maxam 10 series User manual

INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
For Maxam 10 Series - Radio model cars
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INSTRUCTION
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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MAXAM XS 451
SENSORLESS BRUSHLESS
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
SPEED CONTROLLER
FOR
CAR AND TRUCK
【DECLARATION】
Thanks for purchasing “MAXAM”series Electronic Speed Controller (ESC). High power system for RC
model can be very dangerous, so please read this manual carefully. In that we have no control over the
correct use, installation, application, or maintenance of our products, no liability shall be assumed nor
accepted for any damages, losses or costs resulting from the use of the product.
【FEATURES】
1. Specially designed for RC car and truck, with excellent start-up, acceleration and linearity features.
2. Compatible with sensorless brushless motor.
3. 3 running modes suitable for different applications (“Forward with brake”mode, “Forward/Backward with
brake”mode and “Rock crawler”mode).
4. 4 steps of maximum reverse force adjustment.
5. Proportional ABS brake function with 4 steps of maximum brake force adjustment, 8 steps of drag-brake force
adjustment and 4 steps of initial brake force adjustment.
6. 9 start modes (“Punch”) from “Soft”to “Very aggressive”to be suitable for different chassis, tires and tracks.
7. Multiple protection features: Low voltage cut-off protection for lithium or nickel battery / Over-heat protection /
Throttle signal loss protection / Motor blocked protection.
8. 8 steps of timing adjustment.
9. User programmable. Several program methods are supported, such as: The “SET”button on the ESC, the
digital LED program card, the advanced LCD program box, the PC software, etc. The program card and
program box are pocket-sized and they have friendly user interface to be easily used.
10. The firmware of ESC can be online updated through an USB adapter on the advanced LCD program box.
11. Dustproof.
【SPECIFICATIONS】
Model
Cont. Current
45A
Burst Current
190A
Resistance
0.0010 ohm
Suitable Car
1/10car
Suitable
Brushless Motor
On-road: ≥8T
Off-road: ≥10T
3650 size motor
On-road: ≥10T
Off-road: ≥16T
3650 size motor
Battery
4-9 Cells NiMH or 2-3 Cells Li-Po
1) For 4-6 cells NiMH or 2 cells Lipo: You needn’t change the fan combined with the ESC;
2) For 7-9 cell NiMH or 3 cells Lipo: You must change the fan combined with the controller
because it cannot work with such a high voltage, so please choose a high voltage fan or supply
the fan from the receiver (+5V); (*Note1)
BEC Output
6V/1.5A
Motor Type
Sensorless Brushless Motor
Dimension
31.5* 27.5* 24
(The height of fan is not included)
Weight
30g (W/O wires)
Note1: For information about the high voltage cooling fan,
please refer to the brief introduction on page 2.
【BEGIN TO USE THE NEW ESC】
1. Connect the ESC, motor, receiver, battery and servo
according to the following diagram
“+”and “-”wires of the ESC are connected with the battery
pack, and #A, #B and #C are connected with the motor wires.
The “SET”button is used for programming the ESC.
The control cable of the ESC (trio wires with black, red and
white color) is connected with the throttle channel of the
receiver (Usually CH2).
The #A, #B, #C wires of the ESC can be connected with the
motor wires freely (without any order). If the motor runs in the
opposite direction, please swap any two wire connections.
Note: You can use the transmitter to set the throttle
channel to the “Reverse”direction, and then the motor
will run oppositely. Please calibrate the throttle range
again after changing the direction of throttle channel.
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2. Throttle Range Setting (Throttle Range Calibration)
In order to make the ESC fit the throttle range, you must calibrate it for the following cases; otherwise the ESC
cannot work properly.
1) Begin to use a new ESC;
2) Begin to use a new transmitter;
3) Change the settings of neutral position of the throttle stick, ATV or EPAparameters, etc.
There are 3 points need to be set, they are the top point of “forward”,” backward”and the neutral point.
The following pictures show how to set the throttle range with a FutabaTM transmitter.
Note2: If you don’t release the “SET”key after the red LED begins to flash, the ESC will enter the programmode, in
such a case, please switch off the ESC and re-calibrate the throttle range again from step Ato step D.
3. The LED Status in Normal Running
a) In normal use, if the throttle stick is in the neutral range, neither the red LED nor the green LED lights.
b) The red LED lights when the car is run forward or backward and it will flash quickly when the car is braking.
c) The green LED lights when the throttle stick is moved to the top point of the forward zone.
【ALERT TONES】
1. Input voltage abnormal alert tone: The ESC begins to check the input voltage when power on, if it is out of the
normal range, such an alert tone will be emitted: “beep-beep-, beep-beep-, beep-beep-”(There is 1 second
time interval between every “beep-beep-”tone).
2. Throttle signal abnormal alert tone: When the ESC can’t detect the normal throttle signal, such an alert tone
will be emitted: “beep-, beep-, beep-”(There is 2 seconds time interval between every “beep-”tone).
【PROTECTION FUNCTION】
1. Low voltage cut-off protection: If the voltage of a lithium battery pack is lower than the threshold for 2 seconds,
the ESC will cut of the output power. Please note that the ESC cannot be restarted if the voltage of each
lithium cell is lower than 3.5V.
For NiMH battery packs, if the voltage of the whole NiMH battery pack is higher than 9.0V but lower than 12V,
it will be considered as a 3 cell lithium battery pack; If it is lower than 9.0V, it will be considered as a 2 cell
lithium battery pack. For example, if the NiMH battery pack is 8.0V, and the threshold is set to 2.6V/Cell, so it
will be considered as a 2 cell lithium battery pack, and the low-voltage cut-off threshold for this NiMH battery
pack is 2.6*2=5.2V.
2. Over-heat protection: When the temperature of the ESC is over a factory preset threshold for 5 seconds, the
ESC will cut off the output power. You can disable the over-heat protection function for competition race.
3. Throttle signal loss protection: The ESC will cut off the output power if the throttle signal is lost for 0.2 second.
【TROUBLE SHOOTING】
【OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES FOR UPGRADE】
We provide the following optional accessories for upgrade your power system:
1. Cooling fan (12V): The high voltage fan is necessary when you are using
battery pack more than 6 cells of NiMH. It is located on the heat sink of the ESC, it
helps to cool the ESC with downward airflow. The picture on the right side shows
the installation.
WARNING! Please note the original fan (5V) combined with the ESC can
ONLY work with a 2 cells lithium battery pack or 4-6 cells NiMH battery pack.
Please NEVER use it with a 3 cells lithium battery pack or NiMH battery pack
more than 6 cells, otherwise it may be destroyed.
Please check the label of the fan carefully to confirm its working voltage
before using it.
2. Program card (Digital LED Display).
Program card is an optional accessory which needs to be purchased separately.
It has a friendly user interface. The process of programming the ESC becomes
quite easy and fast with this pocket sized device. When the programmable value
needs to be changed, please just plug the control wires of the ESC (trio wires with
black, red and white color) into the socket of the program card (The socket is on
the right corner, and marked with ), and then connect the main battery pack
to the ESC, each item’s value will be shown on the program card. Use “ITEM”and
“VALUE”buttons to select the programmable items and new values, and then
press “OK”button to store the new settings into the ESC.
3. Advanced program box (LCD Display).
Advanced program box is an optional accessory which needs to be purchased separately.
It has LCD display to show the programmable items, so it can work as an individual device to set the ESC. And it
can also work as an USB adapter to connect the ESC with a PC to update the ESC firmware online.
Trouble
Possible Reason
Solution
After power on, motor can’t work, no
sound is emitted
The connections between
battery pack and ESC are not
correct
Check the power connections
Replace the connectors
After power on, motor can’t work, but
emits “beep-beep-, beep-beep-”alert
tone. (Every “beep-beep-”has a time
interval of 1 second )
Input voltage is abnormal, too
high or too low.
Check the voltage of the battery
pack
After power on, motor can’t work, but
emits “beep-, beep-, beep-”alert tone.
(Every “beep-”has a time interval of
about 2 seconds)
Throttle signal is abnormal
Check the transmitter and the
receiver
Check the wire of the throttle
channel
The motor runs in the opposite direction
The wire connections between
ESC and the motor need to be
changed
Swap any two wire connections
between the ESC and the motor.
The motor suddenly stops running
while in working state
The throttle signal is lost
Check the transmitter and the
receiver
Check the wire of the throttle
channel
The ESC has entered the Low
Voltage Protection Mode
Replace the battery pack
Random stop or restart or irregular
working state
Some connections are not
reliable
Check all the connections: battery
pack connections, throttle signal
wire, and motor connections, etc.
There is strong Electro -
Magnetic interference in flying
field.
Reset the ESC to resume normal
operation. If the function could not
resume, you might need to move to
another area to run the car.
A) Switch off the ESC, turn on the transmitter,
set the direction of throttle channel to ”REV”,
set the “EPA/ATV”value of throttle channel to
“100%”, and disable the “ABS”brake function
of your transmitter. (*Note2)
B) Hold the “SET”key and then switch on the
ESC, when the red LED begins to flash,
release the key immediately. (*Note3)
(Please refer to the picture on the right side)
C) Set the THREE points
according to the steps
shown in the picture on
the right side.
1) Neutral point
2) End point of forward
direction
3) End point of backward
direction
D) When the process of
calibration is finished, the
motor can be started after
3 seconds.
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【PROGRAM THE ESC】
1. Program Method
Note:
In the program process, the motor will emit “Beep”tone at the same time when the LED is flashing.
If the “N”is bigger than the number “5”, we use a long time flash and long “Beep---”tone to represent
“5”, so it is easy to identify the items of the big number.
For example, if the LED flashes as the following:
“Along time flash + a short time flash”(Motor sounds “Beep---Beep”) = the No. 6 item
“Along time flash + 2 short time flash”(Motor sounds “Beep---BeepBeep”) = the No. 7 item
“Along time flash + 3 short time flash”(Motor sounds “Beep---BeepBeepBeep”) = the No. 8 item
……
And so on.
2. Programmable Items list
Attention: The italics texts in the above form are the default settings.
3. Programmable Values
3.1.Running Mode: With “Forward with Brake”mode, the car can go forward and brake, but cannot go backward,
this mode is suitable for competition; “Forward/Reverse with Brake”mode provides backward function, which is
suitable for training. The “Rock Crawler”mode is only used for rock crawler.
Note: “Forward/Reverse with Brake”mode uses “Double-Click”method to make the car go backward.
When you move the throttle stick from forward zone to backward zone for the first time, the ESC begins to brake
the motor, the motor speeds down but it is still running, not completely stopped, so the backward action is NOT
happened now. When the throttle stick is moved to the backward zone again (The 2nd “click”), if the motor speed is
slowed down to zero (i.e. stopped), the backward action will be occurred. The “Double-Click”method can prevent
mistakenly reverse when the brake function is frequently used in steering.
With “Rock Crawler”mode, the reverse action will be happened immediately when the throttle stick is moved to
backward zone. Please set the “Drag Brake Force”to 100% if you choose the “Rock Crawler”mode.
3.2.Drag Brake Force: Set the amount of drag brake applied at neutral throttle to simulate the slight braking effect
of a neutral brushed motor while coasting.
3.3.Low Voltage Cut-Off: The function is mainly to prevent the lithium battery pack from over discharging. When
using lithium battery pack, please set the suitable value for low-voltage protection as your like. The ESC monitors
the battery’s voltage at any time, if the voltage is lower than the threshold, the output power will be reduced to 50%
in 2 seconds. Please drive and stop the car at the side of the racing track as soon as possible, the ESC will
completely cut off the output power in 10 seconds.
3.4.Start Mode (Also called “Punch”): Select from “Level1 (Soft)”to “Level 9 (Very aggressive)”start mode as
your like. Please note that if you choose “Level 7”to “Level 9”, you’d better use good quality battery pack with
powerful discharge ability, otherwise these modes cannot get the bursting start effect as you want. If the motor
cannot run smoothly (the motor is trembling), it may caused by the weak discharge ability of the battery pack,
please choose a better battery or increase the gear rate.
3.5.Maximum Brake Force: The ESC provides proportional brake function. The brake force is related to the
position of the throttle stick. Maximum brake force refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the top
point of the backward zone. Avery large brake force can shorten the brake time, but it may damage the gears.
3.6.Maximum Reverse Force: Sets how much power will be applied in the reverse direction. Different value
makes different reverse speed.
3.7.Initial Brake Force: It is also called “minimum brake force”, and it refers to the force when the throttle stick is
located at the initial position of the backward zone. The default value is equal to the drag brake force, so the brake
effect can be very smooth.
3.8.Throttle Neutral Range: Please see the following illustrations to adjust the neutral range as your like.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1.Running Mode
Forward
with Brake
Forward/Reverse
with Brake
Rock
Crawler
2.Drag Brake
Force
0% 5% 10%20%40%60%80%100%
3.Low Voltage
Cut-Off Threshold
Non-Protection 2.6V
/Cell 2.8V /Cell
3.0V
/Cell
3.2V
/Cell
3.4V
/Cell
4.Start Mode
(Punch)
Level1
(Soft) Level2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 (Very Aggresive)
5.Maximum Brake
Force
25%50%75%100%
6.Maximum
Reverse Force
25%50%75%100%
7.Initial Brake
Force
= Drag Brake
Force
0% 20%40%
8.Neutral Range6% (Narrow) 9% (Normal) 12% (Wide)
9.Timing 0.00 ° 3.75 ° 7.50 ° 11.25 ° 15.00 ° 18.75 ° 22.50° 26.25°
10.Over-heat
Protection
Enable Disable
Programmab
le
Items
Programmable Value
Basic Items
Advanced Items
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3.9.Timing: There are many differences among structures and parameters of different brushless motors, so a fixed
timing ESC is difficult to compatible with all brushless motors. It is necessary to make the timing value
programmable. Please select the most suitable timing value according to the motor you are just using. Generally,
higher timing value brings out higher power output, but the whole efficiency of the system will be slightly lower
down.
3.10. Over-Heat Protection: If the function is activated, the output power will be cut-off when the temperature of
the ESC is up to a factory preset threshold for more than 5 seconds. When the protection happens, the Green LED
will flash.
4. Reset All Items To Default Values
At any time when the throttle is located in neutral zone (except in the throttle calibration or parameters program
process), hold the “SET”key for over 3 seconds, the red LED and green LED will flash at the same time , which
means each programmable item has be reset to its default value.
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WATER-PROOF
SPEED CONTROLLER
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MAXAM XS3201 SPORT
Basic Parameter
TYPE ESC
ITEM NO. XS3201 Sport
STANDARD 1:10 waterproof ESC
INPUT VOLTAGE （V）6V-7.4V DC
BEC OUTPUT VOL（V）— CURRENT （A）6V—1A
MAX LENGTH（mm）46.51
MAX HEIGHT（mm）32.36
ESC SIZE
MAX WIDTH（mm）37.10
OUTPUT CURRENT Continuous working current is 20A, Instant maximum current is
320A，back instantaneous electric current is 160A
CORRESPONDING MOTOR 540—23T
As picture showing，put lines connected，turn the OFF to ON of switch，red light shinning，you can hear
sound from motor at the same time, it showed ESC has entered the work of the state.
For avoided get empyrosis, please don’t touch , temperature of heat sink is very high when ESC working.
Motor Motor
Wire +
Wire --
Power Switch
Battery Plug
To Throttle Channel
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