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Re: Blown Victors - WHY?

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Originally Posted by DarkJedi613
If you do find out it is the Fets that are causing the problems, you can replace them much cheaper than replacing the entire speed controller. I believe it voids your warranty but Fets are quite cheap - maybe $.75 or so each.

We also developed a tester for speed controllers to see if they're working or not, I don't know the specifics on that however. I'll find out later and post more.
They blew because you probably grounded the Victors out because I had that problem last year. It's better to mount them on a piece of material that is not a conductor of electricity......Thats my guess
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