Originally Posted by
planemann
Thank you - very much for the reply.
Your answer certainly coincides with the other ones that I have received. As I am into airplanes only, it did not occur to me to contemplate a car ESC. I looked at the one that you attached the link to and it is intriguing.
I am wondering what the cost would be with out the included motor.
Also, I am wondering if I would need to also purchase a "Surface Only" transmitter for this........, as I do not know how an "Air Only" transmitter would work for Reverse. I do know that "Surface Only" transmitters have some internal way of going from forward to reverse, but I do not know of any way that an "Air Only" transmitter could be made to do that!
But I may contact Horizon Hobby to ask them a few questions about this ESC.
I want to thank you for your time in replying to my dilemma.
Jim
Most surface esc's need to see 50% throttle to be in neutral, zero is full reverse and 100% is forward. If your transmitter allows, you could enable the spring ,release the ratchet and center the throttle stick. Then calibrate the esc for forward and reverse. You may have to adjust the throttle endpoints as well. Center throttle would be off/idle, any forward stick movement above center/50% would rotate the motor forward and any stick movement below center/50% would rotate the motor i reverse.
Other option would be to program a throttle curve.