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• Do not run the car near water! Never allow water, moisture,
or any foreign material inside the case of the ESC.
• Never use more than 7 cells (8.4 volts total) in the
battery pack.
• Do not attempt to connect the battery pack to the ESC in
reverse, as permanent damage to the ESC could result.
• Never cut or splice the ESC input wires. Do not connect a
battery to the receiver’s (Rx) “battery” slot. The Rx receives
power through the ESC itself which plugs into the Rx’s
throttle channel slot.
• Three 0.1µF, 50V monolithic capacitors should be properly
installed on any motor that does not have capacitors built-
in to reduce interference from electronic noise.
• Always disconnect the battery pack from the ESC when
not in use.
• Be careful not to touch the heat sink during use as it can
become very hot.
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1. Connect the battery pack to the ESC. Turn on the Tx,
and then the ESC.
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2. NEUTRAL POINT: Leave the throttle trigger in the
neutral position. Press and hold the ESC’s pushbutton until
the green LED begins to flash, then release the button.
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3. FULL THROTTLE: Move the throttle trigger to full
throttle and hold until the red LED illuminates (motor will not
operate in set up mode).
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4. FULL REVERSE: Move the throttle trigger to full
brake/reverse and hold until both the red and green
LEDs illuminate.
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5. ABS BRAKES: Return the throttle trigger to neutral.
The green LED will flash briefly, followed by both the red and
green LEDs oscillating after about 3 seconds.
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A. To activate ABS brakes: Move the throttle trigger to
either full throttle or full reverse (while the LEDs are
oscillating), then return to neutral. The red LED will flash
to confirm ABS brakes are active.
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B. To de-activate ABS brakes: Do NOT move the
throttle trigger (leave in neutral position) when the LEDs
oscillate in this step.
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6. The ESC is now set for operation, confirmed by the
green LED remaining on.
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7. If the motor operates in reverse when applying forward
throttle, the throttle reversing switch on the Tx must be
moved to the opposite position.
The acceleration, or traction control function provides 3
optional time delays which control how quickly full forward
speed is delivered to the motor after full deflection is given to
the throttle trigger. This allows the ESC to be customized to
personal preferences or certain track and model conditions.
To set the acceleration / traction control:
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1. With the Tx throttle in the neutral position, press and
hold the ESC’s pushbutton for 3 seconds. The green LED
will flash, followed by a flashing red LED.
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2. Release the pushbutton, and choose from one of three
acceleration time delays as follows:
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A. After one second the red LED will blink ONCE.
Press and release the pushbutton at this time to set a
delay of
0.0 seconds. This is often the desirable delay for
normal race tracks.
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B. After two seconds the red LED will blink TWICE.
Press and release the pushbutton at this time to set a
delay of
0.1 seconds.
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C. After three seconds the red LED will blink THREE
times. Press and release the pushbutton at this time to set
a time delay of
0.2 seconds. This is often the desirable
delay for slick tracks.
A time delay can be set for changing the direction of motor
travel from forward to reverse. This delay helps to prevent
damage to gear assemblies that can result from slamming
the motor from high speed forward movement directly to
reverse. The reverse direction control for this ESC can also
be completely disabled or “locked-out.” Many races require
ESCs be used which do not have reverse function.
Follow these steps to set reverse delay or reverse lockout:
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1. With the Tx throttle in the neutral position, press and
hold the ESC’s pushbutton for 5 seconds. The green and red
LEDs will flash.
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2. Release the pushbutton, and choose from one of two
reverse time delays or reverse lockout as follows:
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A. After one second the green and red LED will blink
ONCE. Press and release the pushbutton at this time to
set a delay of
0.3 seconds. This is often the desirable
delay for normal race tracks.
Reverse Delay & Reverse Lockout Setting
Acceleration / Traction Control
Speed Control Set Up
Speed Control Cautions
