Trouble setting up the RX8 - RC-Monster Forums

magman · **Trouble setting up the RX8 -** 05.29.2009, 09:55 PM

My prob. is this....I have forward and reverse as I am supposed to have w/my radio....but...all of the power is in reverse not forward. Everything is backwards (Power)even though the controls are correct. I have calibrated and re-calibrated several times w/no luck Any ideas?

My radio is a Futaba 3PM

whitrzac · 05.29.2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magman

My prob. is this....I have forward and reverse as I am supposed to have w/my radio....but...all of the power is in reverse not forward. Everything is backwards (Power)even though the controls are correct. I have calibrated and re-calibrated several times w/no luck Any ideas?

My radio is a Futaba 3PM

switch the reverse on the radio, or if the motor is spining backwards, set it in to the 7th drive profile

magman · 05.29.2009, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitrzac

switch the reverse on the radio, or if the motor is spining backwards, set it in to the 7th drive profile

I did try switching to rev. on the radio...a no go....I will try the 7th drive profile.....thanks for the tip

magman · 05.29.2009, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whitrzac

switch the reverse on the radio, or if the motor is spining backwards, set it in to the 7th drive profile

Well....I tried this and POOF!! dead esc.

BrianG · 05.29.2009, 10:57 PM

I would be surprised if the failure was radio related. I would be more apt to blame it on a faulty ESC. There are failures in any electronic device after all...

magman · 05.29.2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianG

I would be surprised if the failure was radio related. I would be more apt to blame it on a faulty ESC. There are failures in any electronic device after all...

I hope so....Everything was working in rev.....The set up sheet use the setting to rev. motor direction....so I did and re-calibrated, pulled the trigger and POOF lots of smoke

himalaya · 05.30.2009, 03:13 AM

remove the sensor harness and then reverse any two of the three motor wires.

magman · 05.30.2009, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by himalaya

remove the sensor harness and then reverse any two of the three motor wires.

The esc puffed last night as I stated above

TekinTeamMgr · 05.30.2009, 11:43 PM

DO NOT run the motor wired wrong. You MUST have a to a, b to b, and c to c.

You can do this ONLY if you are going to run a sensorless motor,period!

A radio calibration should not have caused a unit to fail. Contact support@teamtekin.com so we can take care of you.

magman · 05.31.2009, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TekinTeamMgr

DO NOT run the motor wired wrong. You MUST have a to a, b to b, and c to c.

You can do this ONLY if you are going to run a sensorless motor,period!

A radio calibration should not have caused a unit to fail. Contact support@teamtekin.com so we can take care of you.

I did have the motor wired correctly....I triple checked before I plugged the batteries in.

I sent you guys an e-mail on Fri. night

Thanks

JThiessen · 05.31.2009, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magman

I did have the motor wired correctly....I triple checked before I plugged the batteries in.

I sent you guys an e-mail on Fri. night

Thanks

I think he was referring to the "help" suggestion from Himalya

himalaya · 06.01.2009, 02:18 AM

As long as you use the system as sensorless, it's no problem to alt rotation direction by swaping two wires. If the sensor harness is connected, the wire sequence must not chage for sure.

magman · 06.01.2009, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by himalaya

As long as you use the system as sensorless, it's no problem to alt rotation direction by swaping two wires. If the sensor harness is connected, the wire sequence must not chage for sure.

You are right...I am sending the esc in tomorrow for them to look at...in the meantime, this weekend I will solder some new bullet connectors on so I can use the T8 motor w/my mmm esc

magman · 07:21 PM

I just got the esc back the other day and I need to set the profile to the 7th drive profile...I thought that I had it in that setting, but when Tekin looked at the esc I sent in, it was not in the 7th drive setting. Can some one help me out here.

I did notice a small box on the right side w/reverse next to it...is that the setting to rev. motor direction?

Also, w/regards to lvc.....for a 6s application, do I set it for 3.3...does that mean /cell or should I set it for 19.8 ...I am not sure

whitrzac · 06.22.2009, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magman

I just got the esc back the other day and I need to set the profile to the 7th drive profile...I thought that I had it in that setting, but when Tekin looked at the esc I sent in, it was not in the 7th drive setting. Can some one help me out here.

I did notice a small box on the right side w/reverse next to it...is that the setting to rev. motor direction?

Also, w/regards to lvc.....for a 6s application, do I set it for 3.3...does that mean /cell or should I set it for 19.8 ...I am not sure

you need to check the little box and select the drive profile you want...

set it to 19.8