Solved HOW TO CALIBRATE ESC?

[Jonn]

Hello, I just got this plane but don't know how to calibrate the ESC. Could you please help? I attached the video so you can hear the tones. i have tried yt tutorial but it didn't work. The file is too large to post it direcly so i pasted google drive link. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OH3Pk4V-eCDI7JFmcJJKcnhpfk9niTp3/view?usp=sharing

 

[dap35]

Typically, you start with the throttle set to 100%, then connect in the ESC to power. After it beeps at you, then move the power to zero.

 

[Jonn]

Typically, you start with the throttle set to 100%, then connect in the ESC to power. After it beeps at you, then move the power to zero.

After which beeps?

 

[dap35]

After which beeps?

After the first set of beeps.

 

[Bricks]

Waited better then 3 minutes for video to play got tired of waiting. Did the radio and plane come together, is the receiver and radio compatible, is the radio bound to the receiver, do any of the channels work ie rudder elevator etc?

 

[boogieloo]

After which beeps?

The battery and the receiver. Is your ESC connected to the bat. port? You don't need to calibrate the ESC. It should be at zero settings when you hook up. Yeah, I had that problem. How much mAhours of battery to use? Now it's just waiting again. The battery.

 

[Jonn]

thanks for the replies! I got it working again

 

[Old Pudge]

Trying to rescue a brand-new-out-of-the-wrapper ESC & motor. I've now gone thru & resoldered the connectors between ESC and motor. Then recalibrated the ESC three times. It's better than it was, but still starts pulsing or just quits about about 3/4 throttle. Bad motor?? Any suggestions? Thanks in any case.

 

[dap35]

Trying to rescue a brand-new-out-of-the-wrapper ESC & motor. I've now gone thru & resoldered the connectors between ESC and motor. Then recalibrated the ESC three times. It's better than it was, but still starts pulsing or just quits about about 3/4 throttle. Bad motor?? Any suggestions? Thanks in any case.

It sounds like either your ESC is too small (amperage) or the prop is too big

 

[Old Pudge]

It's the 25-amp ESC, motor, & prop that Flitetest supplied in the hardware/electronics kit that they sell w/ that airplane.

 

[FoamyDM]

That is always frustrating. Motor Stuttering typically means a bad solder joint, or a loose connection. If the video is what you have, it is the Suppo Style Generic Brand Motor. Didn't catch enough of the ESC. was it a vid of the issue you have (the set of beeps)?

 

[agupt108]

Trying to rescue a brand-new-out-of-the-wrapper ESC & motor. I've now gone thru & resoldered the connectors between ESC and motor. Then recalibrated the ESC three times. It's better than it was, but still starts pulsing or just quits about about 3/4 throttle. Bad motor?? Any suggestions? Thanks in any case.

Does the ESC beep once after turning off? if yes then the battery needs more charge.

 

[Old Pudge]

Many thanks for your replies! The motor is labeled "EMAX 2280-2208kV". I don't recall any beeps from the ESC after power-down & didn't see a video, sorry. However, FliteTest has nicely replaced the ESC & motor, so we'll soon see. I am suspicious of connections & power starvation at high loads. (They wanted me to test it w/out a prop & it ran fine. But w/ the prop, it "pulses" above half throttle.) And I did have to solder on some different connectors to get onto the battery which had a small JST plug that also happened to mate w/ the battery charger. Maybe that little JST plug just wasn't big enough? I'll never know, because now I've cut & soldered new connectors on the battery and the charger.