[NSRCA-discussion] ESC settings for Outrunners??

[Keith Hoard]

Take the Prop off!!!  The motor will spin harmlessly until you get
everything worked out. You can reverse the motor easier by swapping any two
motor wires with the ESC.

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On Aug 21, 2010, at 15:20, "Lance" <patterndude at tx.rr.com> wrote:

OK, my hands have now stopped shaking enough so that I can type out this
update.  I set everything up but have one final problem.  With the Fixed
Endpoint setting it is intuitive that I need to actually set the low and
high endpoints to my low and high stick position.  The instructions in
CastleLink didn't work at all with the motor disconnected, so I connected
the motor and that's where the "fun" began.

They say to back off on the throttle ATV and put my throttle stick at full
(this seems an obvious design flaw already since they require the violation
of the most obvious safety feature of all - having the motor connected),
then disconnect CastleLink and plug the ESC into my receiver.  Then plug in
the battery and increase the ATV until I hear a beep (this occurred at
65%).  I suppose this will set the high point but I don't understand how the
ESC knows that it is in Fixed Endpoint setting mode?

Then you are supposed to bring the throttle down to low stick position and
again increase the ATV until you hear a beep.

When I began to lower the throttle stick the motor started running backwards
at an idle and the more I moved the stick the more it accelerated.  I
thought I would hook up the CastleLink and reverse the motor there but that
is a BAD idea.  It did not fix my problem except now it idles at full stick
position in the correct rotation.  The really BAD part of this is that when
I turned off my transmitter (stupidly before unplugging the battery) the
motor went to full power instantly, until the dead mans switch (which I
debated installing due to "unnecessary" weight) paid for itself.  No harm
done except my heart rate is not yet at normal.

Not touching it again without a strategy.  So I offer my plea for advice
again, humbly.

--Lance

----- Original Message -----
*From:* Patterndude <lance.vannostrand at gmail.com>
*To:* General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
*Sent:* Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:50 PM
*Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] ESC settings for Outrunners??

Thanks!!  This is great. I'm surprised how skittish I've become in preparing
this plane as I don't want something as simple as a config setting to force
a scrap part

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 21, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Chris <cjm767driver at hotmail.com> wrote:

 Lance,

Here is a link with step by step settings.  The 80HV and 85HV will use
similar settings.

<http://electric-f3a.com/smf/index.php?topic=214.0>
http://electric-f3a.com/smf/index.php?topic=214.0

Chris

On 8/21/2010 1:52 PM, Lance wrote:

Pardon the obvious newbie question.  I'm trying to do the final setup of my
first e-symphony with a Phoenix HV85 and Pletty EVO outrunner.  I connected
to the ESC with a Castle Link and there are lots of settings available but I
don't know what should be the best starting setup and I haven't seen any
"settings files" from experienced people shared to help newbies get
started.  The factory defaults clearly will NOT work because I can see at
least one setting that can't be right: PWM Switching Rate set to 12 kHz but
there is an Outrunner Mode option available...

Can anyone point me to some information or help me to the next step?

--Lance


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