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TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 10:26 PM

ok i have a problem....just finished my 1st crawler but when i hook up the mamba max esc and try to do the calibration all 3 lights just blink and the tones just keep beeping ...i'm following the directions in the book exactly as stated...but cant get it to do anything....any suggestions please...thanks for the help

CD13 · 08-03-2007, 10:28 PM

did you do the quick set up first?its on the page before the set up

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 10:31 PM

yeah ..thats what im trying to do ..the quick set up

radishkid · 08-03-2007, 10:34 PM

http://www.castlecreations.com/suppo...er%20Guide.pdf

CD13 · 08-03-2007, 10:35 PM

while holding full throttle,turn on the esc and nothing happens?

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdaniel13

while holding full throttle,turn on the esc and nothing happens?

yeah holding throttle turning on esc then all 3 lights flash and tone starts ringing and just keeps doing that

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 10:41 PM

that link is for the mamba 25 ...is that the same ???...also im not using brushless ...this is running 2 55t on a clod if that matters

radishkid · 08-03-2007, 10:44 PM

http://www.castlecreations.com/suppo...er%20Guide.pdf

:-D Oops. Butterfingers...

radishkid · 08-03-2007, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TIMZKRAWLER

that link is for the mamba 25 ...is that the same ???...also im not using brushless ...this is running 2 55t on a clod if that matters

Any chancer that the motors are wired wrong to the ESC, as in not being parallel?

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 10:47 PM

well they are parellel... esc to rear then wired to the front ..the rear is reversed polarity so the esc would have to be reversed to ...right ??
ok i have that manual here ...which is what that link is...thanks tho

radishkid · 08-03-2007, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TIMZKRAWLER

lol...ok thanks ..i'll try that

Well, the wiring diagram for a reversed motor setup is on page 5.

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 10:54 PM

i mean the rear motor is wired in reverse so it spins the correct direction...so basically the esc pos. is going to motor neg...and esc neg. is going to motor pos. then it switches at the front motor....am i making any sense...LOL

MTHead · 08-03-2007, 11:47 PM

That's correct....

Not knowing your full set up (radio & receiver) i'm just going to throw
this out there..

Do you have power to your steering servo?
is it working properly?

You might have batt. power to the ESC but no radio signal..

Does your radio have servo reversing?
If so, try reversing the throttle setting..

ESC might not be reading full forward if it's reversed..

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 11:56 PM

well i first tried it with the tq3 wouldnt work ...then i tried my spektrum still nothing...steering works fine..

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-03-2007, 11:58 PM

doesn't even get that far ...all three lites just blink and it keeps beeping as soon as i connect the battery then turn on the switch

MTHead · 08-04-2007, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TIMZKRAWLER

well i first tried it with the tq3 wouldnt work ...then i tried my spektrum still nothing...no power to steering

Are you running a seperate batt. for the receiver & servos? or just batt. power into the ECS which is then plugged into the receiver?

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-04-2007, 12:11 AM

well i tried both ways ...niether will work...now all i have is batt to esc ..esc to recv.....i dont even have servos plugged in ...

MTHead · 08-04-2007, 12:12 AM

I see you just edited that to your post.. haha

I think it can be only a few things (please don't get offended if they
sound supid, but i gotta ask)

1. is the battery wired correctly? POS & NEG.
2. when you plug the ESC into the receiver is the polarity correct?
(brown is NEG & should be on the same side of the receiver as the servos NEG wires)

TIMZKRAWLER · 08-04-2007, 12:15 AM

not offended at all ...i appreciate all the suggestions...yes batts are correct and esc is correct

MTHead · 08-04-2007, 12:28 AM

Ok cool.. But the last thing i can think of is making sure the ECS is plugged into the throttle port on the receiver and not the battery port..

If your willing to, try this:
carefully remove the red wire from the ESC's receiver plug (so it doesn't try and feed power both ways) and use a seperate batt. to power the receiver.. That should have the servos working and feed power to the ECS
for signal..

08-03-2007, 10:26 PM	#1
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	mamba max problem ok i have a problem....just finished my 1st crawler but when i hook up the mamba max esc and try to do the calibration all 3 lights just blink and the tones just keep beeping ...i'm following the directions in the book exactly as stated...but cant get it to do anything....any suggestions please...thanks for the help Last edited by TIMZKRAWLER; 08-04-2007 at 12:01 PM.

08-03-2007, 10:47 PM	#10
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	well they are parellel... esc to rear then wired to the front ..the rear is reversed polarity so the esc would have to be reversed to ...right ?? ok i have that manual here ...which is what that link is...thanks tho Last edited by TIMZKRAWLER; 08-03-2007 at 11:09 PM.

08-03-2007, 10:54 PM	#12
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	i mean the rear motor is wired in reverse so it spins the correct direction...so basically the esc pos. is going to motor neg...and esc neg. is going to motor pos. then it switches at the front motor....am i making any sense...LOL Last edited by TIMZKRAWLER; 08-03-2007 at 11:13 PM.

08-03-2007, 11:56 PM	#14
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	well i first tried it with the tq3 wouldnt work ...then i tried my spektrum still nothing...steering works fine.. Last edited by TIMZKRAWLER; 08-04-2007 at 07:15 PM.

08-03-2007, 11:58 PM	#15
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	doesn't even get that far ...all three lites just blink and it keeps beeping as soon as i connect the battery then turn on the switch Last edited by TIMZKRAWLER; 08-04-2007 at 12:01 AM.

08-03-2007, 10:28 PM	#2
CD13 Holmes Hobbies Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: No Where Posts: 2,751	did you do the quick set up first?its on the page before the set up

08-03-2007, 10:31 PM	#3
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	yeah ..thats what im trying to do ..the quick set up

08-03-2007, 10:34 PM	#4
radishkid Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the saddle... Posts: 473	http://www.castlecreations.com/suppo...er%20Guide.pdf

08-03-2007, 10:35 PM	#5
CD13 Holmes Hobbies Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: No Where Posts: 2,751	while holding full throttle,turn on the esc and nothing happens?

08-03-2007, 10:41 PM	#7
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	that link is for the mamba 25 ...is that the same ???...also im not using brushless ...this is running 2 55t on a clod if that matters

08-03-2007, 10:44 PM	#8
radishkid Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the saddle... Posts: 473	http://www.castlecreations.com/suppo...er%20Guide.pdf :-D Oops. Butterfingers...

08-03-2007, 11:47 PM	#13
MTHead DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 2,105	That's correct.... Not knowing your full set up (radio & receiver) i'm just going to throw this out there.. Do you have power to your steering servo? is it working properly? You might have batt. power to the ESC but no radio signal.. Does your radio have servo reversing? If so, try reversing the throttle setting.. ESC might not be reading full forward if it's reversed..

08-04-2007, 12:11 AM	#17
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	well i tried both ways ...niether will work...now all i have is batt to esc ..esc to recv.....i dont even have servos plugged in ...

08-04-2007, 12:12 AM	#18
MTHead DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 2,105	I see you just edited that to your post.. haha I think it can be only a few things (please don't get offended if they sound supid, but i gotta ask) 1. is the battery wired correctly? POS & NEG. 2. when you plug the ESC into the receiver is the polarity correct? (brown is NEG & should be on the same side of the receiver as the servos NEG wires)

08-04-2007, 12:15 AM	#19
TIMZKRAWLER Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: APPLE VALLEY,CALIFORNIA Posts: 985	not offended at all ...i appreciate all the suggestions...yes batts are correct and esc is correct

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08-04-2007, 12:28 AM	#20
MTHead DOOH!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AZ Posts: 2,105	Ok cool.. But the last thing i can think of is making sure the ECS is plugged into the throttle port on the receiver and not the battery port.. If your willing to, try this: carefully remove the red wire from the ESC's receiver plug (so it doesn't try and feed power both ways) and use a seperate batt. to power the receiver.. That should have the servos working and feed power to the ECS for signal..

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