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11-24-2011, 06:15 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: somewhere near Los Angeles...or a city looking thingy.
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|  Sidewinder problems
I have a cc sidewinder on a 3 cell lipo, a cc BEC, a hitec 7955, and a integy 55t motor. My problem is, when I plug in my battery the esc makes the little start up chime then my esc's red light starts blinking. I have steering but no throttle. I have no clue what to try to get it working and I'm bored.  Its been sitting for two months or something like that, I don't want to or have the money to buy a new esc. Help!
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11-24-2011, 06:41 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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No cost easy fix..... read near the bottom here - Castle Creations | FAQ: 1/10th Scale Products  |
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11-24-2011, 07:05 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: somewhere near Los Angeles...or a city looking thingy.
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FOOK ME! It flashes red or yellow.  Damn, I was hoping it was fix able. Oh well, I guess I'll just part it out and use the electronics and other parts(minus the esc) for my scaler. Now I can up grade to tekin. |
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11-24-2011, 07:34 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: summertown
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have you checked your radio? could be the throttle trim is toward reverse.. try moving it SLOWLY while listening and watching the LED's for any changes. |
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11-24-2011, 07:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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Say what?? Flashing red means it needs to be calibrated to your RX.  Quoted from manual.... If you are not calibrating and have no throttle input: Flashing Red and Yellow = over temp Flashing Green and Yellow = low voltage cut-off(battery) Flashing Green OR Red = Speed control has not been calibrated and is not armed; or throttle sub-trim is not at 0. Solid Green OR Red = should not happen when at neutral, indicates full throttle/reverse Flashing Yellow = possible problem with controller (Mamba Max Pro indicates neutral and armed with C.H.E.A.T. turn off) Solid Yellow = indicates neutral and armed (Mamba Max Pro indicates neutral and armed with C.H.E.A.T. turn on) Flashing all colors = speed control is not receiving a valid signal from the receiver, usually indicates the receiver wire is plugged in backwards into the receiver; possible problem with controller or with throttle channel on receiver. |
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11-24-2011, 08:36 PM
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I flipped the aux channel switch and it turned to flashing yellow. My epa's have always been at 0 so IDK whats wrong , I wanted to upgrade anyways, plus I already have it torn appart. I might get another sidewinder or a FXR. I'm going to use the tcs edge that it was in for a MOA crawler now, is this crazy talk or me being lazy, I think I'm being lazy.
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11-24-2011, 08:45 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: summertown
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lets get back to the throttle problem. plug the ESC into the thr on the RX (ch2 i think) make sure the black or brown wire is toward the outside of the case of the rx. lets start there and see where it gets you. | |
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11-24-2011, 09:03 PM
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IDK why I flipped the aux ch. I had it all wired up correct with the brown wire to the out side and it still did nothing. I'm not to worried about it, I was just really bored and then sad after it didn't work. I want to go to a tekkin FXR anyways so I'll do something with it.( can you say bonfire) BTW: thanks for all the help.
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11-24-2011, 09:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Surrey BC
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if you switch to an fxr you will still need to go through the calibration process or you will be lighting it on fire too.......just my2cents
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11-24-2011, 09:13 PM
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| cherry bomb   Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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sounds to me like you have the ESC plugged into the AUX channel. sounds like you need to make sure your connections are plugged into the correct spots on your RX, and yes. it sounds like its a simple calibration problem.
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11-24-2011, 09:39 PM
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11-24-2011, 09:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Georgetown, On
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plug it into ch 2. turn on.... hold gas, wait for beep, hold reverse, wait for beep, let it go in neutral... wait till it stops beeping....drive! |
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11-24-2011, 09:57 PM
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I tried all of that but it didn't work, at least with a new FXR it'll work and I'll be happy or it won't work and I can go to the hobby shop and if they can't figure it out, send it back to tekkin. It worked fine the last time I used it. Oh well, I'm going to start my scaler project now so I son't want to go with my older sidewinder. Besides, it was too big for my crawler. If you want to see what it was in go to the ax10 pic archive, it's the last post. Thanks for all the help.
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11-25-2011, 12:13 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia
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Set you EPA/Travel to 120 (or Maximum), Thr trim at 0 and 0% exponential (if you radio has it), then calibrate again. As everybody said the flashing light you are getting is generally linked to it not being calibrated | |
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11-25-2011, 12:37 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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Your problem is not fixable... There is nothing wrong with the ESC! |
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11-25-2011, 06:33 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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  Ummm....OTHG...did you try recalibrating the ESC yet? Did you REALLY read the material I linked? | |
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11-25-2011, 08:59 PM
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Yes I did read it, I'm not that lazy. I don't know why it would not calibrate if it worked fine after sitting for four months, being used and then not work after sitting for another two or three months. The only thing I adjusted on my tx was the steering trim, model #, and lessen the steering throw a little so the tires didn't rub, other than that the radio settings are factory stock.
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11-26-2011, 12:13 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco
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Follow the procedure in the sidewinder manual for recalibrating the radio...
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11-26-2011, 06:07 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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It's possible a throttle trim was bumped just a bit, that would make the ESC not see "0" when powered up, thus not arming. It may also need the throttle deadband opend a bit. I'm willing to bet when you resolve it, you will have a, "Ah ha!" moment. |
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