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Ingenieurbüro CAT, M. Zipperer GmbH, Wettelbrunner Straße 6

79282 Ballrechten-Dottingen

Tel: + 49 (0) 7634 - 5056 - 800
Fax: + 49 (0) 7634 -5056 - 801

Internet:

www.jetcat.de

JetCat RX/RXi Turbines with V10 ECU

V1.2

Summary of Contents for RX Series

Page 1: ...1 of 54 Ingenieurb ro CAT M Zipperer GmbH Wettelbrunner Stra e 6 79282 Ballrechten Dottingen Tel 49 0 7634 5056 800 Fax 49 0 7634 5056 801 Internet www jetcat de JetCat RX RXi Turbines with V10 ECU V...

Page 2: ...he Model Engine serial number has been deliberately removed defaced or altered 7 If a problem develops during the limited warranty period the Buyer shall take the following step by step procedure a Th...

Page 3: ...N THE GSU AND LED BOARD 19 JETCAT V10 ECU 20 SWITCHING ON THE ECU 20 SINGLE OR TWO CHANNEL OPERATION 21 HOW TO SET YOUR ECU FOR SINGLE CHANNEL OPERATION 21 SETUP FAILSAFE MODE 21 SETTING THE FAILSAFE...

Page 4: ...34 MANUAL ADVANCED SECTION 35 JETCAT ECU FEATURES VERSION 10 00 35 Smoker valve 36 MENU STRUCTURE 40 MENU SELECTIONS 40 Selecting a Menu 40 Change Values Items 40 THE RUN MENU 40 THE MIN MAX MENU 41...

Page 5: ...entrifugal compressor compresses the incoming air which is mixed in the combustion chamber with fuel jet fuel kerosene and ignited The result is a rapidly expanding volume of gas that drives an axial...

Page 6: ...ou might lose sight of model To avoid collisions with manned or unmanned aircraft land your plane immediately if a plane approaches Persons or animals must comply with the following minimum safety dis...

Page 7: ...tracts or areas experiencing drought or dryness Obey all forest fire regulations and warnings by refraining from operating the JetCat turbine in restricted fire zones WARNING The overflight of people...

Page 8: ...ng turbine support equipment Mounting turbine and fitting to tail pipe Fuel and electrical connections Battery power GSU and I O board ECU power setting failsafe and learn R C Preparing fuel and fuel...

Page 9: ...e and the data bus jack accessible for plugging in the GSU 4 Ideally the pump should be mounted inverted using 4 40 screws and nuts through the flange holes tubes mounted down and electrical connectio...

Page 10: ...tect the fuselage near the hot section of the turbine Do not mount electrical components fuel tubing or parts that could melt around the hot section of the turbine Inlet Protection Especially for mode...

Page 11: ...PAGE 11 of 54 Connections Once you have unpacked and identified all the components follow the system diagram photo for all connections Complete System Connection Diagram RX...

Page 12: ...X channel OPTIONA L Not used for single channel operation Fuel input BVM UAT NOT INCLUD ED Fuel filter 6m m x 4m m ada pter Ballcoc k valve Not required Fuel pump ECU Batter y I O board Power data cab...

Page 13: ...he possibility of air being trapped inside and then coming out at an inopportune time It is also better not to affix it but to leave it free to slightly move ALWAYS use a gasoline compatible stopper i...

Page 14: ...and ECU Connect the Flat cable to the LED I O board and ECU Connect a fully charged battery to the ECU To charge the battery refer to the Power section of this manual Throttle input Optional AUX inpu...

Page 15: ...PAGE 15 of 54 Complete System Connection Diagram RXi...

Page 16: ...PAGE 16 of 54 System Connection RXi Photo To fueltank To receiver...

Page 17: ...ew weeks the battery should be disconnected Attention Fire A LiPo LiFePo battery can explode if incorrect charge parameters are used You should therefore always refer to the manufacturer s charger ins...

Page 18: ...e The real time nature of the ECU allows the operator to adjust the turbine s parameters even when the turbine is running GSU Control Panel Descriptions OPTIONAL Mini GSU Part 61161 00 With all the fu...

Page 19: ...for the data bus and a display for the current status of the ECU The LED I O board also features a pushbutton switch function to learn your R C system calibrate EGT probe or reset all parameters back...

Page 20: ...o servo pulse then there is a 60 second delay if the ECU is immediately powered off To force the ECU to power off simultaneously press the Manual and Run switches on the GSU The ECU can also be turned...

Page 21: ...Turb Ctrl OFF Aux channel enabled for speed limiter functions and or Smoker Turbine control disabled You still need to use the AUX channel for speed limiter and or smoker functions but the turbine co...

Page 22: ...um radios there are two different ways to set the failsafe It is either accomplished by the transmitter s failsafe menu or by binding the receiver to the transmitter Refer to your transmitter s manual...

Page 23: ...to advance through the learn R C sequence described below This feature is useful when the GSU is not available Keep in mind that the LED s on the I O board are the same as the GSU for Standby Pump ru...

Page 24: ...OK LED will illuminate again and initiates the learn mode for the three position auxiliary channel 8 Move the auxiliary channel to the minimum position for Off and press Select Menu or the LED I O bo...

Page 25: ...operate the turbine in a safe manner Preparing fuel and fuel system Warning Obey local laws for the transportation and storage of fuels Fire warning When mixing the fuel with oil or when operating fu...

Page 26: ...runs at press either the or while pressing the Change Value Item key It is best to lower the pump voltage back down to the 0 5V default amount when finished Running the turbine for the first time The...

Page 27: ...y stopped rotating 4 As soon as the turbine stabilizes at idle speed the green OK LED will illuminate indicating that thrust control is now handed over to the pilot The throttle stick must be in the i...

Page 28: ...e g a model fire the automatic cooling process may contribute additional oxygen To immediately discontinue the cooling process bring the throttle stick to idle throttle trim to the minimum position an...

Page 29: ...PAGE 29 of 54 Flashing E EGT sensor defective Last Off Condition Low RPM shut off from previous run...

Page 30: ...s always displayed on the GSU screen in the STATE selection in the RUN menu When the turbine is starting the GSU will also display the current state on the bottom line of the display Whenever the engi...

Page 31: ...es Stabil Turbine successfully accelerates to the idle RPM then automatically increases speed to about 30 higher RPM When this speed is maintained consistently for at least one second the turbine will...

Page 32: ...inimum value A dislodged EGT sensor can trigger this shut down 11 HiTempOff EGT exceeded the maximum range 950 C 12 GlowPlug Defective kero glow plug 13 WatchDog ECU processor was locked out usually f...

Page 33: ...full commands from the throttle stick Programming alteration in R C transmitter Check alignment with RC Check menu Re align ECU to the R C system Turbine ignites but the start process is discontinued...

Page 34: ...ous run Sample of displayed values Tim Time 4 0 R RPM 0 S Set RPM 0 EGT Temp 0 Pmp Pump V 0 0 Sta State 0 Th Thr pulse 0 Au Aux pulse 0 Bat Batt volts 0 AirS Air Speed 0 SetS Set Air speed 0 See the E...

Page 35: ...GSU terminal without the R C transmitter Support for parallel connected turbines multi engine models With an optional smoke system the ECU can be programmed to generate warnings for low battery volta...

Page 36: ...sition and the turbine is running To be able to use this function it is necessary that the AUX channel is activated this is the parameter AUX channel func see below must not be adjusted to NOT USED Sm...

Page 37: ...PAGE 37 of 54 The smoke flow can be set up by the Limits Menu Smoke Flow Press the Change Value key and change the value by pressing the and key...

Page 38: ...PAGE 38 of 54 Connection Diagram of the Smoke System...

Page 39: ...pe Engine B2 P20 SE SX C4 P140RX P180RX P200RX D8 E16 P300RX P400RX Smokerpumpe PRO The Smokerpumpe PRO can t be switched because it s no Bus Pump further it is impossible to set up the flow by GSU Pr...

Page 40: ...front of the value if it can be changed The RUN Menu As soon as the ECU is switched on the Run menu is displayed In the lower display line the actual turbine RPM is indicated In the upper display line...

Page 41: ...values can be reset by pressing Change Value key The values are only valid during and after the actual run By switching on the ECU they are reset The R C Check Menu All parameters in this menu are fo...

Page 42: ...L OffFuelQ Minimum fuel quality during the last turbine run Fuel quality by shut off at the last turbine run L BubblCnt L Bubble Tim Number of bubbles counted during the last turbine run Timefram in...

Page 43: ...imum RPM Turbine idle speed If IdleRPM SET or Idle Ramp Set is enabled by Barom Auto Tune it will further appear Auto in the display and the RPM is set by ECU Maximum RPM F Turbine maximum speed Indic...

Page 44: ...t be disabled Fail Safe delay Delay in seconds before Fail Safe function will be activated While this time the turbine speed run on the last valid stick pulse HOLD adjustable range 0 1 20 0 seconds A...

Page 45: ...valve will be pulsed if the turbine has reached its maximum RPM Disabled No function off Note The smoke warn function is switched off while the throttle stick is in idle position IdleThrResponse Adju...

Page 46: ...ual SpeedRegVal I See chapter Air Speed Control of the manual SpeedRegVal D See chapter Air Speed Control of the manual MinRPM SpdCtrl See chapter Air Speed Control of the manual TEST Menu Before acti...

Page 47: ...k directly alters turbine thrust When the Airspeed Sensor is plugged into the ECU it automatically establishes speed control mode In speed control mode the turbine thrust is automatically controlled t...

Page 48: ...eters of speed regulation can be predetermined Limits menu parameters assigned to the Airspeed Sensor Parameter Explanation MAX LIMITAIRSPD Maximum allowed flight speed of the model in km h If this sp...

Page 49: ...ssigned as follows Standard assignments of the AUX switch Position SW0 Off turns the turbine off immediately Position SW1 Start Standby normal thrust control Position SW2 AutoOff normal shutdown metho...

Page 50: ...sition the current flight speed is assigned and recorded as the Max AirSpeed parameter WARNING When the AUX switch is set in the SW0 position the model must be flying faster than 40 km h otherwise the...

Page 51: ...e minimum throttle stick position corresponds to the parameter Min AirSpeed and the maximum throttle stick position corresponds to the parameter Max AirSpeed b If flight speed 40 km h when this functi...

Page 52: ...ater column to the altitude of the differential pressure sensor or Pitot tube if used Press the key INFO on the GSU to define the zero point 5 Raise the end of water column to a level of 40cm above th...

Page 53: ...ss the little key on the LED board The LED s indicate the following blink sequence LED Blink Sequenz Standby yellow Pump running red OK green The dispaly of GSU indicate simultanously Release Key to L...

Page 54: ...indicate simultanously Release Key to Learn RC While this sequence hold the key SelectMenu don t realease it After awhile of ca 15 seconds the LED s indicat the folowing blink sequence LED Blink Sequ...

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