Brushless problem

[JamesDavies]

Not a robot question, but closely related enough I think. Got the setup seen in the picture. When I power up the motor beeps until I switch on the Tx, after which I cant get anything to happen.

Any idea what the problem is?

Thanks a lot,

James.

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[harry hills]

Throttle needs to be down. If it keeps beeping it means the throttle is not at its lowest point. You may need to trim it to minimum. It should then beep a different tune and when it is finished you should be ready to go. See if this helps.

[duff]

I would have thought it's what Harry said, but if not... does the speedo have a BEC? If you power the ESC up but there's no power to the receiver it will just beep like you said. Try plugging a smaller battery in to power the receiver.

[JamesDavies]

Hmmm, funny...

The receiver is getting power- the power light comes on (and it is bound to the Tx as the light goes off when the Tx turns off)

[harry hills]

Video of the problem?

[JamesDavies]

will do

[JamesDavies]

Heres a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UP4...ature=youtu.be

Thanks,
J

[Ellis]

Looks like your signal cable is upside down in the rx.

[mrsam]

I was about to say the same thing, signal wire is in the wrong way

[JamesDavies]

Flipping the wire going into the receiver round seems to just cut all power to the rx (this is why i had it they way I did).
The power light goes off in the Rx and the motor makes the same noises that it does if the rx is completely disconnected.

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

I think you wired the motor wrongly. When you add power it turns a little before beeping.
Have you tried disconnecting the motor and just test it with a servo or anything else you know works.

[JamesDavies]

So wire a servo where the motor is now? Should I try switching the wires round on the motor?

Is there any way to tell which wire should go where?

[harry hills]

Your thing is plugged into the RX the wrong way round. It seems to be on even before it has bound. Try it and see.

[Niels - Team K.a.L.M.]

And when you turn the cable around hold the trainer switch while powering the TX.
Perhaps you never really bound your system in the first place.

Back to your servo question, just put the servo cable directly into your receiver in the same slot your esc is in now.
If I saw it correctly it was connected to the throttle channel which is the lever that you can set to a specific setting without it selfcentering.

(I do apolagize if I sound like I'm talking to a child, I just want to make it as basic as possible for I do not know how much experience you have with RC equipment.)

[JamesDavies]

Harry: I tried flipping it round and there was no power to the rx at all :/