Great Planes SS80 Brushless ESC 80A - GPMM1860 - Manual (Page 3)

STEP 6: ESC SETUP
BRAKE FUNCTION: The factory default brake setting is “off”. Skip to
the “ESC OPERATION” section below if you want to keep this setting.
To turn the brake “on”:
1. Move the throttle stick to full throttle, turn on the transmitter and
connect the battery to the ESC.
2. After 5 seconds the motor will beep twice.
3. Move the throttle stick to the off position (towards you). The motor
will beep twice.
4. Again move the throttle stick to full power. The motor will beep
twice to confirm the brake is now “on”.
5. Move the throttle stick back to off. The motor will now beep four
times indicating the motor is “armed”.
To turn the brake off, repeat the above process. This time the motor
will only beep once with each stick movement, but will beep four times
again at the end to indicate the ESC is armed.
Once the brake is set, it does not require resetting after the ESC has
been switched off.
ESC OPERATION:
1. Turn the transmitter’s power on.
2. Move the throttle stick to the off or brake position (towards you).
3. Connect the battery to the ESC. The motor will beep to indicate the
brake setting (once for off, twice for on).
4. Move the throttle stick to full. The motor will again beep once or
twice to indicate the brake setting.
5. Move the throttle stick to off or brake and the motor will beep four
times. The ESC is now “armed”.
If the ESC does not operate properly or makes a low pitched beeping
sound following the above setup procedure, disconnect the battery
from the ESC, reverse the throttle setting on the transmitter and repeat
the ESC setup.
SAFE-START: As a safety precaution to prevent the motor from
rotating when the battery is first connected, you must “arm” the ESC
every time you connect the battery. The propeller will NOT rotate until
the ESC is armed. To arm the ESC, move the throttle stick to full
position, then back to off (or brake). Now the motor will rotate
anytime the throttle stick is advanced away from the off position!
Care must be exercised when near the model’s propeller!
NOTE: The “Silver Series” line of brushless electronic speed
controls include many built-in safety features. One such feature
COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE BRUSHLESS MOTOR TO STOP
ROTATING when the transmitter’s throttle stick is at an extremely
low position and/or if rotation of the brushless motor is impeded
or obstructed in some way. This is NORMAL, as the ESC is
detecting that a problem possibly exists with the motor and/or
speed control. Rotation of the motor is stopped to protect the
speed control from possible damage.
WARNING!!
If the ESC and motor have already
been armed and the motor has been rotating normally, yet after
moving the throttle stick to near minimum the motor suddenly
ceases to rotate normally even if the throttle stick is advanced
above minimum throttle, DO NOT PLACE YOUR HANDS NEAR
THE PROPELLER!! FAILURE TO OBEY THIS WARNING COULD
RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY!!
From this point, moving the throttle stick up, even to full throttle,
might not cause the motor to rotate BUT THE MOTOR IS STILL
ARMED AND ACTIVE DURING THIS TIME!! To regain control of
the motor, move the throttle stick to absolute minimum throttle
position and then advance the throttle stick upwards once again.
Alternatively, you can disconnect the battery from the ESC, and
then reconnect the power source and re-arm the system.
NEVER get near the propeller if the speed control is connected to
input power! ALWAYS make sure the throttle stick is at minimum
position before attempting to disconnect the battery from the
speed control! ElectriFly is not responsible for incidental damage
or personal injury as a result of misuse of this product.
STEP 7: RANGE TEST
Because electric motors generate electrical noise, it’s critical to range
test the airplane with the motor on, before flying. With the antenna
collapsed and a helper holding the airplane, operate the flight controls
while walking away from the airplane. You should be able to get
approximately 75 to 100 feet away before losing control of the
airplane’s surfaces. Next, check the range with the motor running at
half throttle. The range should be close to the range you got with the
motor off. If it is not, you may need to move the receiver, receiver
antenna, servo leads or the speed control to a different location.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Problem: Motor and Rx do not work.
• Make sure the motor battery is fully charged.
• Make sure good contact is being made between the motor battery
and ESC, and from the ESC to the receiver.
• Try powering the receiver directly from a separate Rx battery…if the
receiver now works, the problem may be the ESC and require
servicing.
Problem: The ESC functions but can’t be controlled.
• Make sure the ESC is plugged into the receiver’s throttle slot.
• Make sure the Tx is properly adjusted.
Problem: The receiver glitches or stutters while the motor is running.
• The receiver or its antenna is mounted too closely to the ESC, motor
battery, or power wires.
• Make sure all electrical connections fit snugly.
Problem: The motor stops after only a few minutes of rotation, but
all other surfaces in the aircraft can still be controlled.
• The propeller might be too large causing high current draw, and the
ESCs temperature protection function is stopping motor rotation
automatically.
• Make sure the motor is not damaged (bent shaft, tight bearing, etc.)
causing high current draw.
• The ESC may need more cooling air flowing over it.
• Are too many servos being used in the model, or servos which are
drawing too much power?
• Refer to the gray box at the end of STEP 6 regarding extreme low
throttle settings.