10-23-2015, 06:19 PM | #1 |
Newbie Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Chicago
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| Wraith ESC Drag Brake
Guys, how is it going? i am new to the crawling world, and so far love it. A question i have and hopefully I am posting in right area, is that when i am on a steep incline or decline the Wraith keeps going without any throttle control, is this indicating ESC programming? also while on flat surface if I am going full throttle forward and hit reverse it doesnt just stop but coasts and wont reengage throttle until i put throttle mid way and than reengage. any help would be appreciated. So far I have replaced batteries in transmitter, and have a fully charged battery in the truck. Thanks Arslan D Semper Fi |
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10-23-2015, 07:12 PM | #2 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Big Island
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake
This is the default behavior out of the box, and both are programmable on the ESC. Take a look at this Axial blog post on the AE-2 ESC. You'll want to refer specifically to sections 2. Drag Brake and 3. Brake / Reverse Type. I would recommend getting a CastleLink so you can adjust these settings via computer - it's much easier than doing it manually.
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10-23-2015, 10:37 PM | #3 | |
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake Quote:
Thank you for your response. I looked on Axials site and they indicate that the ESC by default is set up for 100% Drag brake, which to me would make sense because prior to today if i climbed with it it would not roll, and the throttle response was fine. You still bring a valid point maybe something got hosed up and now its not performing as previously. I will look into getting a CastleLink and go from there. Thanks again Arslan | |
10-23-2015, 11:43 PM | #4 | |
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10-24-2015, 03:01 AM | #5 |
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake Yup, it might just be the throttle trim on the transmitter. On the AX-3 transmitter the throttle trim zero is at the 9:00 position. If that was OK try going through the throttle endpoint calibration again.
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10-24-2015, 07:59 AM | #6 | |
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10-24-2015, 10:17 AM | #7 |
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake
The stock esc is not waterproof!
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10-24-2015, 10:30 AM | #8 |
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake
Glad to hear it's working OK now. Water in the electronics can cause all sorts of problems. There are many threads on waterproofing and, IMO, conformal coating is the best if you can access the circuit board.
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10-24-2015, 11:04 AM | #9 | |
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Yeah i will use liquid tape or PCB Lacquer to waterproof it. I have tried searching on here what would be a good upgrade to a wraith MOTOR/ESC, am i missing it somehwere? I want to stay brushed motor for sure. | |
10-24-2015, 11:02 PM | #10 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Between a rock & a hard place in North Texas
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake
Check out Harley's sticky in the Wraith forum about motor combos.
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10-25-2015, 07:40 AM | #11 |
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10-25-2015, 04:58 PM | #12 |
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake
I second getting a castle link. It is fun to tune the settings. I got a bunch of my stuff used, and after a few attempts at going through the settings without castle link, I will say it was 20 bucks well spent.
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10-25-2015, 05:13 PM | #13 |
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake I must specify I have a Castle MMP ESC, not sure how castle link will work with your ESC.
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10-26-2015, 02:59 PM | #14 |
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| Re: Wraith ESC Drag Brake
So I took the wraith completely apart and wanted to test just the motor on its own. And sure enough it acts the same way. So I installed a brand new battery never used issue was gone. I installed my previously used and recharged full battery issue came back. I have a HobbyWing 1060 ESC coming got it for $16
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