HVACTeacher
Newbie
When the Mini LMT came out I wanted one bad, when Megalodon released, I was done.
I wanted to do a build like my large LMT; over powered the way a monster truck should be!
I picked up a whole bunch of different motors to try along with a Spectrum 2-1 that I had from another mini. I wasn't happy with it. I ended up shoehorning in a Velineon 380 motor that I paired with a Furitek ESC I had.
Unfortunately I couldn't get the motor to turn using that ESC. I tried every setting possible. Only thing the worked for two seconds was changing the BEC voltage, it responded positively for a few rips on the TX, then it stopped. It just seemed like the drive train was binding up, which I knew it wasn't.
Like an idiot I tried a few different ESC's that were unfortunately not compatible with sensorless motors. Had I looked at the complete instructions instead of just ripping the package open and soldering I would have saved a few evenings (I was trying to keep the packaging small).
In frustration I went to my LHS. We talked about it for a bit. I determined that it had to be the ESC for whatever reason. The specs matched up the the motor, but I suspected it didn't have the jam. I elected for a tried-and-true unit I have used in the past; a NIP CC MMP they had on the shelf.
I soldered that baby up tonight... AANNDDD immediately ran into Castle Link connection issues on my laptop.
I honestly spent two to three hours messing with it. Out of nowhere I finally got it to connect for a second time, I then hastily made the changes and saved it.
Not sure why my computer suddenly decided it didn't want to recognize that USB CC Link. I wasn't touching it at the time it stopped working. Just reviewing the settings when ZAP, it just quit.
Anyway, glad it's done and I'm looking forward to getting it out for a rip in the coming days!
Mini LMT
- Spektrum SX108 servo
- CC MMP (BEC @ 6.0v)
- Velineon 380 Motor
- Spektrum SR310 (DX2e)
I wanted to do a build like my large LMT; over powered the way a monster truck should be!
I picked up a whole bunch of different motors to try along with a Spectrum 2-1 that I had from another mini. I wasn't happy with it. I ended up shoehorning in a Velineon 380 motor that I paired with a Furitek ESC I had.
Unfortunately I couldn't get the motor to turn using that ESC. I tried every setting possible. Only thing the worked for two seconds was changing the BEC voltage, it responded positively for a few rips on the TX, then it stopped. It just seemed like the drive train was binding up, which I knew it wasn't.
Like an idiot I tried a few different ESC's that were unfortunately not compatible with sensorless motors. Had I looked at the complete instructions instead of just ripping the package open and soldering I would have saved a few evenings (I was trying to keep the packaging small).
In frustration I went to my LHS. We talked about it for a bit. I determined that it had to be the ESC for whatever reason. The specs matched up the the motor, but I suspected it didn't have the jam. I elected for a tried-and-true unit I have used in the past; a NIP CC MMP they had on the shelf.
I soldered that baby up tonight... AANNDDD immediately ran into Castle Link connection issues on my laptop.
I honestly spent two to three hours messing with it. Out of nowhere I finally got it to connect for a second time, I then hastily made the changes and saved it.
Not sure why my computer suddenly decided it didn't want to recognize that USB CC Link. I wasn't touching it at the time it stopped working. Just reviewing the settings when ZAP, it just quit.
Anyway, glad it's done and I'm looking forward to getting it out for a rip in the coming days!
Mini LMT
- Spektrum SX108 servo
- CC MMP (BEC @ 6.0v)
- Velineon 380 Motor
- Spektrum SR310 (DX2e)
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