Radient RC Reaktor User manual

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BRUSHLESS POWER SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL
FOR
RDNA0023
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t #FGPSFVTJOHZPVSQSPEVDUSFWJFXBMMEPDVNFOUBUJPOBOE
JOTQFDUUIFQSPEVDUTDBSFGVMMZ*GGPSTPNFSFBTPOZPVEFDJEFJU
JTOPUXIBUZPVXBOUFEUIFOEPOPUDPOUJOVFXJUIVOQBDLJOH
TFUVQPSPQFSBUJPOPGZPVSQSPEVDU:PVSMPDBMIPCCZEFBMFS
DBOOPUBDDFQUBQSPEVDUGPSSFUVSOPSFYDIBOHFBGUFSQBSUBLJOH
JOBDUJPOTUIBUQSPEVDFXFBSBOEUFBS
t 1SPEVDUTQFDJmDBUJPOTBSFTVCKFDUUPDIBOHFXJUIPVUOPUJDF
%VFUPPOHPJOHEFWFMPQNFOUUIFBDUVBMQSPEVDUNBZWBSZGSPN
JNBHFTTIPXO
t 5IJTQSPEVDUDPOUBJOTDIFNJDBMTLOPXOUPUIF4UBUFPG$BMJ-
GPSOJBUPDBVTFDBODFSBOECJSUIEFGFDUTPSPUIFSSFQSPEVDUJWF
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t 5IJTQSPEVDUJTOPUBUPZ3FDPNNFOEFEGPSBHFT
BOEVQ"EVMUTVQFSWJTJPOSFRVJSFEGPSBHFTVOEFSZFBSTPME
$POUBJOTTNBMMQBSUTLFFQPVUPGSFBDIPGDIJMESFOZFBSTPG
BHFBOEZPVOHFS
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.PUPS 4FOTPSMFTTL71PMF4MPUMFTT4UBUPS
#BUUFSZ-JNJU 6QUPT-J1P
8BUFSQSPPG :FT
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1SPHSBNNBCMF -JNJUFE-7$3FWFSTF
1SPUFDUJPO 5IFSNBM$VSSFOU0WFSMPBE

RELATED COMPONENTS
COMPATIBLE BATTERY TYPES FOR USE WITH YOUR BRUSHLESS POWER SYSTEM
UN BOXING
INTRODUCING THE REAKTOR BRUSHLESS ESC AND MOTOR
2BRUSHLESS POWER SYSTEM
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t /JDLMF.FUBM)ZESJEF/J.)
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 $BSFGVMMZSFNPWFUIFFMFDUSPOJDTGSPNUIFCPY
B &OTVSFUIFQMVHJTDPNQBUJCMFXJUIZPVSCBUUFSZ
J /05&5IFSFBSFNBOZEJGGFSFOUUZQFTPGCBUUFSZQMVHTPOUIFNBSLFU*GZPVSTEPFTOPUmUUIFTUBOEBSETVQQMJFEQMVHTQMFBTF
WJTJUZPVSMPDBMIPCCZEFBMFSUPQVSDIBTFUIFDPSSFDUBEBQUFS
 3FBETFUVQBOEPQFSBUJPOJOTUSVDUJPOTBOEVOEFSTUBOEBMMXBSOJOHTBOEDBVUJPOTCFGPSFQSPDFFEJOH
B 5IJTQSPEVDUJTOPUBUPZBOETIPVMEOPUCFJOTUBMMFEPQFSBUFEPSNBJOUBJOFEXJUIPVUTVQFSWJTJPOPGBOBEVMU
C *UJTOFDFTTBSZUPGPMMPXBMMNBOVGBDUVSFSTVTBHFJOTUSVDUJPOTJGVTJOHUIF3FBLUPSNPUPSPS&4$XJUIBEJGGFSFOUNBOVGBDUVSFST
QBJSJOHDPNQPOFOU
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t <>3FBLUPS4FOTPSMFTT"8BUFSQSPPG1SPHSBNNBCMF&4$
t <>4USJQPGEPVCMFTJEFEUBQF
t <>1MBTUJDXJSFUJFT
t -JUIJVN1PMZNFS-J1P
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TO BATTERY
(THIS CONNECTOR MUST BE
CHANGED TO A HIGH CURRENT
CONNECTOR FOR LIPO USE, WE
RECOMMEND WSD1300 ULTRA PLUG)
PLUG FOR
COOLING FAN
SETUP
BUTTON
ON/OFF
SWITCH
TO
RECEIVER
INDICATOR
LED
POWER
CAPACITOR
GOLD BULLET
CONNECTORS
MOTOR
ESC
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FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
GETTING STARTED
3
REAKTOR: POWERED BY RADIENT RC!
 #SVTIMFTT4FOTPSMFTT&MFDUSPOJD4QFFE$POUSPMMFS&4$
 *OEJDBUPS-&%
B 8JMMCMJOLPSUJNFTJOEJDBUJOHUIFOVNCFSPGDFMMTEFUFDUFEGPS-J1PVTFCMJOLJOHUJNFTGPSTBOEUJNFTGPST
C 8JMMCMJOLXJUIFSSPSDPEFT
J -7$JTBDUJWFTMPXCMJOL
JJ 0WFS5FNQFSBUVSF1SPUFDUJPOJTBDUJWFTMPXCMJOLT
JJJ 0WFS$VSSFOU1SPUFDUJPOJTBDUJWFTMPXCMJOLT
JW 5IFBCPWFDBOCMJOLJOTVDDFTTJPOJGNVMUJQMFFSSPSTIBWFPDDVSSFE'PSJOTUBODFJGUIF-7$BOEPWFSDVSSFOUBSFBDUJWFUIF
&4$XJMMCMJOLUJNFUIFOTIPSUQBVTFUIFOUJNFTUIFOMPOHQBVTFBOESFQFBUUIFDZDMF
D 8JMMCMJOLUPJOEJDBUFTFUVQNPEFXIJMFQSPHSBNNJOH&4$
E 8JMMCMJOLUPJOEJDBUF-7$NPEFXIJMFQSPHSBNNJOH&4$
F 8JMMCMJOLUPJOEJDBUF3FWFSTFTFUUJOHXIJMFQSPHSBNNJOH&4$
 4FUVQ#VUUPO
B 6TFEUPQSPHSBNUIF&4$TWBSJPVTGFBUVSFTBOEGPSDBMJCSBUJOHJUUPZPVSUSBOTNJUUFS
 0/0''4XJUDI
B 6TFEGPSQPXFSJOHPOUIF&4$BOEFOUFSQSPHSBNNJOHNPEFT
 'BO1MVH
B 6TFECZEFGBVMUUPQPXFSUIFJOTUBMMFEGBOPOUIF&4$
C $BOBMTPCFVTFEUPQPXFSBDPPMJOHGBOPONPUPSIFBUTJOLJOTUFBE$BOOPUSVOGBOTBUTBNFUJNFBOE&4$GBONVTUCFVTFEXJUI
T-J1PCBUUFSJFT
 1PXFS$BQBDJUPS
 (PME#VMMFU$POOFDUPST
B NN)JHIDVSSFOUDPOOFDUPSTVTFEUPEFMJWFSQPXFSGSPN&4$UPUIFNPUPS
 3FDFJWFS1MVH
B 4VQQMJFT#&$QPXFSUPUIFSFDFJWFSBOETFSWP
C 3FDFJWFTTJHOBMGSPNSFDFJWFSUSBOTNJUUFS
 #BUUFSZ$POOFDUPS
B *ODMVEFEDPOOFDUPSJTDPNQBUJCMFXJUI5BNJZBQMVHTUIFNPTUDPNNPOJOUIF3$JOEVTUSZ
C 5IJTDPOOFDUPSNVTUCFDIBOHFEJGUIF&4$XJMMCFVTFEXJUIB-J1PCBUUFSZ
D 8FSFDPNNFOEVTJOHB%FBOT6MUSB1MVH84%GPSPQUJNBMSFTVMUT
 #SVTIMFTT4FOTPSMFTT.PUPS
"MUIPVHIHSFBUGPSmSTUUJNFVTFST3BEJFOU3$QSPEVDUTBSFJOEFFEBEWBODFEBOETFOTJUJWFFMFDUSPOJDTUIBUDPVMESFTVMUJOJOKVSZJGVTFEJNQSPQFSMZ
"MXBZTVTFDBVUJPOBOEDPNNPOTFOTFBTGBJMVSFUPPQFSBUFZPVS3BEJFOU3$QSPEVDUJOBTBGFBOESFTQPOTJCMFNBOOFSDBOSFTVMUJOEBNBHFUPUIF
QSPEVDUPSPUIFSQSPQFSUJFT5IFSFGPSFUIJTQSPEVDUJTOPUJOUFOEFEGPSVTFPSNBJOUFOBODFCZDIJMESFOXJUIPVUEJSFDUBEVMUTVQFSWJTJPO3BEJFOU3$
BOEZPVSMPDBMIPCCZEFBMFSTIBMMOPUCFMJBCMFGPSBOZMPTTPSEBNBHFTXIFUIFSEJSFDUJOEJSFDUTQFDJBMJODJEFOUBMPSDPOTFRVFOUJBMBSJTJOHGSPN
UIFVTFNJTVTFPSBCVTFPGUIJTQSPEVDUPSBOZQSPEVDUSFRVJSFEUPPQFSBUFPSNBJOUBJOJU'PMMPXJOHBSFTPNFHFOFSBMUJQTUIBUXJMMIFMQJODSFBTF
UIFTBGFPQFSBUJPOBOEFOKPZNFOUPGVTJOHZPVSDIBSHFS
t "MXBZTUVSOPOZPVSSBEJPUSBOTNJUUFSCFGPSFUVSOJOHPOUIF&4$
t "MXBZTUVSOPOZPVS&4$XIJMFIPMEJOHZPVSWFIJDMFPGGUIFHSPVOEUPQSFWFOUBDDJEFOUBMSVOBXBZT
t &OTVSFZPVS&4$JTTFUUPUIFQSPQFS-7$NPEFGPSUIFUZQFPGCBUUFSZZPVBSFVTJOH
t 'PSCFTUQFSGPSNBODFBOEQSPEVDUMJGFPQFSBUFJOBESZBSFBXJUIMPXEVTU
t "MXBZTVTFIPCCZHSBEFCBUUFSJFTXJUIZPVS&4$
t 0QFSBUFJOBOPQFOFOWJSPONFOUBXBZGSPNQSPQFSUZBOEDBSTOFWFSSVOJOUPUIFTUSFFUGPSBOZSFBTPO
t "MXBZTEJTDPOOFDUUIFCBUUFSZGSPNUIF&4$BGUFSVTFUPQSFWFOUBDDJEFOUBMPWFSEJTDIBSHFBOEQPTTJCMFmSF
t /FWFSDPOOFDUUIFCBUUFSZUPUIF&4$XIFOUIF&4$TXJUDIJTUVSOFE0/&OTVSFUIFTXJUDIJT0''CFGPSFDPOOFDUJOHUIFCBUUFSZ
t /FWFSTUJDLBOZUIJOHJOUPUIFNPUPSDBOEVFUPSJTLPGFMFDUSJDBMTIPDLPSJOUFSGFSFODFXJUIUIFSPUBUJOHQBSUT
t "MXBZTBMMPXUIF&4$BOENPUPSUPDPNQMFUFMZDPPMCFGPSFSFVTF
›/05&0OMZVTFHFOVJOFSFQMBDFNFOUPSBGUFSNBSLFUQBSUTBWBJMBCMFGSPNZPVSMPDBMEFBMFSUPFOTVSFQSPQFSPQFSBUJPOPGZPVS3BEJFOU
3$QSPEVDU

TIPS FOR SAFELY OPERATING YOUR BRUSHLESS POWER SYSTEM
BATTERIES AND CONNECTORS
4BRUSHLESS POWER SYSTEM
Batteries:
5IF3BEJFOU3FBLUPS&4$DBOPQFSBUFXJUI-J1P-J'FBOE/J$E/J.)/J99CBUUFSJFTXIJDISFRVJSFEJGGFSFOU-7$PQFSBUJOHNPEFT*UJTFYUSFNFMZ
JNQPSUBOUUPDIPPTFUIFDPSSFDUPQFSBUJOHNPEFUPXPSLXJUIZPVSCBUUFSJFT$IPPTJOHUIFXSPOHDIBSHJOHNPEFDBODBVTFPWFSEJTDIBSHF
PGZPVS-J99UZQFCBUUFSJFTXIJDIDPVMEMFBEUPmSFPSFYQMPTJPO#FTVSFUPQSPQFSMZJEFOUJGZUIFCBUUFSZDIFNJTUSZBOEWPMUBHFPGFWFSZQBDL
CFGPSFBUUFNQUJOHUPVTFJUUPFOTVSFUIFDPSSFDUTFUUJOHT4PNF-J1PCBUUFSZQBDLTBSFEFTJHOFEUPMPPLMJLF/J99CBUUFSZQBDLT0OFJOEJDBUJPO
PGB-J1PCBUUFSZJTUIFQSFTFODFPGBCBMBODFQMVHFJUIFSFYJUJOHUIFCBUUFSZXJUITNBMMXJSFTBOETNBMMQMVHPOUIFFOEPSBTNBMMGFNBMFQMVH
FNCFEEFEJOUPUIFFOEPGUIFCBUUFSZQBDL*GZPVBSFVOTVSFPGUIFCBUUFSZUZQFZPVBSFBUUFNQUJOHUPVTFQMFBTFDPOTVMUZPVSMPDBMIPCCZ
EFBMFSGPSBTTJTUBODF
Connectors:
5IFTVQQMJFEDPOOFDUPSJTLOPXOBT5BNJZBTUZMFBOEJUJTUIFNPTUDPNNPOCBUUFSZDPOOFDUPSJOUIFJOEVTUSZGPSFOUSZMFWFMQSPEVDUT"MUIPVHI
OPUBIJHIDVSSFOUDPOOFDUPSJUDBOCFVTFETVDDFTTGVMMZXJUI/J99UZQFCBUUFSJFT*GZPVQMBOPOVTJOHZPVSTZTUFNXJUI-J99UZQFCBUUFSJFTZPV
NVTUDIBOHFUIFDPOOFDUPSUPBIJHIDVSSFOUUZQFXFSFDPNNFOE%FBOT6MUSB1MVHT84%*UJTBMXBZTCFUUFSSFHBSEMFTTPGCBUUFSZUZQF
CFJOHVTFEUPDIBOHFUIFDPOOFDUPSPOZPVSTZTUFNUIBOUPVTFBOBEBQUFSUIJTSFEVDFTUIFFMFDUSJDBMSFTJTUBODFJOUIFTZTUFNBOEQSPWJEFT
UIFPQUJNBMQFSGPSNBODF*GZPVIBWFBNJYUVSFPGCBUUFSJFTJODMVEJOH-J1PBOEZPVDBOOPUDIBOHFUIFDPOOFDUPSTPOBMMPGZPVSCBUUFSJFTBUPOF
UJNFBOEOFFEUPVTFBOBEBQUFSJUJTSFDPNNFOEFEUIBUZPVQMBDFUIFIJHIDVSSFOUDPOOFDUPSPOUIF&4$BOEVTFBEBQUFSTUPDPOOFDUUPUIF
CBUUFSJFTGSPNUIFSF
WARNING: Always ensure the connector polarity is correct ( [+] to [+] and [-] to [-] ) before connecting the battery
to the ESC. The Reaktor ESC uses a RED wire for [+] and a BLACK wire for [-]. If you connect a battery to the ESC
with reverse polarity, the ESC WILL be damaged and this will not be covered under warranty.
t "MUIPVHIZPVS&4$JTXBUFSQSPPGZPVSSBEJPUSBOTNJUUFSJTMJLFMZOPU%POPUPQFSBUFZPVSUSBOTNJUUFSJOUIFSBJO
t %POPUPQFSBUFSBEJPDPOUSPMMFEFRVJQNFOUJOFMFDUSJDBMPSUIVOEFSTUPSNT
t "WPJEDIBSHJOHPOPSBSPVOEnBNNBCMFJUFNT
t /FWFSBUUFNQUUPVTFBTXPMMFOPSEBNBHFECBUUFSZ
t /FWFSMFBWFUIFCBUUFSZQMVHHFEJOUPUIF&4$XIJMFVOBUUFOEFE
t /FWFSPQFSBUFUIF&4$BOENPUPSXJUIPVUBEVMUTVQFSWJTJPO
t /FWFSVTFUIF&4$BOENPUPSXIFO)05"MXBZTBMMPXUIF&4$BOENPUPSUPDPPMUPSPPNUFNQFSBUVSFCFGPSFVTJOHBHBJO
t /FWFSESPQUIFNPUPSPS&4$
t *OTQFDUUIFNPUPSBOE&4$CFGPSFVTF/FWFSPQFSBUFUIF&4$JGUIFXJSFPSDPOOFDUPSIBTCFFOEBNBHFE
t *ODPSSFDUVTFPGUIFCBUUFSZPSDPOOFDUJPOTDBODBVTFQFSTPOBMJOKVSZPSQSPQFSUZEBNBHF
t %JTDPOOFDUJOQVUQPXFSJNNFEJBUFMZJGUIFCBUUFSZPSDPOOFDUPSCFDPNFTIPUPSDIBOHFTGPSNEVSJOHVTF8"/*/(5IFQMVHBOECBUUFSZXJMM
CFIPUJOUIJTTJUVBUJPO
t %POPUPQFSBUFZPVSIJHITQFFEWFIJDMFBSPVOETNBMMDIJMESFOXIPDPVMEHFUIVSUJOUIFFWFOUPGBOBDDJEFOU
t "MXBZTCFBXBSFPGZPVSTVSSPVOEJOHTXIFOPQFSBUJOHZPVSWFIJDMF
t #FTVSFUIFSFJTSPPNUPTBGFMZ4501ZPVSWFIJDMFPODFZPVHFUJUVQUPUIFEFTJSFETQFFE

INSTALLING AND WIRING YOUR ESC AND MOTOR
ESC CALIBRATION AND SETTINGS...
5
REAKTOR: POWERED BY RADIENT RC!
Installation:
*OTUBMMJOHZPVS&4$BOENPUPSJTDSJUJDBMGPSQSPQFSPQFSBUJPO:PVXJMMOFFEUPNPVOUZPVSDPNQPOFOUTTFDVSFMZUPBSJHJEQBSUPGUIFDIBTTJTJO
ZPVSWFIJDMF*UJTOPUSFDPNNFOEFEUPVTFBIPPLBOEMPPQUZQFNBUFSJBMUPTFDVSFZPVS&4$BTUIJTDBODPNFMPPTFJOXFUDPOEJUJPOTBOEHFU
EBNBHFE
 &OTVSFUIFNPVOUJOHTVSGBDFPGUIF&4$BOEDIBTTJTBSFDMFBOPGEFCSJTBOEPJMTVTFEFOBUVSFESVCCJOHBMDPIPMUPDMFBOUIFTVSGBDFT
B :PVXJMMOFFEUPDIFDLUIFNPVOUJOHJOUFHSJUZQFSJPEJDBMMZUPFOTVSFJUSFNBJOTNPVOUFEJOUIFWFIJDMF(PPE3$RVBMJUZEPVCMFTJEFE
UBQFDBOCFQVSDIBTFEBUZPVSMPDBMIPCCZEFBMFS
 *OTUBMMUIF&4$TPUIBUUIF&4$JUTFMGBOEJUTXJSFTBSFBXBZGSPNNPWJOHDPNQPOFOUTJOUIFWFIJDMF
 *OTUBMMUIFQPXFSDBQBDJUPSQBDLFJUIFSUPUIFJOEJDBUFEBSFBPOUIF&4$MBCFMPSUPUIFDIBTTJT*UTIPVMEOPUCFBMMPXFEUPnPQBSPVOE
 *OTUBMMUIFTXJUDITPUIBUJUJTFBTJMZBDDFTTJCMFXIFOUIFCPEZJTPOUIFWFIJDMFUZQJDBMMZOFBSBOFEHFPGUIFDIBTTJTCVUOPUTUJDLJOHPWFS
UIFFEHF:PVXBOUUIFTXJUDIQSPUFDUFEJODBTFPGBDSBTI
B 5ZQJDBMJOTUBMMBUJPOPSJFOUBUJPOJTTVDIUIBUUIF0/QPTJUJPOJTGBDJOHUPXBSETUIFGSPOUPGUIFWFIJDMFPSUIFJOTJEFPGUIFWFIJDMFUP
QSFWFOUBDDJEFOUBMMZUVSOJOHPGGEVSJOHBDSBTI
 *OTUBMMUIFNPUPSXJUIUIFDPSSFDUMFOHUINNTDSFXTGPSZPVSWFIJDMFBOETFUUIFHFBSNFTI
B 3FWJFXUIFHFBSJOHJOTUSVDUJPOTUIBUDBNFXJUIZPVSWFIJDMF4JODFFWFSZWFIJDMFJTEJGGFSFOUBVOJWFSTBMHFBSJOHSFDPNNFOEBUJPOJT
OPUBEFRVBUF$POTVMUZPVSMPDBMIPCCZEFBMFSGPSBTTJTUBODFJOTFMFDUJOHUIFDPSSFDUHFBSJOH
J /05&GPSVQUPT-J1PJGZPVBSFDIBOHJOHGSPNBCSVTIFENPUPSTFUVQJUJTUZQJDBMMZSFDPNNFOEFEUPSFEVDFUIFQJOJPO
HFBSTJ[FCZUFFUIXIFODIBOHJOHUPBCSVTIMFTTTZTUFN
JJ /05&GPSBT-J1PJUJTSFDPNNFOEFEUPSFEVDFUIFTJ[FPGUIFQJOJPOHFBSCZBOBEEJUJPOBMUFFUIJGQPTTJCMF
JJJ 6MUJNBUFMZUIFDPODFSOXJUIHFBSJOHJTNPUPSUFNQFSBUVSF5IFDPSSFDUHFBSJOHDBOPGUFOCFEFUFSNJOFECZBGFXUFTUSVOT
 8IJMFSVOOJOHFBTZNPSFHFOUJMFPOUIFUISPUUMFZPVDBONPOJUPSUIFNPUPSUFNQFSBUVSFJOTFDPOEJOUFSWBMT
*GUIFNPUPSTFFNTUPCFHFUUJOHFYUSFNFMZIPUZPVOFFEUPHFBSEPXOSFEVDFUIFQJOJPOHFBSTJ[FXBJUGPSUIF
TZTUFNUPDPPMBOEUFTUBHBJO
 *GUIFNPUPSEPFTOPUTFFNUPCFHFUUJOHIPUZPVDBOSVOBCJUIBSEFSPOUIFUISPUUMFBOELFFQDIFDLJOHUIF
NPUPSUFNQFSBUVSF*GBGUFSNJOVUFTPGSVOOJOHUIFNPUPSJTTUJMMOPUIPUZPVDBOHFBSVQJODSFBTFUIFTJ[FPG
UIFQJOJPOHFBSBOEQFSGPSNUIFUFTUBHBJO
WARNING: The ideal running temperature of the Reaktor motor is less than 175 degrees Fahrenheit. The motor
temperature should never exceed 200 degrees Fahrenheit. If it does, stop running immediately. To test for tempera-
tures this high it is not recommended to use your hands as it is inaccurate and you can get burned. Check with
your local hobby dealer about obtaining an inexpensive temperature gun for monitoring your system temperatures.
Wiring:
 $POOFDUUIFNPUPSXJSFTPOUIF&4$"OZPSEFSXJMMXPSLGPSOPXCVUNBZOFFEBEKVTUNFOUBGUFSTFUUJOHUIF&4$UPUIFSBEJP
 4FDVSFUIFFYDFTTXJSFVTJOHQMBTUJDXJSFUJFTBXBZGSPNBOZNPWJOHQBSUTPGUIFWFIJDMFBOETPUIBUUIFZXJMMOPUGBMMPVUPGUIFDBSEVSJOH
SVOOJOH
 1MVHUIF&4$XJSFJOUPUIFDIBOOFMQPSUPOZPVSSFDFJWFSFOTVSFQSPQFSQPMBSJUZPOUIFXJSFT
 &OTVSFUIF&4$JT0''BOEDPOOFDUZPVSDIBSHFECBUUFSZVQUPT-J1P
5IF3BEJFOU3FBLUPSTFSJFTCSVTIMFTTNPUPSBOE&4$JTBHSFBUQPXFSQMBOUUPTBUJTGZZPVSOFFEGPSTQFFEBOEQFSGPSNBODFBTBOFOUSZMFWFMCSVTI-
MFTTTZTUFN5IPVHIUIF3FBLUPSTZTUFNXBTFOHJOFFSFEGPSWBMVFQFSGPSNBODFXBTEFmOJUFMZBGBDUPS8FWFJODMVEFETPNFHSFBUGFBUVSFTGPSZPV
UPIFMQLFFQZPVSTZTUFNSVOOJOHJOUPQTIBQFXIJMFLFFQJOHZPVSCBUUFSZVQHSBEFQBUIPQFOTJODFJUJTDPNQBUJCMFXJUI-J1PCBUUFSJFT
WARNING: ALWAYS ALLOW YOUR MOTOR TO COOL BETWEEN RUNS. EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVING WILL CAUSE
YOUR SYSTEM TO GET HOT. EXERCISE GREAT CARE WHEN HANDLING YOUR VEHICLE AFTER RUNNING TO AVOID GETTING BURNED.
Setting the ESC To Your Transmitter:
Note: Always turn your transmitter on first, then the vehicle. For best results it is recommended to hold the transmitter 2-3ft away
from the vehicle while performing this operation (i.e., hold the transmitter in left hand extended while setting ESC with right hand).
 1MBDFZPVSWFIJDMFPOBOTUBOEPSCPYTPUIBUUIFUJSFTBSFOPUUPVDIJOHUIFHSPVOECFGPSFUVSOJOHPOUIF&4$BOELFFQJUJOUIJTQPTJUJPOVOUJM
UIF&4$TFUUJOHTBSFDPNQMFUFBOEWFSJmFEBTDPSSFDU&YFSDJTFHPPEKVEHFNFOUXJUIUIFTVSSPVOEJOHTZPVBSFJOJGUIFWFIJDMFBDDMFSFBUFT
VOFYQFDUFEMZBOEESJWFTPGGZPVEPOUXBOUBOZUIJOHUPHFUEBNBHFEPSBOZPOFUPHFUIVSU
 &OTVSFZPVS5ISPUUMFDIBOOFM$IPOZPVSUSBOTNJUUFSJTTFUUPi3FWFSTFwGPS'VUBCBUZQFUSBOTNJUUFST
B *GZPVBSFVOTVSFJGZPVIBWF'VUBCBPS+3UZQFUSBOTNJUUFSZPVDBOUSZTFUUJOHUIF&4$BTJTBOEJGJUEPFTOPUXPSLUIFODIBOHF$I
UPSFWFSTF
 "EKVTUCPUI5ISPUUMFBOE3FWFSTF#SBLF&1"TFUUJOHTUP

...ESC CALIBRATION AND SETTINGS CONTINUED
PROTECTION MODES AND ERROR CODES...
6BRUSHLESS POWER SYSTEM
 5VSOUIF&4$POBOEXBJUGPSUIF-&%UVSOUVSOTPMJEUIF&4$JTJOJUJBMJ[JOHBOETUBSUJOHVQEVSJOHUIJTUJNF
B /PUF"MXBZTXBJUGPSUIF-&%UPUVSOTPMJECFGPSFUPVDIJOHUIFUISPUUMFUSJHHFSPOUIFUSBOTNJUUFS/FHMFDUJOHUPEPUIJTNBZSFTVMUJO
BGBMTFJOJUJBMJ[BUJPOPGZPVS&4$BOEJUXJMMOPUGVODUJPOQSPQFSMZ*OUIJTDBTFZPVNVTUUVSOJU0''BOECBDL0/BHBJOUPSFTUBSUUIF
QSPDFTT
 8JUIUIF&4$0/QSFTTBOEIPMEUIFCVUUPOOFBSUIFTXJUDIGPSTFDPOETUPFOUFSTFUVQNPEF5IF-&%XJMMTUBSUUPnBTI
 8JUIPVUUPVDIJOHUIFUSJHHFSQSFTTUIFCVUUPOUPTFUUIFOFVUSBMQPTJUJPO
 1VMMBOEIPMEGVMMUISPUUMFBOEQSFTTUIFCVUUPOBHBJOSFMFBTFUIFUSJHHFS
 1VTIBOEIPMEGVMMCSBLFSFWFSTFPOZPVSUSBOTNJUUFSBOEQSFTTUIFCVUUPOBHBJOSFMFBTFUIFUSJHHFS
:PVS&4$TIPVMEOPXCFTFUBOEDBMJCSBUFEUPZPVSUSBOTNJUUFS:PVXJMMOFFEUPWFSJGZUIFDPSSFDUPQFSBUJPO#ZEFGBVMUZPVS&4$DPNFTTFUXJUI
SFWFSTFBDUJWF5IJTNFBOTZPVXJMMIBWFCPUIGPSXBSEBOESFWFSTFUISPUUMF8IFOZPVQVMMUIFUISPUUMFUSJHHFSPOUIFUSBOTNJUUFSCBDLUIFWFIJDMF
UJSFTTIPVMEUVSOTPUIBUUIFWFIJDMFXJMMNPWFGPSXBSE*GJOTUFBEUIFUJSFTHPJOUIFPQQPTJUFEJSFDUJPOZPVNBZOFFEUPTXBQBOZUXPPGUIF
NPUPSXJSFT3FUFTUUIFNPUPSEJSFDUJPOBOEDPOmSNBMMJTDPSSFDU
Using The Running Modes (including Low Voltage Cut-Off [LVC]):
5IF3FBLUPS&4$IBTCVJMUJOSVOOJOHNPEFTXJUIEJGGFSFOUBDDFMFSBUJPOQSPmMFTBOEDPSSFMBUJOH-7$TFUUJOHT*UJTFTTFOUJBMUIBUZPVVTFUIF
QSPQFSSVOOJOHNPEFGPSUIFUZQFPGCBUUFSZUIBUZPVSBSFVTJOHUPBDIJFWFUIFPQUJNBMQFSGPSNBODFGSPNZPVS&4$BOENPUPS5IFTFNPEFT
BSFJOEJDBUFE-&%CMJOLJOHUIFOVNCFSPGUJNFTTUBUFEUIF-&%XJMMQBVTFCFGPSFSFQFBUJOHUIFTJHOBM
 0GG*OEJDBUFECZCMJOLPGUIF-&%*GZPVQMBOUPVTFIJHIQFSGPSNBODF/J.)CBUUFSJFTPGN"IPSBCPWFJUJTSFDPNNFOEFEUPUVSOPGG
UIF-7$NPEFUPPCUBJOCFTUQFSGPSNBODFGSPNZPVSCBUUFSJFT
 -J1P*OEJDBUFECZCMJOLTPGUIF-&%6TFUIF-J1PNPEFXIFOFWFSZPVVTFB-J1PCBUUFSZXJUIZPVS&4$*UXJMMQSPUFDUZPVSCBUUFSZGSPN
PWFSEJTDIBSHF
B When running a LiPo battery it is required to change the included battery connector to a high current connector. We
recommend W.S. Deans Ultra-Plugs (WSD1300) available at your local hobby dealer. Using the supplied connector with LiPo
batteries will cause the connector to over-heat and possibly melt which could lead to the battery experiencing a dead-short
and causing fire. It is critical that the connector be changed and that you do not try to use an adapter in this application.
You can purchase an adapter from Ultra-Plug (F) to Tamiya style (F) from your local hobby dealer which will allow you to
continue to use your included Helion battery after you have changed your main power connector.
C When running a LiPo battery it is also recommended to run the optional (RDNA0026) motor heat sink with cooling fan to
keep your motor and ESC running at lower temperatures.
 /J.)*OEJDBUFECZCMJOLTPGUIF-&%6TJOHUIFTVQQMJFEN"ICBUUFSZSFRVJSFTUIBUZPVVTFUIF/*.)NPEFUPFOTVSFQSPQFSPQFSB-
UJPOPGZPVS&4$BOENBYJNJ[FEQFSGPSNBODFGSPNZPVSCBUUFSJFTYour ESC is pre-configured to this setting.
Setting The Running Mode (LVC):
*GZPVBSFSVOOJOHZPVSWFIJDMFBOEOPUJDFBTVEEFOEFDSFBTFJOQPXFSMPPLBUUIF-&%POUIF&4$*GJUJTnBTIJOHZPVS&4$IBTEFUFDUFECBUUFSZ
WPMUBHFUIBUJTMPXFSUIBOXIBUTIPVMECFTBGFMZSVOXJUIPVUDBVTJOHEBNBHFUPZPVSCBUUFSZPSFMFDUSPOJDFRVJQNFOU'PMMPXUIFCFMPXJOTUSVD-
UJPOTUPDIBOHFUIFTFUUJOH
 8JUIUIF&4$0''QSFTTBOEIPMEUIFCVUUPOBOEUVSO0/UIFQPXFSTXJUDIUPUIF&4$5IF-&%XJMMCMJOLBQBUUFSO0''-J1PPS
/J.)CMJOLTQFSTFDPOEJOEJDBUJOHXIJDI-7$NPEFZPVBSFJO1SFTTUIFCVUUPOUPDZDMFUISPVHIUIFNPEFT
 5VSOZPVS&4$0''XIFOZPVIBWFNBEFZPVSTFMFDUJPOUPTBWFUIFTFUUJOHT
Turning Reverse ON/OFF:
.PTUPSHBOJ[FESBDJOHEPFTOPUBMMPXVTFPGSFWFSTF'PMMPXUIFCFMPXQSPDFEVSFUPTFMFDUZPVSEFTJSFESFWFSTFCSBLFNPEF
 8JUIUIF&4$0''QSFTTBOEIPMEUIFCVUUPOBOEUVSO0/UIFQPXFSTXJUDIUPUIF&4$5IF-&%XJMMCMJOLUIF-7$TFUUJOH
 1SFTTBOEIPMEUIFCVUUPOOFBSUIFTXJUDIGPSTFDPOETUPFOUFSQSPHSBNNJOHNPEF5IF-&%XJMMnBTIUIFTFUUJOHnBTIJOEJDBUFT0/
nBTIFTJOEJDBUFT0''1SFTTUIFCVUUPOUPDZDMFUISPVHIUIFNPEFT
 5VSOZPVS&4$0''XIFOZPVIBWFNBEFZPVSTFMFDUJPO5IFTFUUJOHTBSFBVUPNBUJDBMMZTBWFE
5IF3FBLUPS&4$IBTCVJMUJOQSPUFDUJPONPEFTCFTJEFTUIFNPTUDPNNPO-7$8FIBWFEFTJHOFEBOEJOUFHSBUFEUIFSNBMPWFSMPBEBOEPWFSDVSSFOU
QSPUFDUJPOXIJDIIFMQTUPQSPUFDUZPVSTZTUFNXIFOZPVGPSHFUUP8IFOUIFQSPUFDUJPONPEFTBSFBDUJWFUIF&4$XJMMJOEJDBUFXJUIBOFSSPSDPEFPO
UIF-&%UIBUUIFQBSUJDVMBSQSPUFDUJPONPEFJTBDUJWF
LVC Protection:
-7$QSPUFDUJPOJTJOUFOEFEUPQSPUFDUZPVS-J1PCBUUFSJFTGSPNPWFSEJTDIBSHFBOEUIVTQPUFOUJBMEBNBHF5IF-7$DJSDVJUSZJTQSPHSBNNFEUP
TFSWFUXPGVODUJPOTXIJMFQSPUFDUJOHZPVS&4$5IFmSTUJOEJDBUPSJTSFQPSUFEXIFOUIF&4$NFBTVSFT7PMUTQFSDFMMXIFSFUIF&4$XJMMDVU
UIFQPXFSUPUIFNPUPSUPBOEHJWFBOFSSPSPOUIF-&%CZBTMPXnBTIJOHTJHOBM5IFTFDPOEJOEJDBUPSPDDVSTXIFOUIF&4$NFBTVSFT
7PMUTQFSDFMMXIFSFUIF&4$XJMMDVUUIFQPXFSUP)FODFXIFOZPVGFFMUIFQPXFSDVUTVEEFOMZJUJTSFDPNNFOEFEUIBUZPVESJWFTMPXMZ
CBDLUPBTBGFBSFBUPTIVUEPXOBOESFDIBSHFPSDIBOHFZPVSCBUUFSZ5IPVHINFBTVSJOHWPMUBHFJTBOFBTZUBTLUIFCBUUFSZWPMUBHFJTSFMBUFE

...PROTECTION MODES AND ERROR CODES CONTINUED
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL
GENERAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE
RELATED SPARE PARTS LIST
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REAKTOR: POWERED BY RADIENT RC!
UPUIFDVSSFOUESBXPOUIFCBUUFSZBTUIFDVSSFOUESBXJODSFBTFTUIFWPMUBHFESPQT5IFIJHIFTUDVSSFOUESBXPOZPV&4$JTUIFTQFDJBMDBTFPG
GVMMUISPUUMF8IFOUIF&4$TFOTFTZPVBSFBUGVMMUISPUUMFJUHJWFTBMJUUMFMFFXBZPOUIFCBUUFSZWPMUBHFUPFOTVSFJUTOPUKVTUBTQJLFJOQPXFSESBJO
JOXIJDIUIF-7$XPVMEBDUJWBUFBOELJMMZPVSGVO*OTUFBEUIF&4$LOPXTUIJTTQFDJBMDBTFBOESFRVJSFTBGVMMTFDPOENFBTVSFNFOUVOEFSUIF
TUBUFEWPMUBHFCFGPSFBDUJWBUJOHUIFQSPUFDUJPO5IJTIFMQTFMJNJOBUFUIFQPXFSTQJLFTUIBUDPVMECFDPOTJEFSFEMPXWPMUBHFCZPUIFS&4$TBOE
JOTUFBEBMMPXTZPVUPLFFQFOKPZJOHZPVSQSPEVDUPOMZBMFSUJOHZPVXIFOJUTBCTPMVUFMZOFDFTTBSZ
Thermal Overload Protection:
5IFUIFSNBMPWFSMPBEQSPUFDUJPOJTCVJMUJOUPNPOJUPSUIFJOUFSOBMUFNQFSBUVSFPGUIF&4$FOTVSJOHUIBUJUEPFTOPUHFUIJHIFSUIBOTBGFMJNJUT
EVSJOHOPSNBMPQFSBUJOHDPOEJUJPOT*GUIF&4$EFUFDUTVOTBGFUFNQFSBUVSFTUIFQPXFSPVUQVUXJMMCFSFEVDFEBOEUIF-&%JOEJDBUPSXJMMCMJOL
UJNFTRVJDLMZUIFOQBVTFBOESFQFBUUIFTJHOBM
Current Overload Protection:
:PVS&4$JTEFTJHOFEUPIBOEMF"DPOUJOVPVTDVSSFOUESBXXJUINPNFOUBSZTIPSUMPBEJOHTPG"5IF&4$IBTDVTUPNDVSSFOUPWFSMPBE
QSPUFDUJPODJSDVJUCVJMUJOUPNPOJUPSUIFMPBETPOUIFDPNQPOFOUTUPIFMQQSFWFOUPWFSMPBEJOHBOEGBJMVSF8IFOBOPWFSDVSSFOUTJUVBUJPOJT
EFUFDUFEUIF&4$XJMMSFEVDFUIFPVUQVUQPXFSUPUIFNPUPSBOEJOEJDBUFUIFFSSPSCZCMJOLJOHUJNFTRVJDLMZUIFOQBVTFBOESFQFBUUIFTJHOBM
NOTE: For best results, always pair your Reaktor ESC with a Reaktor motor, compatibility with other brands is not guaranteed.
Blinking Error Codes:
5IFGPMMPXJOHFSSPSDPEFTXJMMCFJOEJDBUFEPOUIF-&%GPMMPXFECZBQBVTFUIFOUIFTJHOBMXJMMSFQFBU5VSOUIF&4$0''UIFO0/UPDMFBSUIF
FSSPSDPEF
 TMPXCMJOL-7$BDUJWF
 RVJDLCMJOLT5IFSNBM0WFSMPBE1SPUFDUJPOBDUJWF
 RVJDLCMJOLT$VSSFOU0WFSMPBE1SPUFDUJPOBDUJWF
 "OZDPNCJOBUJPOPGBCPWFXJUITIPSUQBVTFTCFUXFFOJOEJDBUFTBDPNCJOBUJPOPGUIFMJTUFEQSPUFDUJPONPEFT
Care:
t "MXBZTVTFDMFBOESZDMPUIPSTPGUCSJTUMFCSVTIUPDMFBOZPVSFRVJQNFOU
t /FWFSVTFDIFNJDBMDMFBOTFSTUPBWPJEEBNBHFUPUIFTFOTJUJWFFMFDUSPOJDTBOEQMBTUJDT
t #FGPSFFWFSZVTFJOTQFDUUIFJOQVUBOEPVUQVUQPXFSXJSFTBOEQMVHTBOEEJTDPOUJOVFVTFJGUIFSFBSFBOZTJHOTPGEBNBHF
›$POUBDUZPVSMPDBMIPCCZEFBMFSPS3BEJFOU3$$VTUPNFS4VQQPSUGPSBTTJTUBODFXJUISFQBJSOFFET
›/05&$POUJOVFEVTFPGBEBNBHFEQSPEVDUXJMMWPJEUIFXBSSBOUZBOEDPVMEDBVTFQFSTPOBMJOKVSZBOEQSPQFSUZEBNBHF
Maintenance:
t 1FSJPEJDBMMZVTFDPNQSFTTFEBJSUPCMPXPVUEVTUUIBUIBTCFFOUSBQQFEJOTJEFUIFNPUPSPOUIF&4$GBOBOEJOUIFIFBUTJOLUPIFMQQSFWFOU
FYDFTTJWFIFBUEVFUPEVTUCVJMEVQ
›WARNING: Always wear eye protection when using compressed air to clean your charger.
t 1FSJPEJDBMMZBEEBESPQPGCFBSJOHPJMUPUIFCFBSJOHOFBSUIFPVUQVUTIBGUPGUIFNPUPS
Storage:
t 4UPSFJOBDPPMESZQMBDFUPQSFWFOUNPJTUVSFGSPNCVJMEJOHVQBOEDBVTJOHSVTU
t &OTVSFZPVS&4$JTEJTDPOOFDUFEGSPNUIFCBUUFSZBOEJOUIF0''QPTJUJPOXIFOOPUJOVTF
Disposal:
t :PVSQSPEVDUBOEUIFWBSJPVTCBUUFSJFTJUJTJOUFOEFEUPCFVTFEXJUIBSFDPOTJEFSFEFMFDUSPOJDXBTUFBOETIPVMEOFWFSCFEJTDBSEFEJO
TUBOEBSEHBSCBHFDPOUBJOFST1MFBTFWJTJUZPVSMPDBMIPCCZEFBMFSBOEVTFUIF'3&&CBUUFSZEJTQPTBMDFOUFSGPSQSPQFSEJTQPTBMSFDZDMJOHPG
CBUUFSJFT$POTVMUZPVSMPDBMDJUZXBTUFEJTQPTBMDFOUFSGPSJOGPSNBUJPOPOEJTQPTBMPGFMFDUSPOJDTPUIFSUIBOCBUUFSJFT
t 1MFBTFEPZPVSQBSUUPQSPUFDUPVSFOWJSPONFOU
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3%/"3&",503..$00-*/('"/'03&4$
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3FDFJWFSBOEUSBOTNJUUFSOPUCPVOE 5SZSFCJOEJOHZPVSSFDFJWFSBOEUSBOTNJUUFS
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#BUUFSJFTEFBEJODBSPSUSBOTNJUUFS 3FQMBDFCBUUFSJFT
5SBOTNJUUFSJTUPPDMPTFUPWFIJDMF )PMEUSBOTNJUUFSGBSUIFSBXBZGSPNWFIJDMF
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BHBJO
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$BSEPFTOUBDDFMFSBUF &OTVSFUIFQSPQFSSVOOJOHNPEFJTVTFE $IBOHFSVOOJOHNPEFCBTFEPOCBUUFSZZPVBSFVTJOH
3FWFSTFOPUXPSLJOH
3FWFSTFNPEFIBTCFFOEJTBCMFEJO&4$ 'PMMPXTFUVQJOTUSVDUJPOTUPUVSOSFWFSTFNPEFPO
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OPO'VUBCBUSBOTNJUUFST
&1"POUSBOTNJUUFSIBTCFFOUVSOFE
EPXOGPSSFWFSTF "EKVTU&1"TUPBOESFTFU&4$UPUSBOTNJUUFS
.PUPSPOMZHPFTJOSFWFSTFPS
HPFTJOSFWFSTFXIFO*QVMMUSJHHFS
UPHPGPSXBSE
5ISPUUMF$IBOOFMOPUTFUUP3FWFSTF 6OMFTTVTJOH'VUBCBSBEJPTFU5IDIBOOFMUP3FWFSTFBOESFTFU
&4$UPUSBOTNJUUFS
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&1"POUSBOTNJUUFSIBTCFFOUVSOFE
EPXOGPSSFWFSTF "EKVTU&1"TUPBOESFTFU&4$UPUSBOTNJUUFS
-&%JTnBTIJOHPO&4$
nBTIQFSTFDPOE -PXWPMUBHFDVUPGGQSPUFDUJPOBDUJWF
nBTIFSTQFSTFDPOE &4$PWFSUFNQQSPUFDUJPOBDUJWF
nBTIFTQFSTFDPOE &4$PWFSDVSSFOUQSPUFDUJPOBDUJWF
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NVMUJQMFFSSPSTIBWFPDDVSSFE5VSO&4$PGGDIBOHFCBUUFSZBOE
BMMPXTZTUFNUPDPPMCFGPSFVTJOHBHBJO&OTVSFZPVS&4$JTJO
UIFDPSSFDUSVOOJOHNPEFGPSUIFUZQFPGCBUUFSZZPVBSFVTJOH