USER MANUAL
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1. Press the SET key to choose the programmable value the RED LED flashes for several times the times presents the serial number of the value you are choosing Enter the corresponding programmable item the RED LED flashes for several times the times presents the current value of this item Red LED flashes for 1 time to choose Forward with brake Red LED flashes for 2 times to choose Forward Reverse with brake Enter the 1st item Running Mode Press SET key Red LED flashes 1 time choose 0 Red LED flashes 2 times choose 5 Red LED flashes 3 times choose 10 Red LED flashes 4 times choose 15 Red LED flashes 5 times choose 20 Red LED flashes 6 times choose 25 Red LED flashes 7 times choose 30 Red LED flashes 8 times choose 40 Gre n LED flashes for 2 times Enter the 2nd item Drag Brake Force Release SET key Hold SET key for 3 seconds Red LED flashes 1 time choose None Red LED flashes 2 times choose 2 6V LED flashes 3 times choose 2 8 V LED flashes 4 times choose 3 0V Release SET key Enter the 3rd item Low Voltage Cut Off Green LED flashes for 3 times Hold SET key for 3 seconds UO 7 yams uay pue 9S3 ey yo yoms BuiwwesBoid ysu Hold SET key for 3 seconds Press SET key to choose the v2. User Manual of TURNIGY Series Brushless Speed Controller USER MANUAL TURNIGY SERIES SENSORLESS BRUSHLESS SPEED CONTROLLER FOR CAR AND TRUCK Doc Ver HK 13 V2 101119 Page 1 DECLARATION Thanks for purchasing TURNIGY series Electronic Speed Controller ESC High power system for RC model can be very dangerous so please read this manual carefully In that we have no control over the correct use installation application or maintenance of our products no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damages losses or costs resulting from the use of the product FEATURES 1 Specially designed for RC car and truck with excellent start up acceleration and linearity features 2 Compatible with sensorless brushless motor 3 3 running modes suitable for different applications Forward with brake mode Forward Backward with brake mode and Rock crawler mode 4 4 steps of maximum reverse force adjustment 5 Proportional ABS brake function with 4 steps of maximum brake force adjustment 8 steps of drag brake force adjustment and 4 steps of initial brake force adjustment 6 9 start modes Punch from Soft to Very aggressive to be suitable for different chassis tires and tracks 7 Multiple protection features Low voltage cut off protection for lithium or nickel battery Over heat protection Throttle signal loss protection Motor blocked protection 8 8 steps of timing adjustmen
3. alue the flash times of RED LED means the serial number of the value 1 time means the 1st value 2 times means the 2nd value Green LED flashes for N times th PPE Enter the N item SET key Note Inthe program process the motor will emit Beep tone at the same time when the LED is flashing Ifthe N is bigger than the number 5 we use a long time flash and long Beep tone to represent 5 so it is easy to identify the items of the big number For example if the LED flashes as the following A long time flash a short time flash Motor sounds Beep Beep the No 6 item Along time flash 2 short time flash Motor sounds Beep BeepBeep the No 7 item A long time flash 3 short time flash Motor sounds Beep BeepBeepBeep the No 8 item And so on Doc Ver HK 13 V2 101119 Page 3 n ee Byers o gt wra RA MLINE a DG E O EER r TR y Mk raii Y d b i oI io eho Pi AGE Programmable Value Bee ee 32 N Se ee S 6 7 8 fg with Brake with Brake Crawler 2 Drag Brake 3 2 gt m z a i 3 Low Voltage A 2 6V 2 8V 3 0V 3 2V 3 4V 4 Start Mode Level1 L9 7 5 Maximum Brake 6 R R s 6 Maximum b o o o Initi Drag Brake 5 A Timing 15 00 10 Over heat Attention The italics texts in the above form are the default settings 3 PFogrammable Values this mode is suitable f
4. but lower than 12V it will be considered as a 3 cell lithium battery pack If it is lower than 9 0V it will be considered as a 2 cell lithium battery pack For example if the NiMH battery pack is 8 0V and the threshold is set to 2 6V Cell so it will be considered as a 2 cell lithium battery pack and the low voltage cut off threshold for this NiMH battery pack is 2 6 2 5 2V 2 Over heat protection When the temperature of the ESC is over a factory preset threshold for 5 seconds the ESC will cut off the output power You can disable the over heat protection function for competition race 3 Throttle signal loss protection The ESC will cut off the output power if the throttle signal is lost for 0 2 second Doc Ver HK 13 V2 101119 Page 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING Trouble Possible Reason Solution After power on motor can t work no The connections between Check the power connections sound is emitted battery pack and ESC are not Replace the connectors correct After power on motor can t work but Input voltage is abnormal too Check the voltage of the battery emits beep beep beep beep alert high or too low tone Every beep beep has a time interval of 1 second After power on motor can t work but Throttle signal is abnormal emits beep beep beep alert tone Every beep has a time interval of Check the transmitter and the receiver Check the wire of the th
5. e settings of neutral position of the throttle stick ATV or EPA parameters etc There are 3 points need to be set they are the top point of forward backward and the neutral point The following pictures show how to set the throttle range with a Futaba transmitter A Switch off the ESC turn on the transmitter set the direction of throttle channel to REV set the EPA ATV value of throttle channel to 100 and disable the ABS brake function of your transmitter Note2 Hold the SET key and then switch on the ESC when the red LED begins to flash release the key immediately Note3 Please refer to the picture on the right side Move tho trotto stick to tha Move the trotile stick to the enact position of forward end position of backward C Set the THREE points according to the steps neutral position shown in the picture on the right side 1 Neutral point 2 End point of forward direction 3 End point of backward i i direction ag When the process of calibration is finished the motor can be started after 3 seconds Press SET key the Green Press SET key the Green Press SET key the Green LED flashes once and motor LED flashes twice and motor LED Rashes thrice and motor amits Beep tona emits Beep Beep tone amits Beep Beep Beep tone Note2 If you don t release the SET key after the red LED begins to flash the ESC w
6. herwise it may be destroyed Please check the label of the fan carefully to confirm its working voltage before using it 2 Program card Digital LED Display Program card is an optional accessory which needs to be purchased separately It has a friendly user interface The process of programming the ESC becomes quite easy and fast with this pocket sized device When the programmable value needs to be changed please just plug the control wires of the ESC trio wires with black red and white color into the socket of the program card The socket is on the right corner and marked with Allithen connect the main battery pack to the ESC each item s value will be shown on the program card Use ITEM and VALUE buttons to select the programmable items and new values and then press OK button to store the new settings into the ESC 3 Advanced program box LCD Display Advanced program box is an optional accessory which needs to be purchased separately It has LCD display to show the programmable items so it can work as an individual device to set the ESC And it can also work as an USB adapter to connect the ESC with a PC to update the ESC firmware online User Manual of TURNIGY Series Brushless Speed Controller PROGRAM THE ESC Turn off the ESC Turn on the transmitter Hold the SET key Switch on the ESC Red LED flashes Green LED flashes for 1 time Release SET key Hold SET key for 3 seconds
7. ill enter the program mode in such a case please switch off the ESC and re calibrate the throttle range again from step A to step D Note3 The SET key of TURNIGY 18A SL is beside the main switch of the controller 3 The LED Status in Normal Rutinlfig a In normal use if the throttle stick is in the neutral range neither the red LED nor the green LED lights b The red LED lights when the car is run forward or backward and it will flash quickly when the car is braking c The green LED lights when the throttle stick is moved to the top point of the forward zone ALERT TONES 1 Input voltage abnormal alert tone The ESC begins to check the input voltage when power on if it is out of the normal range such an alert tone will be emitted beep beep beep beep beep beep There is 1 second time interval between every beep beep tone 2 Throttle signal abnormal alert tone When the ESC can t detect the normal throttle signal such an alert tone will be emitted beep beep beep There is 2 seconds time interval between every beep tone PROTECTION FUNCTION 1 Low voltage cut off protection If the voltage of a lithium battery pabk is lower than the threshold for 2 seconds the ESC will cut of the output power Please note that the ESC cannot be restarted if the voltage of each lithium cell is lower than 3 5V For NiMH battery packs if the voltage of the whole NiMH battery pack is higher than 9 0V
8. n please refer to the brief introduction on page 3 Brushless Motor Black power wire battery negate ai v ma SA Red power wire battery positve BEGIN TO USE THE NEW ESC 1 Connect the ESC motor receiver battery and servo according to the following diagram leat TH channel and wires of the ESC are connected with the battery pack and A B and C are connected with the motor wires The SET button is used for programming the ESC The control cable of the ESC trio wires with black red and f white color is connected with the throttle channel of the a receiver Usually CH2 OA The A B C wires of the ESC can be connected with the X motor wires freely without any order If the motor runs inthe Switch EN SAS opposite direction please swap any two wire connections 3 Note You can use the transmitter to set the throttle Receiver channel to the Reverse direction and then the motor will run oppositely Please calibrate the throttle range EE TRATE again after changing the direction of throttle channel SEENON 3 io Qa SS N User Manual of TURNIGY Series Brushless Speed Controller 2 Throttle Range Setting Throttle Range Calibration In order to make the ESC fit the throttle range you must calibrate it for the following cases otherwise the ESC cannot work properly 1 Begin to use a new ESC 2 Begin to use a new transmitter 3 Change th
9. or competition Forward Reverse with Brake mode provides backward function which is suitable for training The Rock Crawler mode is only used for rock crawler Note Forward Reverse with Brake mode uses Double Click method to make the car go backward When you move the throttle stick from forward zone to backward zone for the first time the ESC begins to brake happened now When the throttle stick is moved to the backward zone again The 2 click if the motor speed is slowed down to zero i e stopped the backward action will be occurred The Double Click method can prevent mistakenly reverse when the brake function is frequently used in steering With Rock Crawler mode the reverse action will be happened immediately when the throttle stick is moved to 3 2 Drag Brake Force Set the amount of drag brake applied at neutral throttle to simulate the slight braking effect of a neutral brushed motor while coasting 3 3 Low Voltage Cut Off The function is mainly to prevent the lithium battery pack from over discharging When using lithium battery pack please set the suitable value for low voltage protection as you like The ESC monitors in 2 seconds Please drive and stop the car at the side of the racing track as soon as possible the ESC will completely cut off the output power in 10 seconds 3 4 Start Mode Also called Punch Select from Level1 Soft to Level 9 Very aggressive start mode as
10. ot get the bursting start effect as you want If the motor point of the backward zone A very large brake force can shorten the brake time but it may damage the gears effect can be very smooth t User Manual of TURNIGY Series Brushless Speed Controller 3 8 Throttle Neutral Range Please see the following illustrations to adjust the neutral range as your like Top point of maximum throttle Neutral zone Top point of i AN maximum brake E AROR ka Brake and E vo X backward s 0 a eae zone Brake and backward zone Forward Neutral point zone Neutral zone Top point of Top point of maximum brake maximum throttle 3 9 Timing There are many differences among structures and parameters of different brushless motors so a fixed timing ESC is difficult to compatible with all brushless motors It is necessary to make the timing value programmable Please select the most suitable timing value according to the motor you are just using Generally higher timing value brings out higher power output but the whole efficiency of the system will be slightly lower down 3 10 Over Heat Protection If the function is activated the output power will be cut off when the temperature of the ESC is up to a factory preset threshold for more than 5 seconds When the protection happens the Green LED will flash any time when the throttle is located in neutral zone except in the throttle calibration or parameters program p
11. rocess hold the SET key for over 3 seconds the red LED and green LED will flash at the same time which means each programmable item has be reset to its default value
12. rottle channel The motor runs in the opposite direction The wire connections between Swap any two wire connections ESC and the motor need to be between the ESC and the motor changed The motor suddenly stops running The throttle signal is lost Check the transmitter and the while in working state receiver Check the wire of the throttle channel Voltage Protection Mode Some connections are not Check all the connections battery reliable pack connections throttle signal wire and motor connections etc There is strong Electro Reset the ESC to resume normal Magnetic interference in flying operation If the function could not field resume you might need to move to another area to run the car Random stop or restart or irregular working state OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES FOR UPGRADE We provide the following optional accessories for upgrade your power system Mark Direction of the airflow and the a 1 Cooling fan 12V The high voltage fan is necessary when you are using battery pack more than 6 cells of NiMH It is located on the heat sink of the ESC it helps to cool the ESC with downward airflow The picture on the right side shows the installation WARNING Please note the original fan 5V combined with the ESC can ONLY work with a 2 cells lithium battery pack or 4 6 cells NiMH battery pack Please NEVER use it with a 3 cells lithium battery pack or NiMH battery pack more than 6 cells ot
13. t 9 User programmable Several program methods are supported such as The SET button on the ESC the digital LED program card The program card is pocket sized and it have friendly user interface to be easily used 10 Waterproof and dustproof SPECIFICATIONS Model TURNIGY 18A SL Cont Current _ Burst Current Resistance Suitable Car TURNIGY 25A SL TURNIGY 35A SL TURNIGY 60A SL as 0 0007 ohm 50A 0 01 ohm 0 005 ohm 1 18 1 16 car 0 0015 ohm 1 10 car Jesl Lipo On road 212T On road 29T On road 25 5T 6 cells NIMH Off road 218T Off road 212T Off road 28 5T Suitable 2030 size motor 3650 size motor 3650 size motor Brushless Motor 3 cells Lipo On road 218T On road 212T On road 28 5T 9 cells NIMH Off road 224T Off road 218T Off road 213T 2030 size motor 3650 size motor 3650 size motor 4 9 Cells NiMH or 2 3 Cells Li Po 1 For 4 6 cells NiMH or 2 cells Lipo You needn t change the fan combined with the ESC Battery 2 For 7 9 cell NiMH or 2 cells Lipo You must change the fan combined with the controller because it cannot work with such a high voltage so please choose a high voltage fan or supply the fan from the receiver 5V Note1 6V 1 5A Sensorless Brushless Motor The height of fan is not included Weight 19g W O wires 23g W O wires 30g W O wires 32g W O wires Note1 For information about the high voltage cooling fa
14. your like Please note that if you choose Level 7 to Level 9 you d better use good quality battery pack with cannot run smoothly the motor is trembling it may caused by the weak discharge ability of the battery pack please choose a better battery or increase the gear rate 3 5 Maximum Brake Force The ESC provides proportional brake function The brake force is related to the position of the throttle stick Maximum brake force refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the top 3 6 Maximum Reverse Force Sets how much power will be applied in the reverse direction Different value makes different reverse speed 3 7 Initial Brake Force It is also called minimum brake force and it refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the initial position of the backward zone The default value is equal to the drag brake force so the brake Basic Items Advanced Items Neutral Range 6 Narrow 9 Normal 112 Wide 3 1 Running Mode With Forward with Brake mode the car can go forward and brake but cannot go backward the motor the motor speeds down but it is still running not completely stopped so the backward action is NOT backward zone Please set the Drag Brake Force to 100 if you choose the Rock Crawler mode the battery s voltage at any time if the voltage is lower than the threshold the output power will be reduced to 50 powerful discharge ability otherwise these modes cann
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