Just so everyone knows, the problem isn't finding the Align instructions on how to do it (instructions come with the ESC). The problem is that they don't work.

What has been throwing us off is that, if we follow the instructions, we hear a lot of tones and melodies and think we're in setup mode. But, none of the settings take and as we move the throttle from zero to anything, the motor starts up. That's because we're not really in setup mode.

As inline posted earlier (and I found out last night), with the 36 transmitter/receiver, you have to turn on the transmitter with the throttle set to zero (not full as the instructions say). Then plug in the ESC and as the tones plays put the throttle to full. You'll hear a FULL confirmation melody then nothing. Put the throttle to zero and you'll hear a ZERO confirmation melody.

Here's what I did to set my ESC to:
1. No Brake (low)
2. Motor timing medium (mid)
3. Battery protection medium (mid)
4. Helicopter 1 - soft start without governor (mid)

After you hear the Zero Throttle confirmation melody you'll hear:

* 5 single beeps about one second apart. DURING those beeps you set the throttle. Since mine was already in the zero position, I did nothing.
After the beeps you'll hear a confirmation melody.

* Next you'll hear 5 double beeps. DURING those beeps, I set the throttle to Mid position.
After the beeps you'll hear a confirmation melody.

* Next you'll hear 5 triple beeps. Since my throttle was already set to Mid position, I did nothing.
After the beeps you'll hear a confirmation melody.

* Next you'll hear 5 quadruple beeps. Since my throttle was already set to Mid position, I did nothing.
After the beeps you'll hear a confirmation melody.

After this last confirmation melody, you'll get a bunch of never-ending single beeps. Put the throttle to Zero to save your settings and the beeps will stop. Unplug the ESC and turn off the transmitter.


The soft start works. My 36 still jerks a little when I start it up, but no where near as bad as before. It may jerk less (or more) depending on the size of the pinion on your motor. I have an 11T, 13T and 15T, but went with the 11T (same as stock motor) because I thought it would put less strain on the motor and therefore save battery power. However, it could be that using the 15T (for example) would mean that I could use less blade pitch because the rotor would spin faster. Maybe less pitch would mean the drag would be reduced to the point that the battery would last longer. Certainly the higher rotor speed before take off would give more stability.