#7 8 years ago

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Doug, I did briefly connect both Rx battery and ESC to the Rx. Does that mean I've done summat bad?

Also the pdf doesn't open. How can I do that?

Cheers,
Martin

#6 8 years ago

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Hi Martin,
Looks like this one
XXD HW30A 30A Brushless Motor ESC For Airplane Quadcopter
Which means it ain't got no backuds! But I don't suppose that bothers you.
Attached is the manual as pdf.
Before you can run the ESC you have to program the type of battery; LiPo or NiMH. The ESC then sets the correct cut off voltage to protect the battery from deep discharge. See second page of pdf file for instructions.
The ESC has a 5V 2A BEC. if you use a separate RX battery you MUST disconnect the small red wire from the RX plug!
Bon chance, Cheers, Doug 😎

Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug

#5 8 years ago

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Here's a pic of the set-up, with the ESC central. Rx is in a little styrene box I made for it.
Shows the motor too on its mount.

Martin

And yes I got the heat shrink on the battery leads the wrong way round, but had so much trouble soldering the bloody wires to that stupid t shaped plug I couldn't be arsed to change em over!

#4 8 years ago

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If the ESC has a BEC in it, do I have to forget the Rx pack of Nimhs? The ebay listing of something very similar says it has a BEC. Would it be better to just use the Nimhs, in which case how do I treat the ESC Rx wiring? just ignore it?

Martin

#3 8 years ago

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Hi Doug, as you can probably guess, I have as much chance of programming an ESC as flying with my own wings to Munich! The ESC didn't come with any instructions. I didn't know they needed them! More to the point, how the Hell can a motor beep? Where's the beeping kit in a motor with one moving part?
So, now what. it's a Flysky pistol grip 3 channel (third is a switch) set of Tx and pre bound Rx. The ESC ? Gawd knows, a flat thing inside a big yellow heat shrink casing. I got it from China recently. All I can do is take a picture of it with my nice new camera tomorrow. Does it matter which way round those three wires go on the motor?

I'll post pictures tomorrow.

Thanks,
Martin

#2 8 years ago

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Dear Martin,
the motor is beeping because the ESC is telling you it needs programming.
It sends a series of pulses to the motor to do this.
Programming means telling the ESC where is neutral on the throttle stick, and where are full ahead and full astern.
Check the ESC instructions to see how to do this.
If you get stuck again tell me exactly which TX, RX and ESC you are using and I'll see what I can do.
Cheers, Doug
BTW; IF you do decide to ditch all your 'working stuff' please send me an inventory for first dibs!! 😁👍

Young at heart 😉 Slightly older in other places.😊 Cheers Doug

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#1 8 years ago

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Hello all, since I keep the weekend for me I thought I'd try hooking up all the lecktrickery for my brushless motor. It's one of they outrunning tiddlers. I have a 3S LiPo which is firing on all cylinders at 3.79 volts per. I plug it in to the ESC, some Chinese one I got recently. I soldered wires to a T type plug that fits the Overlander battery pack. I'd already soldered the 2mm connectors to the other end of the ESC wires and protected them with heat shrink. Plugged tested (6.2 volts) Nimhs into Rx and it starts flashing, then plugged ESC into a channel and the motor, yes , the MOTOR starts beeping! How the hell can that happen? I plug the battery in and the motor beeps even quicker! What on earth is happening? Needless to say, no rotation, buzzing, whistling, just beeps from a motor, clear as you like!
Please help. I am already teetering on the edge of getting rid of all my working stuff as it takes up space and is such a damned faff! But what I have, I would like to work. Just long enough to prove it all.

Martin

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