USER MANUAL - RedCat Racing
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1. mode the car can go forward and brake but cannot go backward this mode is suitable for competition Forward Reverse with Brake mode provides backward function which is suitable for daily training 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 1 click the ESC begins to brake the motor the motor speeds down but it is still running not completely stopped so the backward action is NOT happened immediately 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 happen The Double Click method can prevent mistakenly reversing action when the brake function is frequently used in steering By the way in the process of braking or reversing if the throttle stick is moved to forward zone the motor will run forward at once Forward Reverse mode uses Single click method to make the car go backward When you move the throttle stick from forward zone to backward zone the car will go backward immediately This mode is usually used for the Rock Crawler 2 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 2 3 Low Voltage Cut Off The function prevents the lith2. higher timing value brings out higher power output but the whole efficiency of the system will be slightly lower down 2 10 Over Heat Protection If the function is activated the output power will be cut off when the temperature of the ESC is higher than a factory preset value for 5 seconds When the protection happens the Green LED will flash as the following style vx 2 11 Motor Rotation You can use this item to change the rotation direction Face to the motor shaft That means the rear cover of the motor is far from your face and move the throttle stick to the top point of the forward zone If this item is set to CCW the shaft runs counter clockwise If this item is set to CW the shaft runs clockwise 2 12 Lipo Cells We strongly suggest setting the Lipo Cells item manually according to the actual lipo battery you are using 3 Reset All Items To Default Values At any time when the throttle is located in neutral zone except in the throttle calibration or parameters program process 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 4 Set The ESC By Using Program Card Program card is an optional equipment 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 pro
3. User Manual of S5 RTR and S5A RTR Brushless ESC HW SM633ENG 20120607 Page 5 option inhibits the inherent brake function of the speed controller When this option is selected the brake function is realized by a traditional disc brake system driven by a servo 2 6 Maximum Reverse Force Sets how much power will be applied in the reverse direction Different value makes different reverse speed 2 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 effect can be very smoothly 2 8 Throttle Neutral Range Please refer to the following picture to adjust the neutral range as your like P Top point of maximum throttle Z Y Y 7 Forward zone gt ar 4 A Neutral zone Neutral point Top point of k maximum brake N Brake and vs gt backward v N A zone Brake and backward zone i Forward Neutral point zone M Neutral zone ES Top point of Top point of maximum brake maximum throttle 2 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
4. 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 A long 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 User Manual of S5 RTR and S5A RTR Brushless ESC HW SM633ENG 20120607 Page 4 Programmable Items List The italics texts in the above form are the default settings Table C Programmable Items For S5 S5A RTR ESC Programmable Programmable Value Items AAA A SS UE EE A eee EE Basic Items 1 Running Mode Forward Only EJJEW GAIRA Forward and 9 with Brake with Brake Reverse 2 Drag Brake Force ICE wos 3 Low Voltage 3 0V 3 2V 3 4V Cut Off Threshold ee 28VCell con MN cel ES Advanced Items E 100 sade lt lt ECOS POOD Force 8 Neutral Range 9 Normal 12 Wide 9 Timing Only for sensorless 0 00 3 75 7 50 11 25 BBB 18 75 22 50 26 25 motor 10 Over heat Protection Enable 11 Motor Rotation Counter Clockwise Clockwise 12 Lipo Cells Auto Calculate 2 Cells 3 Cells 4 Cells 5 Cells 6 Cells a 2 Programmable Values 2 1 Running Mode With Forward Only with Brake
5. C Note2 There is a small female connector that coming out from the FAN socket this is used for connecting with the cooling fan of the brushless motor The A B C wires of the ESC can be connected with the motor wires freely without any order If the motor runs in the opposite direction please swap any two wire connections Red power wire battery positive gt 2 Throttle Range Setting Throttle Range Calibration In order to make the ESC fit the throttle range you must calibrate it when you begin to use a new ESC or a new User Manual of S5 RTR and S5A RTR Brushless ESC HW SM633ENG 20120607 Page 2 transmitter or change the settings of neutral position of the throttle stick ATV or EPA parameters etc Otherwise the ESC cannot work properly 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 function of your transmitter Hold the SET key and then switch on N Z gt the ESC and release the SET key as Lf yy Release the SET key as soon gt soon as possible when the red LED 4 es 0 E begins to flash Note 3 Note3 If you don t release the SET key af
6. ED flashes for 1 time Release SET key Hold SET key for 3 seconds Running Mode 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 20 Press Red LED flashes 5 times choose 40 SET key Red LED flashes 6 times choose 60 Red LED flashes 7 times choose 80 Red LED flashes 8 times choose 100 Green LED flashes Enter the 2nd item for 2 times Release Drag Brake Force SET key Hold SET key for 3 seconds Red LED flashes 1 time choose None Red LED flashes 2 times choose 2 6V Press Red LED flashes 3 times choose 2 8 V SET key Red LED flashes 4 times choose 3 0V Red LED flashes 5 times choose 3 2V Red LED flashes 6 times choose 3 4V Release Green LED flashes SET key Enter the 3rd item for 3 times Low Voltage Cut Off Hold SET key for 3 seconds UO Y UIJIMS Way pue 9S3 ay yo yoyms BunuwelBold ysu Hold SET key for 3 seconds 4 Press SET key to choose the value 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 Release SET key Enter the N item Press SET key Inthe program process the motor will emit Beep tone at the same time when the LED is flashing Ifthe N is
7. USER MANUAL BRUSHLESS SPEED CONTROLLER S5 RTR ESC S5A RTR ESC User Manual of S5 RTR and S5A RTR Brushless ESC HW SM633ENG 20120607 Page 1 Thanks for purchasing our Electronic Speed Controller ESC High power system for RC model can be very dangerous so we strongly suggest you 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 Any claims arising from the operating failure of malfunctioning etc will be denied We assume no liability for personal injury consequential damages resulting from our product or our workmanship As far as is legally permitted the obligation to compensation is limited to the invoice amount of the affected product Compatible with all sensorless brushless motors Excellent start up acceleration and linearity features 3running modes Forward only with brake Forward Reverse with brake Forward Reverse immediately 4 steps of maximum reverse force adjustment Proportional ABS brake function with 5 steps of maximum brake force adjustment 8 steps of drag brake force adjustment and 4 steps of initial brake force adjustment Compatible with mechanical disk brake system 9start modes Also called Punch from very soft Level 1 to very aggressive Level 9 Multiple p
8. grammable 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 SSVU and then connect the main battery pack to the ESC After several seconds 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 User Manual of S5 RTR and S5A RTR Brushless ESC Trouble Shooting Trouble After power on motor doesn t work and the cooling fan doesn t work Possible Reason The connections between battery pack and ESC are not correct HW SM633ENG 20120607 Page 6 Solution Check the power connections Replace the connectors After power on motor can t work but emits beep beep beep beep alert tone Every beep beep has a time interval of 1 second Input voltage is abnormal too high or too low Check the voltage of the battery pack After power on red LED always lights the motor doesn t work Throttle signal is abnormal Plug the control wire into the throttle channel of the receiver correctly The motor runs in the opposite direction when it is accelerated 1 The wire connections between ESC and the motor are not correct 2 The chassis is different from the popular design Swap any two wire connec
9. ium battery pack from over discharging The ESC detects the battery s voltage at any time if the voltage is lower than the threshold for 2 seconds the output power will be cut off and the red LED flashes in such a way vx vx Wok MAA There are 6 preset options for this item You can customize the cutoff threshold by using a LCD program box optional equipment to trim it with a step of 0 1V so it will be more suitable for all kinds of batteries NIMH NiCd Li ion Lipo LFP etc 2 4 Start Mode Also called Punch Select from Level1 to Level9 as your like Level1 has a very soft start effect while level9 has a very aggressive start effect From Level1 to Level9 the start force is increasing Please note that if you choose Level to Level9 mode you must use good quality battery pack with powerful discharge ability otherwise these modes cannot get the burst start effect as you want If the motor 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 2 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 point of the backward zone A very large brake force can shorten the brake time but it may damage the gears The Disable
10. rotection features Low voltage cut off protection Over heat protection Throttle signal loss protection Motor blocked protection 8 steps of timing adjustment by software Built in switch mode BEC has a powerful output to supply all the electronic equipments Easily program with only one button and compatible with pocket sized Program Card Model S5A S5 Cont Burst Current 125A 900A 150A 1080A Suitable Car Tea e OS 1 5 on road and off road cars trucks cars trucks Battery 6 18 cells Ni xx NiMH or NiCd 2 6 cells Li Po BEC Output 5 75V 3A of switch mode built in BEC Note 1 Motor Type Sensorless brushless motor Dimension 68 L x55 W x45 H Weight 145g 150g Note 1 The cooling fans of ESC and motor are supplied by the built in BEC so they are working under 5 75V Begin To Use The New ESC WARNING THIS BRUSHLESS SYSTEM IS VERY POWERFUL FOR SAFETY PLEASE ALWAYS KEEP THE WHEELS AWAY FROM THE TRACK WHEN YOU BEGIN TO SWITCH ON THE ESC 1 Connect the ESC motor receiver battery and servo according to the following diagram Blue power wire et Y If there are 2 battery packs need to be connected in Botes phase my series please refer to the following picture Orange power wire d motor phase C i Black power wire battery negative Red Servo plugged into N steering ch 1 Black AE Black 4 Red Wire to positive pole of ES Black Wire to negative pole of ES
11. s switched on the motor will emit several Beep tones to express the cells number of the battery pack For example Beep Beep means 2s Lipo Beep Beep Beep means 3s Lipo etc Alert Tones 1 Input voltage abnormal alert tone The ESC begins to check the input voltage when power on if the voltage is out of the normal range such an alert tone will be emitted beep beep beep beep beep beep There is 1 second 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 interval between every beep tone User Manual of S5 RTR and S5A RTR Brushless ESC HW SM633ENG 20120607 Page 3 Program The ESC 1 Program Method Turn off the ESC Turn on the transmitter Hold the SET key Enter the corresponding Press the SET key to choose the Switch on the ESC programmable item the programmable value the RED LED RED LED flashes for several flashes for several times the times times the times presents the presents the serial number of the value E current value of this item you are choosing SLED tehen Red LED flashes for 1 time to choose Forward with brake Red LED flashes for 2 times to choose Forward Reverse with brake Press Red LED flashes for 3 times to choose SET key Forward and Reverse Enter the 1st item Green L
12. ter the red LED begins to flash the ESC will enter the program mode in such a case please switch off the ESC and re calibrate the throttle range again from step A PE AA A SS SS SS SS A A Se SS e iO C Set the 3 points according to the steps shown as the pictures on the right side 1 The neutral point ona aint Move the throttle stick at the neutral Forward point and then click the SET key the A Click SET key green LED flashes 1 time 2 The end point of forward direction Move the throttle stick at the end point of forward direction and then click the SET key the green LED flashes 2 times 3 The end point of backward direction Move the throttle stick at the end point of backward direction and then click the SET key the green LED flashes 3 times Throttle range is calibrated motor can be started after 3 seconds 3 Check the LED Status in Normal Running 1 Normally if the throttle stick is in the neutral range neither the red LED nor the green LED lights 2 The red LED lights when the car is running forward or backward and it will flash quickly when the car is braking 3 The green LED lights when the throttle stick is moved to the top point of the forward zone 4 Check the Lipo Cells Setting if You Are Using Lithium Battery If you are using Lipo battery we strong suggest setting the Lipo Cells programmable item manually to avoid the over discharge problem In normal case when the ESC i
13. tions between the ESC and the motor The motor suddenly stops running while in working state The throttle signal is lost Check the transmitter and the receiver Check the signal wire from the throttle channel of your receiver The ESC has entered the Low Voltage Protection Mode or Over heat Protection Mode Red LED flashes means Low Voltage Green LED flashes means Over heat When accelerating quickly the motor stops or trembles 1 The battery has a bad discharge performance 2 The gear rate is aggressive 3 The Start Mode Punch of the ESC is too aggressive too 1 Use a better battery 2 Use lower KV motor or change the gear rate 3 Set the Start Mode Punch to a softer value User Manual of S5 RTR and S5A RTR Brushless ESC HW SM633ENG 20120607 Page 7 USER MEMO
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