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11-23-2009, 07:14 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: coalmont
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|  crawler won't move
I am new to crawling and just finished my crawler only to find out the steering works but I have no forward or reverse I have a castle sidewinder esc any help would be appreciated
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11-23-2009, 07:16 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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What are the lights on the ESC doing?
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11-23-2009, 07:17 PM
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Double check the plug that's from the ESC that goes into the receiver. If it's flipped around the wrong way,it'll do just that.  I've made that same mistake a few times myself.
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11-23-2009, 07:21 PM
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green is blinking until brake is applied then red blinks
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11-23-2009, 07:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Hummm....depending on the software version, the white and red wires might be switched. Try changing them....
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11-23-2009, 07:25 PM
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That's what it should do....yellow/orange when at neutral? | |
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11-23-2009, 07:26 PM
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when I flip the receiver plug red blinks
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11-23-2009, 07:38 PM
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Turn the throttle trim to zero....THEN set your throttle end points. Very well could be that.
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11-23-2009, 07:45 PM
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I started with a stock losi controller it did nothing put a stock hpi controller and thats how I got steering so I don't have endpoints
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11-23-2009, 07:56 PM
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Did you calibrate it? are you running brushed or brushless? If your running brushed, you need to go into castle link and set the speed control to run brushed fwd/rev. and hook up the red and black wires. the white wire you can cut off or ziptie out of the way. |
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11-23-2009, 07:59 PM
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I am running brushed I did use the castle link is it a must to cut the white wire
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11-23-2009, 08:00 PM
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They should have trim adjustments. Put those at zero. | |
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11-23-2009, 08:05 PM
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when set to zero yellow stays when decreased red increased green hope this helps
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11-23-2009, 08:16 PM
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Leave the trim at zero,that should be right. Try this.... Unplug the motor leads. Plug the battery in,turn the ESC swtich off. Turn the radio on. Holding full forward,turn the ESC on. Wait for the lights to blink,then go to full reverse. After the lights blink again,go back to the neutral position. Now plug the motor back in and try it. If the motor spins the wrong direction,flip the + and - motor leads. | |
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11-23-2009, 08:19 PM
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my esc doesn't have a switch
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11-23-2009, 08:26 PM
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is there a way I can check output to motor on esc wires
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11-23-2009, 08:27 PM
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Neither do any of mine.  Someone has taken it off then....it came with one from the factory. No worries.You might need an extra hand then..... After unplugging the motor leads,Turn the radio on,hold full forward....while holding,plug the ESC in and follow the steps above. | |
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11-23-2009, 08:28 PM
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11-23-2009, 08:28 PM
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also when at neutral yellow is constant when forward or reverse is applied lights blink red for reverse green for forward
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11-23-2009, 08:31 PM
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Linear Mode
