Novak Cyclone and Cyclone TC ESC (55-3018-1) - Manual (Page 2)

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The Super Sport Crawler has the industry-standard receiver input connector
on a user-replaceable input harness & works with all major radio brand’s
new receivers. However, some very old receivers must have the wiring
sequence in the plastic 3-pin connector housing changed. This is important,
because receiver & servo electronics may be damaged if the sequence is incorrect.
JR • Hitec • Futaba • New KO • Airtronics Z
JR, Hitec, Futaba, new KO, & Airtronics Z receivers do not need input
harness re-wiring. Airtronics Z receivers have blue plastic cases & new KO
cases have tabs on the input harness openings as in Figure 1.
• Plug one end of the input signal harness into the THROTTLE CHANNEL (#2)
of receiver with the BLACK wire toward the outside edge of receiver case.
• Plug the other end of the input harness into 3-pin header inside the ESC’s
case with the WHITE wire toward the ‘S’ (signal) marking on the ESC’s case
above the rectangular signal harness opening.
Old-style KO • Old-style Sanwa/Airtronics
If you have an older KO or Sanwa/Airtronics, you must change the se-
quence of the ESC’s input harness wires--Old Sanwa/Airtronics cases are
black color & Old KO cases do not have tab openings, as in Figure 2 above.
• Using a small flat blade screwdriver, remove the red & black wires from the
plastic housing at the receiver end of the input harness as in Figure 3 below.
• Interchange the red and black wires in the plastic 3-pin connector housing
at the receiver end of the input harness.
• Insert modified end of the harness into the THROTTLE CHANNEL (#2) of
receiver with the RED wire toward the outside edge of receiver case.
• Plug the other end of the input harness into the ESC with the WHITE wire
toward the ‘S’ (signal) marking on the ESC’s case.
FIGURE 3
With a small standard screwdriver, gently lift plastic prong
until wire and metal socket easily slide out of plastic housing.
changing wiring sequence @ receiver end
FIGURE
1
FIGURE
2
New KO (with tabs) Old KO (no tabs)
tabs no tabs
black red
red
white
black
white
With ESC connected to (at least) a receiver & a charged battery pack:
1. TURN ON THE TRANSMITTER’S POWER
2. PRESS & HOLD ESC’S ONE-TOUCH/SET BUTTON
3. TURN ON THE SPEED CONTROL’S POWER
With transmitter throttle at neutral, and still pressing the SET button,
slide the ESC’s ON/OFF switch to ON position.
4. CONTINUE HOLDING SET BUTTON UNTIL RED LED COMES ON
5. RELEASE SET BUTTON AS SOON AS LED TURNS RED
6. PULL TRANSMITTER THROTTLE TO FULL-ON POSITION
Hold it there until the green status LED turns solid green.
Note: Motor will not run during programming even if connected.
7. PUSH TRANSMITTER THROTTLE TO FULL-BRAKES
Hold it there until the green status LED blinks green.
8. RETURN TRANSMITTER THROTTLE TO NEUTRAL
Red status LED will turn solid red, indicating that speed control is
at neutral and that proper programming has been completed.
NOTE: If transmitter settings are changed, One-Touch Programming must be
repeated. If you experience any problems, turn off ESC & repeat One-Touch.
REMEMBER: Whenever One-Touch set-up is performed, ESC automatically
reverts to factory default settings & the Throttle Profile reverts to #1.
P2 P3
step
1
–
connect input harness
step
3
–
motor & battEry cONNEctiON
1. MOTOR CAPACITORS NOT NEEDED
Novak brushless motors do not require external motor capacitors.
2. DO NOT USE SCHOTTKY DIODES
Schottky diodes must NOT be used with reversible ESCs (including
brushless). Schottky diode usage will damage the ESC & void warranty.
3. FACTORY-INSTALLED POWER CAPACITOR REQUIRED
The Super Sport Crawler comes with a factory-installed Power Capacitor,
and it MUST be used for proper operation.
If Power Cap. becomes dented or damaged, ESC failure can occur--replace immediately.
Longer Power Capacitor wires will decrease performance.
4. SOLDER MOTOR POWER WIRES TO MOTOR
(only required if changing motor power wire length)
a. Cut the ESC’s BLUE, YELLOW, & ORANGE silicone motor power wires
to the desired length, and strip 1/8-1/4” of insulation from the end
of each wire. Tightly twist the exposed strands of wire.
b. Insert the ESC’s BLUE Phase ‘A’ motor wire into the hole in the motor’s
‘A’ solder tab & solder. Use a soldering iron to apply heat to exposed
wire that extends through the PCB, and begin adding solder to tip
of soldering iron and to the wire. Add just enough solder to form a
clean & continuous joint from the plated area of the solder tab up
onto the wire. Use side cutters to trim remaining (now soldered) wire
extending beyond the solder tab (about 1/16” above PCB).
IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT OVERHEAT SOLDER TABS
Prolonged/excessive heating of solder tabs (motor or ESC) will damage PCB.
c. Solder the ESC’s YELLOW Phase ‘B’ motor wire to the motor’s ‘B’ solder
tab as described in Step 5B above.
d. Solder the ESC’s ORANGE Phase ‘C’ motor wire to the motor’s ‘C’
solder tab as described in Step 5B above.
sensor harness wiring
Should any of the 26G Teflon wires pull out of the connector on the
end of the motor’s sensor harness, re-insert them in the appropriate
slot in the connector as shown below. There is a small plastic tab that
grabs a small raised barb on the back of the metal socket crimped onto
the Teflon wire’s end. The plastic tab should be checked to make sure it
has not deformed excessively before inserting the metal socket into the
plastic connector housing with the barb toward to plastic tabs.
If the motor’s
sensor harness
gets damaged,
please contact
our Customer
Service Dept.
step
2
–
MOUNTiNG ESC
Mount ESC with power wires away from other electronics & moving parts.
Select a location that allows airflow through heat sinks-- If the ESC gets air
flow, it will run cooler; and that means it will be more efficient!
1. MOUNT ESC IN VEHICLE using included double-sided tape . The slide-
mount channel on the back of the ESC’s case can be used to hold the ON/OFF
switch or Power Capacitor. Be sure receiver & antenna are mounted as far from
ESC, power wires, battery, & servo as possible--these components all emit RF noise
when throttle is applied. On graphite or aluminum chassis vehicles, it may help to
place receiver on edge with crystal & antenna as far above chassis as possible.
Note: Mount antenna as close to receiver as possible--trail any excess wire off top
of antenna mast (cutting or coiling excess antenna wire will reduce radio range).
2. SECURE POWER CAPACITOR TO SLIDE-MOUNT BRACKET OR CHASSIS
Use included P.Cap bracket to
mount Power Capacitor to the
ESC’s slide-mount channel or
tape it to the chassis with the
included double-sided tape
(Capacitor can also be tie-wrapped
to the power wires)
. To use slide
mount channel, slide P.Cap
bracket into channel on the ESC
& secure Power Capacitor to the
bracket with tie-wraps.
3. INSTALL ON/OFF SWITCH
using a screw or the included
double-sided tape where it
will be easy to access.
The switch is also designed to
be installed into the ESC’s slide
mount channel.
If you have any problems with Step 4, adjust transmitter as follows:
A. Set HIGH ATV or EPA to maximum setting.
[amount of throw at full throttle]
B. Set LOW ATV, EPA, or ATL to maximum setting.
[amount of throw at full brakes]
C. Set EXPONENTIAL to zero setting. [throttle channel linearity]
D. Set THROTTLE CHANNEL REV. SWITCH to either position.
E. Set THROTTLE CHANNEL TRIM to middle setting.
[adjusts neutral position/increases or decreases coast brakes]
F. Set ELECTRONIC TRIGGER THROW ADJUSTMENT to 70%
throttle and 30% brake throw (or 7:3)--best for reversible ESCs.
[adjusts trigger throw electronic/digital pistol-grip transmitters]
G. Set MECHANICAL TRIGGER THROW ADJUSTMENT to position
with 1/2 throttle and 1/2 brake throw.
[adjusts trigger throw on mechanical/analog pistol-grip transmitters]
•NOT ALL TRANSMITTERS HA
VE THESE ADJUSTMENTS
•
using a receiver battery pack
If you are planning to use an external receiver battery pack to power the
electronics you need to do the following:
1. Plug the external 5 cell (1.2VDC/cell) receiver battery pack into the
battery slot of the receiver.
2. Leave the ESC’s ON/OFF switch in the OFF position, and use receiver
battery pack’s ON/OFF switch to turn the system power on and
off––Do not use the ESC’s switch.
SET
-UP PHOTO
Power Cap.
tie-wrapped
to bracket
Slide
mount
ON/OFF
switch
If you are going to use connectors on the ESC’s power wires, we
highly suggest Dean’s Ultra plugs or other low-loss connectors--do
not use crimp type connectors.
To prevent possible cross-connection of motor phase wires, we do
not recommend using connectors on the motor power wires of
sensor-based brushless motors.
• Use connectors that cannot be plugged in backwards. Reverse
voltage will damage the ESC and void warranty.
• Use a female connector on battery packs to avoid shorting.
For additional information on connector usage, visit our website.
connector usage
ON/OFF
switch
Power Capacitor tie-wrapped to
slide-mount bracket
One-Touch
Set-Up
button User-replaceable input
signal harness (Ch.2)
Black power wire
(battery negative)
Status LEDs
Trail excess wire off top
of antenna mast
Red power wire
(battery positive)
Blue power wire
(motor phase ‘A’)
PowerCap
wires
(–)
(+)
4 to 7 cell
battery pack
Yellow power wire
(motor phase ‘B’)
Orange power wire
(motor phase ‘C’)
Sensor
Harness
bundled with
Spiral Wrap
Tamiya-style
battery connector
Servo
plugged
into
steering
ch. (#1)
Novak
sensor-based
brushless motor
5. PROTECT SENSOR WIRES WITH SPIRAL WRAP
Use the included spiral wrap to protect the 6 Teflon sensor harness
wires between the speed control & motor.
6. CONNECT SPEED CONTROL TO BATTERY PACK
Connect the ESC’s Tamiya-style JST battery connector to a charged 4 to
7 cell (1.2VDC/cell) battery pack. Connector can also be changed to a
different type, or ESC can be hard-soldered directly to battery pack.
Important: Make sure no wire strands have strayed to an
adjacent solder tab, this will result in short-circuiting & severe
ESC damage, which will void the warranty.
The ESC is equipped with 2 user-selectable Throttle Profiles to choose from.
If looking at the motor’s pinion shaft end, Profile #1 rotates counter-clockwise
with forward transmitter input, and Profile #2 rotates clockwise.
NOTE: Super Sport Crawler ESC is factory set to Profile #1.
chaNging profiles
:
( reversing rotation )
With ESC on & connected to a charged battery (transmitter ON or OFF) :
1. IF TRANSMITTER IS OFF, DISCONNECT ESC FROM RECEIVER
To avoid possible radio interference from other transmitters, remove
the ESC’s input signal harness from the receiver.
2. PRESS & HOLD THE ESC’S ONE-TOUCH SET BUTTON
Continue to hold SET button on ESC until all 4 LEDs turns on.
Note: you will continue holding past the Blue & Amber
LED programming indicators in the ESC’s software.
3. RELEASE SET BUTTON AS SOON AS ALL 4 LEDs COMES ON
Once released, the 4 status LEDs will flash to indicate what Throttle
Profile is currently selected. The number of times the LEDs flash
indicates the Throttle Profile selection (1 or 2).
4. QUICK PRESS (& release) SET BUTTON TO CHANGE SELECTION
Each press will change to the other Throttle Profile (or rotation direction) .
*** Note: there is a time constraint during this selection process. ***
5. ESC STORES SELECTION & BEGINS TO EXIT PROGRAMMING
If SET button is not pressed for 3 seconds, ESC stores selected Profile in
memory, exits to neutral & is ready to go. (LEDs turn off in a rolling motion
left to right, until just Red LED is on--Red & Green if no transmitter signal present) .
REMEMBER: Whenever One-Touch set-up is performed, ESC automatically
reverts to factory default settings & the Throttle Profile reverts to #1.
throttle profile selection
step
4
–
ONE-TOUCH PROGRAMMING
step
5
–
TRANSMITTER ADJUSTMENTS
black
orange
white
plastic
tabs
red
blue
green
metal
barbs
raised
metal
barb
metal socket
on end of Teflon
sensor harness wires