20 Most Recent Traxxas Velineon VXL-3m Speed Control Questions & Answers

could be that your throttle trim isnt set right on your transmitter, put it in the middle or "0" setting

It actually doesn't matter which wires you switch, you just need to switch 2 of them. Blue <--> yellow, blue<--> white, yellow <--> white; any one of those combinations should do the trick.

It sounds like it might just be a case of the button being stuck. The ESC shouldn't turn on just from you plugging in the battery, you're supposed to have to press the button once the battery's connected to power up the ESC. Programming Your Traxxas Electronic Speed Control

call traxxas. they can help.might hold down butn. plug bat in then try to program.

If you use Lipo :
Buy a Lipo buzzer/low voltage alarm and use that instead, that vist only a few $. Attach it on tha balance plug on the battery. When it start making noise/buzz stop driving.

Using NiMH:
When the rc gets really slow - stop driving :-)

Traxxas website has copies of the user manual, parts list & exploded view schematics that you can view, print and/or download. Follow the link below: https://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/stampede-4x4-vxl-tsm?t=support

Electric or fuel

that means quit playing with toys and go to work.