I think I read in the Castle instructions that Futaba Tx's need to reverse the throttle channel. I'm not at home right now so I can't confirm. .<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Lance <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:patterndude@tx.rr.com">patterndude@tx.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I thought an unloaded motor will burn itself
up? Happy to remove it if that is safe. </font></div>
<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Reversing wires will fix the rotation but not the
fact that the ESC thinks that full throttle stick position is low
throttle.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">--Lance</font></div>
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<div>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. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div><br>On Aug 21, 2010, at 15:20, "Lance" <<a href="mailto:patterndude@tx.rr.com" target="_blank">patterndude@tx.rr.com</a>>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">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.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">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? </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Then you are supposed to bring the throttle
down to low stick position and again increase the ATV until you hear a
beep. </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">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.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Not touching it again without a strategy.
So I offer my plea for advice again, humbly.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">--Lance</font></div>
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<div>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<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div><br>On Aug 21, 2010, at 3:03 PM, Chris <<a href="mailto:cjm767driver@hotmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:cjm767driver@hotmail.com" target="_blank">cjm767driver@hotmail.com</a>>
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<div>Lance,<br><br>Here is a link with step by step settings. The
80HV and 85HV will use similar settings.<br><br><a href="http://electric-f3a.com/smf/index.php?topic=214.0" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://electric-f3a.com/smf/index.php?topic=214.0" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://electric-f3a.com/smf/index.php?topic=214.0" target="_blank">http://electric-f3a.com/smf/index.php?topic=214.0</a><br>
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8/21/2010 1:52 PM, Lance wrote:
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<div><font face="Calibri">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...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri">Can anyone point me to some information or
help me to the next step?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri">--Lance</font></div><pre><fieldset></fieldset>
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