possibly?

[Jayboy]

this happens to me when my battery is low...are you sure the battery is charged?

i had to get a replacement battery when this exact same thing happened to me...then it worked fine!

[Exille]

all 3 of my batterys do that with my tt-01 when they are getting really low....full throttle the car kinda jerks about....