Nick`s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide
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1. actually be drilled into the female end of the adapter which is very convenient For testing purposes however I drilled the hole into the actual battery connector you can do that too but it is not necessary Also just for testing I left the other half of the ESC s ECS connector still on the ESC This could be cut off if desired The idea is just to show that you need access to the batteries positive terminal You can of course use any type of connector you see fit I like the grips on the ECS s so I will continue to use them j EC5 f Connector Hole drilled for Anti spark Wire NIOA JANUARY 2012 Warning e High power motor systems can be very dangerous High current flow can overheat wires and batteries causing fires Follow the wiring connection procedure carefully See the Turnigy Manual for details e Always fly at a sanctioned field Never fly over or near spectators Even though this Controller is equipped with a safety arming program you should still use caution when connecting the main battery Notice for Operation e Temperature overload protection is built into the speed controller Overload will turn off the motor immediately when the temperature reaches 212 F 100 C e Do Not connect the controller to just any kind of power source Take care to ensure the correct polarity of NiCd NiMH or Li Poly power packs Do Not connect the motor battery to the wrong polarity the controller will be seriously da2. Nick s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide See the Turnigy dlux User Manual that was included with the ESC for Installation Wiring and Safety Warning Details The Turnigy High Voltage HV dlux Electronic Speed Control ESC features a Spark Eliminator Lead with 2mm Plug Currently there are 80 120 and 160 Amp versions of this high voltage controller HobbyKing item numbers 17983 17982 and 17981 respectively The controller is designed for 6S to 12S Lipo Batteries Normal Start up Procedure Put throttle stick in the down or brake position Switch the Transmitter On Connect the Black wire of the ESC to the Black wire of the Battery Touch the Anti Spark wire lead to the Red wire of the battery and immediately connect the Red wire of the battery to the Red wire of the ESC see the last page for a thorough explanation of the Anti Spark wire Remove the Anti spark wire and place in an insulated holder Plug in Receiver battery or if applicable turn On BEC switch You will hear one beep for Brake on or two tones for Brake off The motor now is ready to run Notes Always connect the motor battery pack just before flight and disconnect it immediately after landing Futaba Radios require the throttle channel to be reversed Full throttle position will be automatically calibrated on start up Factory default settings Brake Off Battery Type Lipo 10S Cut Off Voltage 3 2V Rotation Normal Acceleration High
3. Timing Automatic Under Voltage Reduce power Switch Frequency 8kHz RPM Control Off Nick s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide 1 of 4 Version 1 January 2012 Nick s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide Programming the Controller The Controller should be connected to a suitable motor so that you can hear the various tones and beeps that will confirm actions REMOVE the propeller on the motor when the controller is being programmed Overview v Moving the transmitter throttle stick to the full up position while powering on the controller initiates the programming sequence v If within 1 5 seconds of power up you move the throttle stick to the off position you will program brake on off v 5 seconds after power up the programming sequence for Battery Type Rotation Acceleration Under Voltage Timing Switching Frequency Restore to Factory Defaults and Active RPM Control begins v You can only change one setting at a time if you need to change more settings disconnect the motor battery pack and wait for 5 seconds Repeat procedure for the next setting change v The 5 second programming sequence always starts at Battery Type and goes one by one until you reach the last option Active RPM Control It is not possible to skip ahead or move back v When you hear the beeps that correspond to the parameter you want to change move the throttle stick down then you ll hear two confirmation tones The setting is now ch
4. anged and memorized v You can exit the programming mode at any time if you disconnect the battery connector from ESC How to Enter Programming Mode 1 Switch ON the transmitter and move the throttle stick to the full throttle position 2 Connect the motor battery pack and turn ON the receiver BEC switch 3 Listen for the tone sequence of the parameter you want to change when you reach the parameter you want to change move the transmitter throttle stick to the down position Note Starting at 2 Battery Type and continuing through 9 Active RPM Control each pattern plays consecutively for a total of 3 plays each Also note that the Turnigy manual attempts to show the patterns as musical notes I found that some of the correlations between the Turnigy musical notation was not correct so I did not attempt to reproduce that here It is actually best to follow along by number of events grouped together and separated by the comma s shown after item 3 rather than try to interpret the musical notation 1 Setting up the propeller Brake on or off Follow above procedure enter to the programming mode If you move the throttle stick to off within 5 seconds Brake setting will be changed ON OFF or OFF ON Continued next page Nick s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide 2 of 4 Version 1 January 2012 Nick s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide 2 Battery Type Select a NiIMH NiCD battery or the number of Lipo c
5. ells which is being used to power your model 6S to 12S NiMH NiCD J the tone repeats 2 more times 68 Lipo PLL LLL raun nasan 7S Lipo PP SP So aen ss 0 8S Lipo PI PSS renns zais 9S Lipo PISS Srey m2 ri 108 Lipo TLL L LLL IL renin sine 1S Lipo k FITTS SST S Sewer ens 128 Lipoid Pd Sood d dda a pao nasan times 3 Rotation Reverse This function is to change the motor rotation direction for example Clock wise or Counter Clockwise or vice versa a i 5 J Warble sound 4 Acceleration Soft start is recommended when a gearbox drive system is being used Disable the soft start function when a direct drive system is used Soft Start dd I da Direct Drive J h J 5 Under Voltage If the motor battery pack drops to the programmed cut off voltage the controller will either ignore motor won t stop until battery is total depleted reduce the motor speed or stop the motor to ensure that there is enough power for the receiver and servos When Nick s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide 3 of 4 reduce mode or stop mode is active you can resume normal operation by moving the throttle stick down and back up again Land your model immediately eco as Ja Je Reduccpowerw eo LIS TI stop ddd ddd ILL 6 Timing The controller has three timing modes Automatic works well for ALL types of brushless motors Some brands or homemade brushless motors require a change of timing for optimal eff
6. iciency and power 7 degree for multi pole motors 30 degree for out runner motors Automatic d 5 J 5 d Medium d da Je High ddd ddd dae 7 Switching Frequency The controller has two switching frequency modes 8KHz is good for ALL types of two pole motors 16KHz is good for multi pole motors 8 KHz d dr J 16 KHz d J J LI IS IL ot LL IL PS ondd Jd IS Version 1 January 2012 Nick s Turnigy dlux HV ESC Quick Programming Guide Anti Spark Feature Disconnect all wires from the battery and the ESC The Anti Spark wire ASW or Spark Eliminator wire is used by first connecting the negative terminal of the ESC to the negative terminal of the battery The ASW is touched to the positive terminal of the battery This charges the ESC capacitors and prevents the pop that is often heard when a ASW system is not used This only needs to be done very briefly less than a second or two Then while holding the ASW on the battery terminal connector the positive ESC terminal is connected to the positive connector of the battery Remove the ASW wire and place in an insulated holder Here is one idea on how to setup the Anti Spark System I use EC5 connectors for all my large aircraft All my batteries have EC5 connectors I drilled a small hole in the positive battery connector end for the ASW to be connected to Normally I use two series connected 6S cells to make a 12S battery source So the small hole for the ASW would
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