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04-01-2011, 10:38 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Central Coast
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|  Wiring a berg
Wiring up the berg and had a couple questions. #1. Does this look correct?  #2. What is the correct orientation of the plugs that go the the receiver? I've got: servo with a yellow - red - black punk dig with white - red - black CC BEC with brown - red - orange MM ESC with brown - red - orange But how should they be plugged into the receiver (each plug fits in two ways)? #3. Should I program the ESC before I hook up the BEC (since I need to clip the red wire?), or should I wire it completly and then program the ESC? Appreciate any help, thanks. |
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04-02-2011, 12:15 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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1 Yea thats right unless you want to run the BEC directly to the servo. 2 The black and the brown are the grounds, plug them in that way...Orange and yellow are the signals. 3 It shouldnt matter, either way will be fine you will just have to plug the red wire back in (dont cut it, pull it out of the connector so you can plug it back in if you need to). |
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04-02-2011, 04:46 AM
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Ummm......keep in mind one motor needs to spin opposite of the other. You can either "time it" 180* out or swap the colors for one motor (red to -, black to +)
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04-02-2011, 10:08 AM
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04-02-2011, 12:01 PM
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one reason to run a bec straight to a servo is for the hv servos running 7.4v since if u have other servos, ect. plugged into the rx that cant handle the voltage. but with a 5955tg since its only a 6v servo you will be fine wiring it the way in the picture
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04-02-2011, 04:15 PM
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Ugh... just finished up getting things soldered in place and new connectors on the charger, etc. only to find out the Mamba Max is not compatible with Windows 7 64bit unless you update the ESC on a 32bit machine first and run it through the Castle Link.
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04-02-2011, 08:32 PM
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04-04-2011, 01:59 PM
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So I'm wiring up an Axial based rig too with a MM ESC, CC BEC, 7954sh servo, and Traxxas 2019 receiver. I'll be running 7.4v to the servo and would like to wire it directly to the BEC. So currently, I have it wired like this: the BEC leads go to the ESC/ battery wires, and the positive and negative wire go directly to the positive and negative wires of the servo. The servo signal wire goes to the receiver, and the BEC signal wire is blocked off going no where. Look correct?  |
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04-04-2011, 02:30 PM
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that looks correct. so you should be good to go. some ppl have issues wiring that way which some have said its has something to do with the ground part of the circuit, some are fine so the only way to know is wire it up and try it. mine is wired just like your diagram and its perfectly fine.
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04-04-2011, 04:49 PM
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I am running a CC MM & a CC BEC wired direct to the steering servo (Hitec 7955TG). No issues thus far. | |
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04-05-2011, 06:01 PM
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Got the berg all wired up but the Mamba Max isn't working. I am able to program it through the castle link connector and everything seems to work as it should, but when hooked up to the berg its dead. I get no tones or LED's. Actually, I get a dimly lit yellow LED when I unplug the ESC from the receiver when it is turned on, otherwise nothing. I checked the connections and everything seems to be secure. I was able to set up my other MM ESC without issue so I swapped the dead mamba into the known good radio gear and still nothing. Hooked the DX3 up to the good mamba and it works fine. Tried the berg with and without the punk dig hooked up but no change. No tones or LED's. Sent Castle an email but no word from them yet. Any ideas? I should mention this Mamba Max has never been used. I sent a dead unit in and received a new unit in return. |
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04-05-2011, 10:10 PM
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So I swapped in a working ESC and got everything wired, I switched the motor leads around on the front motor (positive wire from dig to negative on motor). Now the motors are spinning in in different directions..? Does the punk dig switch the polarity automatically? | |
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04-06-2011, 11:57 AM
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Its the rear motor you wire black to red and red to black not the front motor........... no it does not.............. | |
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04-06-2011, 04:18 PM
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I switched the front motor wires around and now everything works as it should. Both front and rear motors are positive to positive and negative to negative.
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04-08-2011, 07:07 PM
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Still can't get the other Mamba Max working. I can't find any related info on the intrawebz either. No tones or LED's when plugged into everything, no response at all. When I plug it into the castle link connector the red and yellow LED's flash. I can program, upgrade or downgrade firmwares, change all settings, default all settings, etc., and the red and yellow LED's stay lit solid while it is updating, then back to flashing. The only time I get a LED in the vehicle is when it is plugged into the battery and I unplug it from the receiver, otherwise its dead. Anyone ever seen this before? No word back from Castle support after four days so its not looking promising. |
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04-19-2011, 01:49 PM
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Just thought I would update this. Castle finally got back to me and advised I try switching the motor leads (from using red and black to using white and black) and trying it again. After trying that with a bunch of known good equipment it still did not work. Only option is to have to return it to them for repair again which will cost another $50 because its past their 90 warranty period.
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