Over the weekend I assembled an FT Mustang with the C Power Pack - including the BL Heli 30 amp ESC.. I'm using a Spektrum DX6 and an Orange R615X receiver. I'm having some really odd issues with the power on process.
It seemed to bind fine, including the step of setting the throttle to 100% to initialize the ESC for the first time. However, the 'power on' process after that is... finicky. I plug in the battery, then power on the Tx; as online research shows that seems to be the way to do it with the R615X.*But the Rx doesn't reliably connect to the radio; sometimes I get lights on the Rx and servo control, sometimes I wait and nothing happens. Then, when I do get it to connect, the ESC won't arm until I power off the Tx AGAIN. Then I get the startup tones from the ESC. I can power my DX6 back on at that point and have full control - servos and throttle. I've tried it with two different Orange R615X units. Both exhibit the same behavior.
I'm thinking maybe it's something with the specific combination of the Orange receiver and the BL Heli ESC? I've used Orange receivers in the past with other ESCs and it works ok. I've got a name brand Spektrum AR610 on order (arriving Wed) to test. But, I'd like to keep using Orange receivers for the cost savings. Anyone have any advice?
It seemed to bind fine, including the step of setting the throttle to 100% to initialize the ESC for the first time. However, the 'power on' process after that is... finicky. I plug in the battery, then power on the Tx; as online research shows that seems to be the way to do it with the R615X.*But the Rx doesn't reliably connect to the radio; sometimes I get lights on the Rx and servo control, sometimes I wait and nothing happens. Then, when I do get it to connect, the ESC won't arm until I power off the Tx AGAIN. Then I get the startup tones from the ESC. I can power my DX6 back on at that point and have full control - servos and throttle. I've tried it with two different Orange R615X units. Both exhibit the same behavior.
I'm thinking maybe it's something with the specific combination of the Orange receiver and the BL Heli ESC? I've used Orange receivers in the past with other ESCs and it works ok. I've got a name brand Spektrum AR610 on order (arriving Wed) to test. But, I'd like to keep using Orange receivers for the cost savings. Anyone have any advice?