ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

Hey everyone so I have a new set up... A DualSky Extra 260 EP. I have it all completed and RTF.. I hooked up all the servos and esc to the receiver. now for the big moment! Plugged in the Lipo and NOTHING, absolutely no response... SOMEONE HELP! I've got the receiver and tx matching. have tried reversing throttle. any other suggestions!

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

What Radio/receiver combo are you using?

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

More info!

Brand of ESC.
Any beeps?
Motor connected? If not, it will not work.


Check your radio and rx first without the speed control.

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

with some ESC's after the first beeps, you may have to move the throttle back and fourth to get the motor to work. Are any of the control surfaces working?

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

Hey its a Futaba T6EXAP 6 channel radio and futaba receiver... and no absolutely NO response and the motor is plugged in.. both esc and motor are DualSky brand, jus NOTHING from anything it's like a batteries not even plugged in

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If your battery is charged then try to figure if the ESC or receiver is the problem, as Stuntpilot said. Remove the ESC and then connect a standard receiver battery to the receiver. If this work the binding and receiver is OK, and then you should check ESC for bad soldering etc.

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You haven't mentioned if the TX and Rx work by themselves.

If it is and you have battery power, you either have a bad ESC or broken motor wire.

Check the motor windings.

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

Yup receiver and transmitter work alone... umm how would I check the windings? what should i look for

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Your throttle stick has to be all the way down when
you go to arm the esc. It should beep one time when
you plug in the battery. Then raise the throttle stick
all the way up,should beep again. Now lower the throttle
stick. It should beep one time for every cell you have
in your lipo. (#cells 3 beeps etc.)

Your bec in the esc may not be working also. You could
dis arm the bec and use a regular Rx pac to power the Rx.
Then the lipo is just for the motor.

Try reversing the throttle servo on the Tx again also.
Check to make sure the esc is plugged into the throttle channel
on the Rx again too

Bob
Bob

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

Hey bob thanks.. umm yah i've made sure throttle all the way down.. I may just put a receiver battery in there, the planes big enough it won't mess w/ the weigh too much

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

I have 2 E powered planes and use a seperate
Rx battery in both of them.

I would recomend you take the prop off,till you
figure out what is wrong.

Let us know what you find,

Bob

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appreciate it and yah there's no prop on there deff not haha had a prop incident earlier this year w/ one of my glow powered

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

What channel do you have the ESC plugged into? It should be plugged into ch3 (throttle) not the battery plug slot.

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Can you post pics of your set up ?

Bob

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Yup its in ch. 3, and yeah I will when I get home around 6 30

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

Check the polarity of the plug from the ESC to the 3rd channel of the Rx to ensure it is correct. I had this same problem and found that mine was plugged in wrong. Nothing was damaged but it just did not work untill I turnned it around. Additionally if your frustration level has peeked and you have noone up there in Raliegh to help you and your willing to make a 2 hour drive south, I will be happy to help you in person. Your just not allowd to make any Ford vs, Chevy jokes:D

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Hey, yeah the polarity has been changd about 245234 times w/ me trying to get it workin right. haha and if I came down some jokes might be told. hahah

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Chevy,
Look where the wires go into the motor they tend to break there, right where they go from large wire to the smaller coil windings.

The motor windings are the large coils of wire inside the motor, look at the ends where the wires exits the coil.

Peel the wrapper on the ESC and check those wires also, check for bulging or burnt components on the board.

It's leaning toward a bad speed control.

Me being a Chevy man I used to knock Ford, not any more, when you can weather this economic storm without a bailout, you've earned my respect.:D

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Alright stuntpilot.. and very true about ford.. still chevy man though, and i'll never FORGIVE ford for putting out such an UGLY new mustang

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I agree completely. being a diehard Z-28 guy.:D:D:D Owned 3 of them.

I don't much care for the new Camaro either.

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Chevy,
You did verify with a meter that your lipo is putting out the correct voltage? Fully charged?

Can't rule out a bad lipo cell. If you lost a cell the speed control might not start.

How big is this plane?

RE: ESC not responding!! Very frustrated
 

hey there is one cell at around 78 percent while the others are around 88-95... and it's a .40 size electric, 4 cell battery

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Does your charger balance your cells ?


Bob

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Does the speed control accept 4 cell? Should say on the label.

Sounds like you need a balancer. should'nt have any bearing unless voltage is low.

If those are readings off your charger, that pack might have problems.

ESC might be reading as a 3 cell if voltage is low enough.

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Hey yah the charger balances as well.. and the guy I got the plane from is sending a new battery today. so hopefully that will do the trick, haven't thought about it readin it as a 3 cell by mistake and not arming it.. that may be the problem