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11-27-2008, 01:29 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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|  help with esc i just set up my ax10 kit with a sidewinder micro esc. when i went to turn it on the servo works but when i pull the throttle the green light comes on and the motor just goes back and forth every second |
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11-27-2008, 01:34 PM
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| What kind of motor and do you have a castlelink? If it is brushed make sure that the esc is in the right mode. The castlelink can help with this. |
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11-27-2008, 02:17 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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| i have the intergy 55t brushed. i dont have the castle link. i think i have to calibrate it or something |
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11-27-2008, 03:02 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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| and when i try to calibrate it, it barly make any noise when it beeps. |
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11-27-2008, 03:32 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: in a box
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| when you say you calibrate it are you calibrating for a brushed or brushless motor? the ESC is factory set to run a brushless motor you will need the castle link to change the programming to allow it to run the brushed motor. |
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11-27-2008, 03:52 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: richmond
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| gotta have the castle link!!it makes a million times easier. |
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11-27-2008, 04:20 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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| the sidewinder micro doesnt have a castle link plug, i can only do it manualy |
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11-27-2008, 05:18 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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| how do i use a castle link if it doesnt have a plug?? does it plug in to the mottor wires or something |
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11-27-2008, 05:31 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Belgium
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| Castle Link plugs into the rx plug of the Sidewinder.  |
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11-27-2008, 05:42 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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| so thats the only way to calibrate brushed? could it be that i put the + and - wires on the wrong tabs? it twitches back and forth when i pull the throttle. and i can barley hear the esc when it beeps, is it fryed? |
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11-27-2008, 07:13 PM
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| Planning my Comeback!   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere in the middle
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| You will need the castle link to get in calibrated right. |
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11-28-2008, 03:14 AM
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| Well then....   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NorCal
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| Dude - Page 34 in your manual, Step 9 in the Calibration Setup 9. Motor Type This setting sets which type of motor you will be using with the Castle ESC. The ESC may be damaged if this setting does not match the motor type/hook-up method in the car, and this damage is not covered under warranty. Setting 1 : Brushless (Default) (See Figure 1: Brushless Motor Setup on page  Uses all three of the ESC motor wires connected to all three of the brushless motor wires. If the motor spins the wrong way with forward throttle, swap any two of the wires to get the correct direction.Setting 2 : Brushed Reversing (See Figure 2: Reversing Brushed Motor Setup on page 10) Uses the Red and Black ESC motor wires to connect to the (+) and (-) side of the brushed motor. If the motor spins in the wrong direction with forward throttle, reverse the motor wires for correct motor direction. You gotta read your manual, man!  |
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11-28-2008, 09:27 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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| ok, so i calibrated it for brushed motors. now when i pull the throttle the green light comes on and nothing happens, same thing with reverse. wuts going on?? |
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11-28-2008, 09:53 PM
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| Planning my Comeback! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere in the middle
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| Do you have a lipo. If so is it charged. if not it could be the cut off. not to sure on hte micros but if you have a 2 cell lipo and have your cutoff set for a 3 cell it wont work either. |
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11-28-2008, 10:00 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hawthorne, Florida
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| Set your endpoints. |
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11-28-2008, 10:32 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South "O"
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| what are endpoints??? |
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