Help! FT 40Amp ESC

[kinch]

I bought 2- FT 40Amp ESC's and 1 flew fine, but the other went from 0-20% then jumped to 100%, with nothing in between. Do the new FT 40 Amp ESC's require some kind of calibration? I have built more than 20 FT planes and have not seen the problem before...thanks

 

[Bricks]

You should always calibrate the ESC, turn radio on raise throttle to 100% plug in ESC wait for the beeps then lower throttle ESC should go thru normal start up sounds done and calibrated.

 

[kinch]

You should always calibrate the ESC, turn radio on raise throttle to 100% plug in ESC wait for the beeps then lower throttle ESC should go thru normal start up sounds done and calibrated.

I did that but it play an entire tune f 20 notes and when you get to full power it says inhibit. FT website says to use BL_heli_S software to calibrate! When I checked on that, it says you have to buy a BLHeli programmer to calibrate? I really dont want to mess with that for 1 ESC. Any else have this issue?

 

[Bricks]

I did that but it play an entire tune f 20 notes and when you get to full power it says inhibit. FT website says to use BL_heli_S software to calibrate! When I checked on that, it says you have to buy a BLHeli programmer to calibrate? I really dont want to mess with that for 1 ESC. Any else have this issue?

The only time you need the software is if you want to change timing settings or such, you may have a bad ESC. The inhibit at full throttle sounds like you have something set wrong in the transmitter, which could be causing the issue.

 

[Merv]

... it play an entire tune f 20 notes...

When calibrating the ESC, don't wait for all of the notes. Move the throttle stick from high to low at the first sound.
If you wait, the ECS may enter a manual programing mode, that is it may change some other setting, the old fashion way.

 

[kinch]

The only time you need the software is if you want to change timing settings or such, you may have a bad ESC. The inhibit at full throttle sounds like you have something set wrong in the transmitter, which could be causing the issue.

thanks!