Hobbytech NXT-EP-6S EP6s brushless 18 RTR Instruction Manual

Hobbytech NXT-EP-6S EP6s brushless 18 RTR

NOT PROVIDED WITH THE CAR

THE TOOLS REQUIRED NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIT

CHASSIS

WARRANTY AND SERVICE INFORMATION

COMPONENT WARRANTY PERIOD

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY!

Please note this is a high-quality hobby product and not a toy. Therefore, it is necessary that children under 14 years are supervised by an adult. The guardians and/or parents have the responsibility to provide the appropriate guidance and supervision of the minors . This product has a 90-day warranty, which is only guaranteed to the original purchaser. The warranty valid only to products that have been purchased from an authorized Hobbytech dealer. Warranty claims will be processed only with valid proof of purchase / receipts. If within the warranty period, a portion of the product fails due to manufacturing defects, then it is within the discretion of Hobbytech to repair it or replace it. The decision to repair or replace the part will be taken by Hobbytech. After use, we do not offer new for old warranty.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

This high-performance model was made with the highest attention and care and should be treated with respect. Excluded from the warranty are components that have been damaged by the wrong installation, mishandling, accident, operation, maintenance, lack of maintenance and care, as well as abuse and/or repair attempts. Furthermore excluded from the guarantee are wearing parts such as fuses and batteries, visual impairments, shipping -, transport costs.

WARRANTY CLAIM

Please contact your dealer with the warranty claim and/or repair. Your dealer and Hobbytech will make a proper decision that will help you as soon as possible. For invalid warranty claims, you may be charged for the processing costs before the parts are returned. All repairs which are necessary by negligence or abuse are billed in advance. In case you decide that you do not want to repair your product then Hobbytech is editing and reserves the right bag shopping cost.

FCC ID: YDTHBT1000

FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. this device may not cause harmful interference.
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Notice: Modifications to this product will avoid the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

IMPORTANT READ THIS BEFORE RUNNING

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE PRODUCTS AND CONTROL BEFORE OPERATION.

This product is not a toy. It is a high-performance model product. It is important to familiarize yourself with the model, its manual, and its construction before assembly and operation. Adult supervision is necessary.

CAUTION

To avoid serious personal injury and property damage, operate all remotely controlled models in a responsive manner as outlined below.

1. R/C car models can exceed speeds of 40km/h (25mph), and cannot be stopped quickly.
2. Never run R/C models on the street or highways, as it could cause or contribute to serious traffic accidents.
3. Never run an R/C model near people or animals, nor use people or animals as obstacles when operating R/C vehicles.
4. To avoid injury to persons or animals, and damage to property, never run an R/C model in a confined or crowded area.
5. Running R/C models into furniture or other inanimate objects will cause damage to the objects and the R/C models.

CAUTION DURING OPERATIONS

When the R/C model is in operation, dot not touch any of its moving parts, such as drive shafts, and wheels, as the rotating parts can cause serious injury.

1. The vehicle motor gets very hot during running and could cause burns if touched.
2. Make sure that no one else is using the same frequency as yours in your running area. Using the same frequency at the same time, whether is driving, flying or sailing, can cause loss of control of the R/C models, resulting in serious accidents.
3. Properly connect plugs. To prevent electrical shock and/or damage to the product resulting from a short-circuit; insulate connections with heat shrink tubing or electrical tape. Before running the vehicle, check that battery wiring and plugs are not so loose as to drag on the ground. Properly secure cables using electrical tape or nylon tie-wraps.
4. Stiff rotation of gears, shafts, joints, and wheels can burn out the motor. It’s recommended to check proper joint and shaft rotation by using one 1,5V dry cell during the assembly of the model.
5. A worn motor will overheat and result in a short running time. Replace a worn-out motor as soon as possible.
6. R/C models will run out of control when either the receiver or the transmitter battery voltage drops off. Stop the vehicle immediately when the car starts to slow down to prevent it from running out of control.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Follow the outlined rules for safe radio control operation. Avoid running the car in crowded areas and near small children. Make sure that no one else is using the same frequency in your running area. Using the same frequency at the same time can cause serious accidents, whether it’s driving, flying or sailing. Avoid running in standing water and rain. If the R/C unit, motor, or battery gets wet, clean and dry thoroughly in a dry shaded area. R/C operating procedures

1. Make sure the transmitter controls and trims are in neutral. Switch on the transmitter.
2. Switch on receiver.
3. Inspect operation using transmitter before running.
4. Adjust steering servo and trim so that the model runs straigHT-with the transmitter in neutral.
5. Reverse sequence to shut down after running.
6. Make sure to disconnect/remove all batteries.
7. Completely remove sand, mud, dirt, etc
8. Store the car and batteries separately when not in use

SETTING UP THE MODEL

To greatly enhance the overall performance of your car, it’s necessary to tune the vehicle to the track (and its surface conditions) on which you will be racing. Make adjustments referring to the instruction manual, keeping in mind that “balance” is the keyword.

Tires

• Tires have a great influence on the performance of your car and are normally the first components tuned. Select the right tires for the track you are racing on.

Toe-in and Toe-out

• Adjusting the car toe-in a little, by pointing the wheel inwards, provides the car with good straigHT-running and moderate steering characteristics.
• Toe-out, which point the wheels outwards, gives sharp and crisp steering. Take care not to overdo it.

Camber angle

• While taking the corners, the car is forced to go outwards, causing instability. The area of contact on each tire is determined by the camber angle, and therefore the traction of the tires can be made greater or lesser by adjusting of camber angle.
• To increases traction during cornering, adjust the camber angle negative, and reduce traction, adjust for positive camber.

Ground clearance and suspension drop

Ground clearance and/or rebound stroke has a great effect on stability during cornering, acceleration, and braking. The ground clearance can be adjusted by altering damper spring tension and stiffness.

Gear ratio

• Proper gear ratio should be determined by the available output power of the motor; type of battery; track condition and layout
• It should be also noted that running the car on a good grip surface suggests the use of a pinion gear 1 tooth smaller, in order to effectively use all of the available battery power.

THIS PLATFORM IS LIPO 2X2S OR 3S OR 4S LIPO CAPABLE

• To be able to use the different lipo battery packs configuration you may have to use the extra battery straps provided with this car.
• If you want to use a 4S HARDCASE Lipo battery you will have to disassemble the upper battery tray and put the straps like
• You can also use provided battery foam to change the weigHT-balance of your car (move the battery to the front or to the rear)

WARNING: If you change the battery configuration you will have to change your motor gear to prevent any technical problems please check bellow gear ratio chart!

Note: Use appropriate motor gear for your motor. A bad compromise between the motor gear and the spur gear can damage your electrical components.

Hobbytech SPIRIT NXT EP Buggy ratio chart

| Motor Gear (T)
| | 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19
Spur| 44| 11,20| 10,40| 9,71| 9,10| 8,57| 8,09| 7,61
46| 11,70| 10,87| 10,14| 9,51| 8,45| 8,45| 8,01

Hobbytech SPIRIT NXT EP Buggy (46 T Spur)

Motor Kv| Motor Gear (T)
LiPo 3S| LiPo 4S| LiPo 6S
1400| | 21| 14
1600| 18| 12
1800| 22| 16| 11
2000| 20| 15| 10
2200| 18| 14|
2400| 16| 13
2600| 15| 12

TRANSMITTER

EVEN IF THIS CAR IS A READY-TO-RUN KIT, YOU STILL HAVE SOME LITTLE THINGS TO DO TO FAMILIARI ZE WITH YOUR PRODUCT. PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS.

For obvious reasons of security, the KONECT KT3S+NEO radio system is equipped with an automatic power shut down of the receiver when the user turns the transmitter On while turning the steering wheel or touching the throttle trigger. Consequently, on the ignition, the vehicle won’t (for example) unintentionally accelerate. The transmitter Led flashes red, and the user cannot use it anymore. Then it must be turned Off and On without touching anything else.

Functions

KT3S+NEO Transmitter

• Steering Wheel: Control direction (Left / Right) of the RC model
• Throttle Trigger: Control speed and direction (Forward/Brake/Backward) of the driving model.
• Battery Compartment Tray: Cover and hold the batteries powering the transmitter.
• Antenna: Transmit signal to the model
• Power ON / OFF: Power ON / OFF the transmitter
• SYNC & Battery Indicator: Top Green LED light indicates synchronization status and/or adequate battery power supply.
• Switch: Every impulse controls CH3
• ATV: Adjustable Steering Rate by ATV dial
• ST. Trim Dial: Adjust the neutral position of the steering servo when model wheels are straight ahead.
• TH. Trim Dial: Make sure the model stays still when releasing the throttle trigger.
• BIND: Pairing
• EPA: End Point Adjustment

WARNING: Accidentally or intentional EPA function manipulation may cause servos malfunction (reduced or inexistent travel). Please reset maximum default values before contacting your dealer (see 5 ).

Battery Installation

• Works with 4 x 1.5V AA Batteries (not provided), KT3S+NEO can be operated for a few hours. Installation: Remove the battery compartment cover as shown below.
• Install the batteries observing the polarity marked on battery compartment.
• Then reicompartment cover as the picture shown below.

Warning: Never disassemble batteries or put the batteries in fire, or chemical agents, otherwise they may cause personal injuries or property damages.

Battery Disposal: Observe corresponding regulations about wasted battery treatment regulations.

1. After running out of power, dispose of wasted batteries in designated areas far away from the water supply, household areas, and planted areas.
2. Submit the wasted batteries to specific recycling stations.

Battery LED Indicator

• During normal operation, the LED should be solid green ON-
• When the battery voltage is dropped below 3.8V, the LED will become red color, to indicate battery is low, you should replace new battery as soon as possible.

Pre-Run Check

1. Steering: Adjust the steering trim to keep the front wheels in a straight line when the steering wheel remains in a NEUTRAL position.
2. Throttle: Adjust the throttle trim to ensure the wheels stop rotating when the throttle trigger remains in the NEUTRAL position (only for nitro). For EP vehicles, this button must be set to NEUTRAL (calibrate the NEUTRAL with ESC).

Always turn on the transmitter first by sliding the switch on the left side from bottom to top. The green lights above the switch should light up. If not, you need to check for low or incorrectly installed batteries.

BIND

Pairing your receiver to your KT3S+

• Place the model on a block to prevent the wheels from touching the ground.
• A Connect battery to ESC. Fix the wire correctly with the provided connectors.
• You must check the signal of the transmitter and receiver before you operate it at first.
• Make sure TH Trim is on neutral

TURN OFF THE TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER

1. Transmitter turned off, power the receiver On B (via ESC). The receiver LED flashes Red.
2. Press and Hold the «BIND/EPA» transmitter button while powering On the transmitter C.
3. The receiver LED becomes solid Red, and the transmitter solid green: your receiver is paired with your transmitter. You can release the «BIND/EPA» button.

HOW TO CONTROL YOUR MODEL

1. Pull up the trigger in order to brake or speed down
2. Pull the trigger in order to go forward or speed up

ABOUT THE RADIO SYSTEM

Set up your Radio

Pairing your receiver to your KT3S+NEO

1. The transmitter is turned off, and the power the receiver is On. The receiver LED flashes Red
2. Press and Hold the «BIND/EPA» transmitter button while powering On the transmitter.
3. The receiver LED becomes solid Red, and the transmitter solid green: your receiver is paired with your transmitter. You can release the «BIND/EPA» button.

Reversing

• Reversing is used to change the response direction of the steering wheel and throttle trigger.
• KT3S+NEO Transmitter features 2 reversing functions: Steering Reverse and Throttle Reverse.
• Steering reverse: Reverse the response direction when operating the steering wheel.
• Turning left steering wheel, the model turns right while turning right the model turns left.
• Throttle Reverse: Reverse the response direction when operating the throttle trigger.
• Pushing forward throttle trigger the model moves backward while pulling back, the model moves forward.

Trimming

KT3S+NEO features two trimming functions:

• Steering Trim and Throttle Trim.
• Steering Trim Dial: Adjust the neutral position of the steering servo when the wheels are straight ahead.
• Normally steering trim is adjusted until the model can keep straight tracks.
• Throttle Trim Dial: Adjust neutral position of the throttle servo. Make sure the model stays still when releasing the throttle trigger.

Adjustable Steering Rate (ATV)

Adjustable Steering Rate enables adjustment of the same maximum steering angle of the servo on both sides (Left and Right) when the model makes steering. The Adjustable Steering Rate affects the sensitivity of the servo. Reducing the dual rate value can lower the sensitivity of the servo and reduce the same maxımum steering angle on both sides. Remember to adjust the dual rate value within the adjustment range: rotate clockwise increase maximum steering angle; rotate counterclockwise to reduce maximum steering angle. The minimum adjustment of ATV (counterclockwise to the max) makes a zero steering angle.

End Point Adjustment (EPA)

In order to avoid mechanical strain when steering to the maximum and/or accelerating and braking (nitro), an EPA function (End Point Adjustment) can be digitally set. However, ATV function can be used for steering endpoints, but on the left & right together. if you really want to use the EPA function, please read the following instructions carefully:

Steering servo

• Transmitter and receiver powered on (green LED on), ATV turned to the maximum (clockwise), turn the steering wheel to the maximum (on the side you want to set), then press the «BIND/EPA» button: the LED turns solid red.
• As long as LED iS red, you can set the exact maximum turning angle of the wheels on the side you choose.
• Once the angle is chosen, press once again the <B|lND/EPA» button. LED flashes 4 times green then turns solid green.

IMPORTANT: Switch OFF and ON the transmitter to confirm the adjustment.

• To reset the default value, follow the a) step, then hold the steering wheel to the maximum and press the BIND/EPA» button. LED flashes 4 times green then turns solid green.

IMPORTANT: Switch OFF and ON the transmitter to confirm the adjustment.

• To set the opposite side, follow 1. a) and 1. b) steps on the opposite side.
• It is very important to perform these operations one by one.

Throttle servo (EPA is recommended only for nitro vehicles)

• Transmitter and receiver powered on (green LED on), hold the throttle at the forward-most position, then press the «BIND/EPA» button: LED turns solid red.
• As long as LED is red, you can set the exact max throttle end-point.
• Once the end-point is chosen, press once again the «BIND/EPA» button. LED flashes 4 times green then turns solid green.

IMPORTANT: Switch OFF and ON the transmitter to confirm the adjustment.

• To reset the default value, follow 2. a) step, then hold the throttle at the forward-most position, then press once the -BIND/EPA. LED flashes 4 times green then turns solid green.

IMPORTANT: Switch OFF and ON the transmitter to confirm the adjustment.

• To set the brake, follow 2. a) step, braking to the maximum. You can now set your maximum brake end-point. t is very important to perform these operations one by one.

150amp BRUSHLESS WATERPROOF ESC

High power systems for RC models can be very dangerous, so we strongly suggest you read this manual carefully. In that KONECT 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 OPERATION, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTIONING ETC. WILL BE DENIED. WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, OR 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.

FEATURES

1. Specially designed for buggy, Truggy, and truck, with excellent start-up, acceleration, and linearity features.
2. Compatible with a sensorless brushless motor.
3. 3 running modes suitable for different applications (“Racing” mode, “General” and “Rock crawler”).
4. Proportional ABS brake function with 5 steps of maximum brake force adjustment, and 8 steps of drag-brake force adjustment.
5. 9 start modes (“Punch”) from “Soft” to “Very aggressive” to be suitable for different chassis, tires, and tracks.
6. Multiple protection features: Low voltage cut-off protection for lithium or nickel battery / Over-heat protection / Throttle signal loss protection / Motor blocked protection.
7. User programmable. Two program methods are supported: The “SET” button on the ESC, and the digital LED program card. The program card is pocket-sized and has a friendly user interface to be easily used.
8. Waterproof and Dustproof.

(Please remove the cooling fan when running the car in water, and after running, please make the ESC clean and then dry it to avoid the oxidation of copper connectors).

SPECIFICATIONS

6S LiPo : Kv ≤ 2400

Battery| 9-18 cells NiMH 3-6S Li-Po
BEC Output| 6V/3A (switch mode)
Motor Type| Sensorless brushless motor
Dimension & weight| 59,5 x 48 x 42 & 178g

Note1: the cooling fan of ESC is supplied by the built-in BEC, so it is always working under 6V

• Switch off the ESC, turn on the transmitter”, set the “EPA/ATV” value of the throttle channel to “100%”, and disable the ABS function of your transmitter.
• Hold the “SET” key and then switch on the ESC, and release the “SET” key as soon as possible when the red LED begins to flash. (Note2)

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
2. The #A, #B, and #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.
3. Throttle Range Setting (Throttle Range Calibration)
4. 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 transmitter, or change the settings of the neutral position of the throttle stick, ATV or EPA parameters, etc. Otherwise, the ESC cannot work properly.
5. There are 3 points that need to be set, they are the top point of “forward”,” backward” and the neutral point.
6. The following pictures show how to set the throttle range with a FutabaTM transmitter.

Note2: If you don’t release the “SET” key after 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 to step D.

• Set the 3 points according to the steps shown in the pictures on the right side.

The neutral point

• Move the throttle stick at the neutral point, and then click the SET key, the green LED flashes 1 time.

The endpoint of forwarding direction

• Move the throttle stick at the endpoint of the forward direction, and then click the SET key, the green LED flashes 2 times.

The endpoint of the backward direction

• Move the throttle stick at the endpoint of the backward direction, and then click the SET key, the green LED flashes 3 times.
• The throttle range is calibrated; the motor can be started after 3 seconds.

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 (endpoint) of the forward zone.

PROTECTION FUNCTION

1. Low voltage cut-off protection: if the voltage of a LiPo battery pack is lower than the threshold for 2 seconds, the ESC will cut off the output power. Please note that the ESC cannot be restarted if the voltage of each LiPo cell is lower than 3,5V.
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 races.
3. Throttle signal loss protection: the ESC will cut off the output power if the throttle signal is lost for 0.2 seconds.

TROUBLESHOOTING

connections
After power on, motor can’t work, but emits a “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, a red LED always lights, but the motor doesn’t work| __

The throttle signal is abnormal

| Plug the control wire into the throttle channel of the receiver correctly.
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The motor runs in the opposite direction when it is accelerated

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1.  The wire connections between ESC and the motor are not correct
2.  The chassis is different from the popular design

| Method #1: Swap any two wire connections between the ESC and the motor

Method #2: Change the “Motor Rotation” programmable item to “CW(Clockwise)”

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The motor suddenly stops running while in a working state

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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 to mean Low Voltage Green LED flashes mean Over-heat

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Random stop or restart irregular working state

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1.   Some connections are not reliable
2.   Wrong charge of the battery pack
3.   The gear ratio is too long
4.   Start mode (punch) is too aggressive

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1.  Check all the connections: battery pack connections, throttle signal wire, and motor connections, etc.
2.   Replace the battery pack
3.   Change the gear ratio
4.    Go down the Start Mode to a softer value

When the throttle stick is in the neutral range, the red LED and the green LED flash synchronously| __

Over current protection, motor demagnetization, or motor is overload

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1.  Reduce the load (use a softer gear ratio or reduce the input voltage)
2.  Change the motor

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Cannot connect with the LED Program Card or LCD Program Box

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Mistakenly uses the Rx wire to connect to the program card/box

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Connect the program card/box to the special programming port of the ESC, don’t use the Rx wire

PROGRAM THE ESC

Program Method

Note3

• In the program process, the motor will emit a “Beep” tone at the same time when the LED is flashing.
• If the “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
• “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.

Programmable Items List (Italic texts in the above form are the default settings)

Programmable

Items

| Programmable Value
---|---
1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9
Basic Items|

1.  Running Mode

| Forward Only with Brake| Forward/Reverse with Brake|  |  |  |  |  |  |

1.  Drag Brake Force

| 0%| 5%| 10%| 20%| 40%| 60%| 80%| 100%|

1.  Low Voltage Cut-Off Threshold

| Non-Protection| 2.6V/Cell| 2.8V/Cell| 3.0V

/Cell

| 3.2V

/Cell

| 3.4V

/Cell

|  |  |

1. Start Mode (Punch)

| Level1| Level2| Level3| Level4| Level5| Level6| Level7| Level8| Level9

1. Max Brake Force

| 25 %| 50%| 75%| 100%| Disable|  |  |  |

Programmable Values

Running Mode: With “Forward Only with Brake” mode, the car can go forward and brake, but cannot go backward, this mode is suitable for competition; “Forward/Reverse with Brake” mode provides a backward function, which is suitable for daily training.

Note: “Forward/Reverse with Brake” mode uses the “Double-click” method to make the car go backward. When you move the throttle stick from the forwarding zone to the backward zone for the first time (The 1st “click”), the ESC begins to brake the motor, the motor speeds down but it is still running, not completely stopped, so the backward action does NOT happen immediately. 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 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 the forward zone, the motor will run forward at once. “Forward/Reverse” mode uses the “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.

Drag Brake Force: Set the amount of drag brake applied at the neutral throttle to simulate the sligHT-braking effect of a neutral brushed motor while coasting.

Low Voltage Cut-Off: The function prevents the lithium 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: “❏-❏-, ❏-❏-, ❏-❏-”.

There are 6 preset options for this item. You can customize the cutoff threshold by using an 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). Please always keep in mind that the customized value is not for each cell, it is for the WHOLE battery pack.

Start Mode (Also called “Punch”): Select from “Level 1” to “Level 9” as your like, Level 1 has a very soft start effect, while level 4 has a very aggressive start effect. From Level 1 to Level 9, the start force is increasing. Please note that if you choose “Level7” to “Level9” mode, you must use the good quality battery pack with powerful discharge ability, otherwise these modes cannot get the burst to start effect as you want. If the motor cannot run smoothly (the motor is trembling), it may be caused by the weak discharge ability of the battery pack, please choose a better battery, choose a low value for “punch” or increase the gear rate.

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.

Reset All Items To Default Values

At any time when the throttle is located in the neutral zone (except in the throttle calibration or parameters program process), hold the “SET” key for over 3 seconds, and the red LED and green LED will flash at the same time, which means each programmable item has be reset to its default value.

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

LED Program Card

A program card is an optional piece of equipment that 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 ), 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.

Item:  KN-PROGRAM-CARD

The programming port is multiplexed with the cooling fan port, please disconnect the cooling fan, and then use the programming cable to connect the fan port of the ESC to the LED program card.

Note4: The Rx wire of the ESC (for connecting receiver) CAN NOT be used to connect with the LED Program Card.

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References

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