ASSOCIATED ELECTRICS WP-1040-BRUSHED Car Brushed Speed Control Load Instruction Manual

ASSOCIATED ELECTRICS WP-1040-BRUSHED Car Brushed Speed Control Load

Thanks for purchasing our electronic speed controller(ESC). The power system for RC model can be very dangerous, 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. Water-proof and dust-proof for all-weather races.
2. mall size with built-in capacitor module.
3. Automatic throttle range calibration, easy to use.
4. Multiple protections: Low voltage cut-off protection for Lipo or NiMH battery / Over-heat protection / Throttle signal loss protection.
5. Easily programmed with the jumpers.

SPECIFICATIONS

Model| WP-1040-BRUSHED

**WP-1040-BRUSHED-Crawler & Boat ***

| WP-1060-BRUSHED
---|---|---
Cont. / Burst Current| Forward: 40A / 180A

Backward: 20A / 90A

| Forward: 60A / 360A

Backward: 30A / 180A

Input| 2-3S Lipo, 5-9 Cells NiMH
Cars Applicable| 1:10 on-road, off-road Buggy, Truggy, SCT

1:10 Crawler, Tank &Boat

Motor Limit

| 2S Lipoor

5-6 cells NiMH

| 540 or 550 size motor ≥12T

or RPM < 30000 @7.2V

| 540 or 550 size motor ≥ 8T

or RPM <45000 @7.2V

3S Lipo or

7-9 cells NiMH

| 540 or 550 size motor ≥18T

or RPM < 20000 @7.2V

| 540 or 550 size motor ≥13T

or RPM <30000 @7.2V

Resistance| Fwd: 0.002 Ohm, Bwd: 0.004 Ohm| Fwd: 0.0008 Ohm, Bwd: 0.0016 Ohm
Built-in BEC| 2A/6V (Linear mode BEC)| 3A/6V (Switch mode BEC)
Dimension &

Weight

| WP-1040-BRUSHED: 46.53428.5, 65g

WP-1040-BRUSHED-CRAWLER: 46.53428.5, 70g

| 363018, 40g
Model| WP-1625-BRUSHED

WP-1625-BRUSHED-Crawler

| WP-860-DUAL BRUSHED
Cont. / Burst Current| Forward: 25A / 100A

Backward: 25A / 100A

| Forward: 60A / 360A

Backward: 30A / 180A

Input| 2-3S Lipo, 5-9 Cells NiMH| 2-4S Lipo, 10-12 Cells NiMH
Cars Applicable| 1:18 & 1:16 on-road, off-road

1:18 & 1:16 Crawler and Boat

| 1:8 on-road, off-road, Buggy, Truggy, Monster

Crawler and Boat

Motor Limit

| 2S Lipoor

5-6 cells NiMH

| 280, 370 or 380 size motor

or RPM < 30000 @7.2V

| 540, 550 or 775 size motor ≥12T

or RPM < 30000 @7.2V

3S Lipo or

7-9 cells NiMH

| 280, 370 or 380 size motor

or RPM <20000 @7.2V

| 540, 550 or 775 size motor ≥18T

or RPM <20000 @7.2V

4S Lipoor

10-12cells NiMH

| Not Available| 540, 550 or 775 size motor ≥24T

or RPM <15000 @7.2V

Resistance| Fwd: 0.003 Ohm, Bwd: 0.003 Ohm| Fwd: 0.001 Ohm, Bwd: 0.002 Ohm
Built-in BEC| 1A/6V(Linear mode BEC)| 3A/5V(Switch mode BEC)
Dimension &

Weight

| 34mm24mm14mm, 23.5g| 46mm36mm26.3mm, 73g

There are 2 kinds of WP-1040-BRUSHED-Crawler& Boat speed controllers, one has 1 output for 1 motor, and the other one has 2 outputs for 2 motors (2 motors work synchronously).
The WP-860-DUAL BRUSHED has 2 outputs to drive 2 motors synchronously. When driving 2 motors, the Turns of
the motors need to be increased.

BEGIN TO USE

1. Connect the ESC, motor, receiver, battery and servo according to the following diagram “+” and “-” wires of the ESC are connected to the battery pack. Attention: The incorrect polarity will damage the ESC immediately. The control cable of the ESC (trio wires with black, red and white color) is connected to the throttle channel of the receiver (Usually CH2). The “Motor +” and “Motor –” wires are connected to ESC without any order. If the motor runs in the opposite direction, please swap these two wire connections.

2. Set the Transmitter
   Please set the “D/R”, “EPA” and “ATL” to 100% for throttle channel (for transmitter without LCD, please turn the knobs to the maximum value), and set the “TRIM” of the throttle channel to 0 (for transmitter without LCD, please turn the TRIM knob to its neutral position). For FutabaTM and the similar transmitters, the direction of throttle channel shall be set to “REV”, while other radio systems shall be set to “NOR”. The “Fail Save” function of the radio system is strongly recommended to be activated. Please make sure that the motor can be stopped when the “Fail Save” happens.

3. Throttle Range Setting (Throttle Range Calibration)
   In order to make the ESC match the throttle range of different transmitters, the calibrationof the ESC is necessary.
   To calibrate the ESC, please turn on the transmitter, keep throttle stick at its neutral position, wait for 3 seconds to let the ESC execute self-test and automatic throttle calibration. When the ESC is ready to run, a long beep sound is emitted from the motor.
   Note: Please calibrate the throttle range again when using a new transmitter or changing the settings of the neutral position of throttle channel, D/R, ATV, ATL or EPA parameters,otherwise the ESC may not work properly.

BEEP SOUND AND LED STATUS

The Meaning of Beep Sound

• 1 short Beep: The battery is NiMH/NiCd
• 2 short Beeps: The battery is 2S Lipo
• 3 short Beeps: The battery is 3S Lipo
• 4 short Beeps: The battery is 4S Lipo
• 1 long Beep: Self-test and throttle calibration is OK, the ESC is ready to run

LED Status

• When the throttle stick is in neutral range, red LED is off
• Forward, brake or reverse at partial throttle, red LED blinks
• Forward, brake or reverse at full throttle, red LED is solid

THROTTLE STICK POSITION

SET THE ESC

• The ESC is programmed by the jumpers
  (Tweezers is recommended to plug and unplug the jumper).

PROTECTION FUNCTIONS

1. Low voltage Cut-off (LVC) protection: If the voltage of battery pack is lower than the threshold for 2 seconds, the ESC will enter the protection mode.
   When the car stops, the red LED blinks to indicate the low voltage cut-off protection has been activated.
   Table A: LVC protection for WP-1060-BRUSHED, WP-1040-BRUSHED, WP-860-DUAL BRUSHED (F/B/R or F/B mode). 2S Lipo| 3S Lipo| 4S Lipo| 5-9 cells NiMH
   ---|---|---|---
   Output reduces 50% at 6.5V Output     cuts     off    at                 6.0V, cannot be recovered| Output reduces 50% at 9.75V Output cuts off at 9.0V, cannot be recovered| Output reduces 50% at 13V Output cuts off at 12V, cannot be recovered| Output reduces 50% at 4.5V Output cuts off at 4.0V, cannot be recovered

Table B: LVC protection for WP-1625-BRUSHED-Crawler, WP-1040-BRUSHED- Crawler&Boat, WP-860-DUAL BRUSHED (Crawler or Boat mode).

Output cuts off at 6.5V.

If the throttle stick moves to neutral and then up again, the output can be recovered to 50%.

If the voltage drops to 6.5V again, the above process

repeats in circles.

| Output cuts off at 9.75V.

If the throttle stick moves to neutral and then up again, the output can be recovered to 50%.

If the voltage drops to 9.75V again, the above process

repeats in circles.

| Output cuts off at 13V.

If the throttle stick moves to neutral and then up again, the output can be recovered to 50%.

If the voltage drops to 13V

again, the above process repeats in circles

| Output cuts off at 4.5V.

If the throttle stick moves to neutral and then up again, the output can be recovered to 50%.

If the voltage drops to 4.5V again, the above process

repeats in circles.

2. Over-heat protection: When the internal temperature of the ESC is higher than 100 Celsius degree or 212 Fahrenheit degree for 5 seconds, the ESC will reduce and cut off the output power.
   When the car stops, the red LED blinks to indicate the over-heat protection has been activated. If the ESC cools down to 80 Celsius degree (176 Fahrenheit degree) the output power is recovered to normal state.

3. Throttle signal loss protection: The ESC will cut off the output power if the throttle signal has been lost for 0.1 second. The “Fail Save” function of the radio system is strongly recommended to be activated.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “BRUSHED” AND “BRUSHED-CRAWLER & BOAT” ESC

1. “Brushed” and “Brushed-Crawler& Boat” ESCs have different backward-running modes.“Brushed” ESC 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 the motor, the motor speeds down but still running, so the backward action is NOT happened at this moment. When the throttle stick is moved to the backward zone again (The 2nd “click”), if the motor speed is slowed down to zero (i.e. stopped), the backward action will be activated. The “Double-Click” method prevents mistakenly reverse when the brake function is frequently used in steering.
   “Brushed-Crawler& Boat” ESC uses “Single-click” 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 common for the Rock Crawler and tank.

2. The maximum reverse force (for backward running) is 50% for the general “Brushed” ESC, 100% for the “Crawler” mode of a “Brushed-Crawler & Boat” ESC, and 25% for the “Boat” mode of a “Brushed-Crawler & Boat” ESC.

3. The Low Voltage Cut-off Protection modes are different (Please check the instructions in the section of “PROTECTION FUNCTIONS”).

TROUBLESHOOTING

ESC doesn’t get its working voltage; Connections between battery pack and ESC are

broken.

| Check the battery wires connection or replace the defective connectors.
Switch is damaged.| Replace the switch.
After power on, motor can’t work; red LED blinks.| Throttle signal is abnormal.| Check the throttle wire connection; make sure it is plugged into the

throttle channel of the receiver.

Automatic                       throttle calibration is failed.| range| Set the “TRIM” of throttle channel to

0 or turn the knob to its neutral position.

The car runs backward while giving throttle.

(The   motor    runs   in    the   opposite direction)

| The wire connections between ESC and the motor need to be changed.| Swap two wire connections between the ESC and the motor.
The car can’t go backward.| The jumper position is wrong.| Check the jumper and plug it to the

correct position.

The neutral point of throttle channel is changed or drifted.| Set the “TRIM” of throttle channel to

0 or turn the knob to its neutral position.

The car can’t go forward, but can go backward.| The direction of throttle channel is not correct.| Reset the direction of throttle channel from original “NOR” to “REV”, or from original “REV” to

“NOR”.

The motor doesn’t work, but the LED in the ESC works normally.| The connections between motor

and ESC are broken.

| Check the connections and replace

the defective connectors.

Motor is damaged.| Replace the motor.
The motor suddenly while in working state| stops| running| The throttle signal is lost.| Check    the    transmitter    and    the receiver.

Check the throttle wire connection.

Low    voltage    cut-offprotection or Over-heat cut-off protection

has been activated.

| Replace the battery pack, or cool down the ESC.
The car cannot get top speed and the red LED doesn’t solid on at full throttle| Some setting in the transmitter are incorrect.| Check the settings.

Set D/R, EPA, ATL to 100% or turn the knobs to maximum value.

Set TRIM to 0 or turn the knob to its neutral position.

Motor quickly.| is| cogging| when| accelerated| The      battery discharge ability.| has| limited| Use battery with better discharge ability.
Motor RPM is too high, the gear ratio is too aggressive.| Use motor with lower RPM, or use

smaller pinion to get softer gear ratio.

Something wrong in the driving

system of the car.

| Check the driving system of the car.

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