[NSRCA-discussion] Castle ESC question - problem solved????

[Vicente Bortone]

Do you have a pulse meter?  That will be the probably the best way to
check.  Not sure now what is the range for airtronics.

On Wednesday, April 9, 2014, Michael Cohen <precisionaero at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Airtronics SD-10.  Nothing changed but the battery and the throttle cut is
> once again lower than the brake engagement by A/C response.  I checked my
> notes on the transmitter setup and the only thing I did not write down is
> the % setting for brake and throttle cut.  All other items are written
> down.  I will see if the program is the same tomorrow.
>
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> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 16:08:35 -0600
> From: jgghome at comcast.net<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jgghome at comcast.net');>
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org');>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Castle ESC question - problem solved????
>
> Mike,
> What's the radio? Has it had a s/w update recently?
> Would recommend that your throttle cut position is at least as low as the
> lowest setting you can acheive with idle switching and the trim lever.
> Keep in mind that doing this may require you to toggle throttle cut in the
> event of a low voltage cutoff in order to restore throttle authority but
> you will never fail to arm when you turn on with the throttle cut active.
> John
> On 4/9/2014 3:04 PM, Michael Cohen wrote:
>
> OK, the problem is solved, but not the mystery behind the settings
> change.....
>
>  I have an idle down set that engages the brake on landing and a throttle
> cut that won't let the motor respond at all until it is disengaged.  These
> are on separate switches.  My normal start up sequence is plug in, listen
> for the proper Castle music, turn off the brake, disengage the throttle
> cut, spin the motor up, and take off.
>
>  I put a normal servo on the throttle, replacing the ESC and tried a
> couple of different combinations of brake and throttle cut on/off.  The
> throttle cut position was NOT lower than the brake.  Also, the brake moved
> more when toggled between the two positions than I thought it would.  I did
> notice that with brake on though and throttle cut off, the trim was at the
> lowest position.
>
>  I hooked up the ESC again an plugging in the batteries with the normal
> starting positions (brake on, throttle cut on), the ESC did not arm.  I
> turned off the throttle cut and this time left the brake on.  The trim went
> to the lowest position and the ESC armed.  I was able to spin th motor.
>  The throttle cut did not stop the motor if it was already spinning,
> although throttle did not respond.  With the brake switch off, the idle was
> quite high.  This was not the way things were at the end of the last
> season.  I lowered the % throw for the brake and throttle cut until I got
> the settings where I wanted them to be and all is back to "normal" now,
> including my start up sequence.  The mystery is, why did it change in the
> first place?
>
>  The only difference between this season and last season was I replaced
> the airplanes battery system with a redundant one and replaced the NiMh
> battery in the TX with a LiPo.
>
>  Thoughts?
>
>  Regards,
> Mike C
>
>  ------------------------------
> From: atwoodm at paragon-inc.com
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 15:59:01 -0400
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Castle ESC question.
>
> What he said :)
>
>    Mark Atwood
>
>
>

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Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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