I have purchased online a HW 25 AMP ESC for a Suppo gold 2212/6 motor but cannot get the ESC to program. There were no instructions and I cannot find them online . I am a novice but have another brushless esc which was easier. This one will not go to full power and tends to brake on its own. I am using a 1345 MAh 3s 11.1 v Lipo. Could someone please help?

I've not heard of that ESC or motor. Contact the store or person you bought it from and see if they can supply directions for you.

HW is Hobby Wing from Hobby City in HongKong. They have a website. I found the instructions but I have acard I purchased from them so I don't have to guess at the beep codes.
The beep codes are the squares below. Do a search for suppomodel to get it in pdf.
SUPPOâ„¢ Speed Controller Programming Instructions
For ESC with simple options (Aircraft functions)
20A/30A/40A
Programming Instructions:
1. Connect your motor and receiver to the speed controller, but do not connect the
battery yet.
2. Turn on your transmitter and full up the throttle stick. Please Note: Most Futaba
transmitters have the throttle channel reversed by default.
3. Connect your battery and you will hear a starting beep tone. After 3 seconds, the
controller will start beeping a sequence as following. All beeps only repeat once.
4. To select, move the throttle stick in off position, between Beeps repeat. Then you
will hear a confirmation sound.
5. Each time when you select an option, it will exit programming menu and is ready to
use. To choose another option, you need restart from step 1.
Options Table 1 (for Aircraft version Normal mode):
Beeping
(with 0.5s break)
Options
1 ô€€€
ô€€€ Cell Type:
LIPO
ESC identify the number of LIPO and set
LIPO protection automatically
Cut-off voltage at 3V per Lipo
(option Two will be disable automatically)
2 , Cell Type:
NiMH
Select NIMH protection mode
Cut-off voltage at 60% of starting voltage
(option Two will be disable automatically)
3 


Break
Enable/ Disable
Break enabled by Default
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