[NSRCA-discussion] ESC settings for Outrunners??

[Ron Van Putte]

I can just see Lance reading Chad's input and thinking, "Now he tells  
me!"

Ron

On Aug 21, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Chad Northeast wrote:

>  Lance,
>
> Two suggestions,
>
> 1. If you fly Futaba, the throttle channel needs to be reversed  
> regardless of what esc etc. you fly.
>
> 2. Do the setup on a 3s pack (most guys have 3s packs sitting  
> around), you can still run the motor with a prop (a little load is  
> good), but the RPM will be very low so you can easily do the setup  
> without much trouble.  All the settings you determine on 3s will  
> work on 10s.
>
> I setup my big Terminator (12s setup) on 4s, and it worked like a  
> charm.
>
> Chad
>
> On 10-08-21 5:20 PM, Lance 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 <mailto:lance.vannostrand at gmail.com>
>>     *To:* General pattern discussion
>>     <mailto: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
>>     <mailto: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
>>>
>>>     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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