Turnigy PLUSH-6A User manual

TURNIGY Manual for Brushless Motor Soeed Controller
Thank you for purchasing our Electronic Speed Controller (ESG).High power systems for RC model can be very dangerous;
we strongly suggest you read this manual carefully. We hav~no control over the correct use, installation, application, or
maintenance of our products, no liability shall be assumed nor ccepted for any damages, losses or costs resulting from the
use of the product. Any claims arising from the operating, failu or malfunctioning etc. will be denied. We assume no Iiabil ity
for personal injury, property damage or consequential loss res ting from our product or our workmanship. As far as is legally
permitted, the obligation to compensation is limited to the lnvoice amount of the affected product.
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• Multiple protection features: Low voltage cut-off protection lover-heat protection Ithrottle signal loss protection.
• 3 start modes: Normal ISoft ISuper-Soft, compatible with
fixed~wing aircraft and helicopter.
• Throttle range can be configured to be compatible with all transmitters currently available on market.
• Smooth, linear and precise throttle response.
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• Separate voltage regulator IC for microprocessor (except Plus 6A and Plush-10A) with good anti-jamming capability.
• Supported motor speed (Maximum): 210000 RPM (2 poles), 7 00 RPM (6 poles), 35000 RPM (12 poles).
• The pocket-sized Program Card can be purchased separately'for easily programming the ESC at flying field.
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PLUS~ •-Series
Class Model Cont.
Burst BEC BEC
Battery Cell User \Veight Size
Current Current Mode
Output
Ll-ton NiMH Programmable L*W*H
(>108) (Notel)
Ll-poly NiCd
6A PLUSH-6A 6A SA
Li~
5VjO.8;~i
2$-6 Available 552 32*12*4.5
lOA PLUSH-lOA lOA 12A Linear 5Vl2A 2-4 5-12 Available 9.5g 38*18*6
12A PL'USH-12A1 12A 15A
Linear
5Vl2A 2-4 5-12 Available 109 38*18*7
18A PLUSH-18A 18A 22A Linear 5V/2A 2-4 5-12 Available
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55*25*6
25A PLUSH-25A 25A 35A Linear
,Vi2A
2-4 5-12 Available 24g 55*25*9
30A PLUSH-30A 30A 40A Linear 5V/2Al 2-4 5-12 Available 26g 55*25*9
PLUSH·40A 40A 55A Switch 5V/3A 2-6 5-18 Available 39g 60*24*15
40A PLUSH-40A-OPTO. 40A 55A N/A N/A 2-6 5-18 Available 35g 60*28*12
PLUSH·60A 60A 80A Switch 5V/3A 2-6 5-18 Available 63g
83*31*16
60A PLUSH-60A-OPTO 60A 80A N/A N/A 2-6 5-18 Available 60g 83*31*14
80A
PLUSH-BOA 80A lOOA Switch 5V/3A!t 2-6 5"'18 Available 72g 83*31*16
PLUSH-80A-OPTO 80A 100A N/A N/A I2-6 5-18 Available 69g 83*31*14
lOOA
PLUSH-IOOA lOOA 120A Switch 5V/3A, 2-6 5-18 Available
76~
83*31*14
BASIC Series
Class
Model Cont. Burst BEC BEC I
Battery Cell User
Weight Size
Current Current Mode Outpu~
Ll-ten NIMH Programmable L*W*H
(>108)
li-poly
NjCd
18A
BASIC-18A
18A 22A Linear 5V/2A 2-4 5-12 Available 21g 55*25*6
25A BASIC-25A 25A 35A Linear 5V!2A 2-4 5-12 Available 25g 55*25*9
BEC
Output Capability I
Linear Mode BEC('iWI2A) ISwitch Mode BEC(5V/3A)
I2S Li-Poly I3S Li-Poly I4S I
~-Poly I5S Li-Poly I2S - 4S Li-Poly I5S Li-Poly
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Note1: BEC means the "Battery Elimination Circuit". It is a DC-DC voltage regulator to supply the receiver and other
equipments from the main batterypack. With the build-in BEC, the receiver needn't to be supplied with an additional battery
pack.
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TURNIGY Manual for Brushless Motor Speed Controller
1. Brake Setting: Enabled IDisabled, default is Disabled
2. Battery Type: Li-xx(Li-ion or Lipo) INi-xx(NiMH or NiCd), default is Li-xx.
3. Low Voltage Protection Mode(Cut-Off Mode): Soft Cut-Off (Gradually reduce the output power) or Cut-Off (Immediately stop the
output power). Default is Soft Cut-Off.
4. Low Voltage Protection Threshold(Cut-OffThreshold): Low IMedium IHigh, default is Medium.
1) For lithium batteries, the number of battery cells is calculated automatically. Low Imedium Ihigh cutoff voltage for each
cell is: 2.85V/3.15V/3.3V. For example: For a 3 cells lithium pack, when "Medium" cutoff threshold is set, the cut-off
voltage will be:3.15*3=9.45V.
2) For nickel batteries, low Imedium Ihigh cutoff voltages are 0%/50%/65%of the startup voltage (i.e. the initial voltage of
battery pack), and 0% means the low voltage cut-off function is disabled. For example: For a 10 cells NiMH battery, fully
charged voltage is 1.44*10=14.4V, when "Medium" cut-off threshold is set, the cut-off voltage will be:14.4*50%=7.2Vo
5. Startup Mode: Normal ISoft ISuper-Soft, (300ms I6s I12s), default is Normal.
Normal is preferred for fixed-wing aircraft. Soft or Super-soft are preferred for helicopters. The initial acceleration of the Soft and
Super-Soft modes are slower in comparison, usually taking 6 seconds for Soft startup or 12 seconds for Super-Soft startup from
initial throttle advance to full throttle. If the throttle is closed (throttle stick moved to bottom) and opened again (throttle stick moved
to top) within 3 seconds of the initial startup, the restart-up will be temporarily changed to normal mode to get rid of the chances of a
crash caused by slow throttle response. This special design is suitable for aerobatic flight when quick throttle response is needed.
6. Timing: Low IMedium IHigh,( 3.7501150126.250),default is Low. Note2
Usually, low timing or medium timing is suitable for most motors. In order to get higher speed and bigger output power, please
choose High timing.
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Note3: In the following instructions, we use the words of "Top position" and "Bottom position" to describe the location of the
throttle stick.
Top Position: Thethrottle value is 100%at this position.
Bottom Position: The throttle value is 0% at this position.
Please start up the ESC in the following sequence:
1. Move throttle stick to the bottom position and then switch on the transmitter.
2. Connect battery pack to the ESC, the ESC begins self-test process, a special
tone" )23" is emitted, which means the voltage
of the battery pack is in normal range, and then N "beep" tones will be emitted, means the number of lithium battery cells. Finally a
long "beep------" tone will be emitted, which means self-test is OK, the aircraft/helicopter is ready to go flying.
• If nothing is happened, please check the battery pack and all the connections;
• If a special
tone" )56712" is emitted after 2 beep tones ("bjep-beep-"), means the ESC has entered the program mode, it is
because the throttle channel of your transmitter is reversed, please set it correctly;
• If the very rapid "beep-beep-, beep-beep-" tones is emitted, means the input voltage is too low or too high, please check your
battery's voltage.
3.
"'IIJIM,ql'.'!" Because different transmitter has different throttle range, we strongly suggest calibrating throttle range
before flying. Please read the instruction
on page 3------"Throttle Range Setting"
voltage is abnormal: The ESC begins to check the voltage when the battery pack is connected, if the voltage is not in the
acceptable range, such an alert tone will be emitted: "beep-beep-, beep-beep-,beep-beep-" (Every "beep-beep-" has a time interval
of about 1 second. )
2. Throttle signal is abnormal: When the ESC can't detect the normal throttle signal, such an alert tone will be emitted: "beep-, beep-,
beep-". (Every "beep-" has a time interval of about 2 seconds)
3. Throttle stick is not in the bottom position: When the throttle stick is not in bottom (lowest) position, a very rapid alert tone will be
emitted: "beep-, beep-, beep-". (Every "beep-" has a time interval of about 0.25 second.)
protection: If the motor fails to start within 2 seconds of throttle application, the ESC will cut-off the output power. In
this case, the throttle stick MUST be moved to the bottom again to restart the motor. (Such a situation happens in the following
cases: The connection between ESC and motor is not reliable, the propeller or the motor is blocked, the gearbox is damaged, etc.)
2. Over-heat protection: When the temperature of tireESC is over 110Celsius degrees, the ESC will reduce the output power.
3. Throttle signal loss protection: The ESC will reduce the output power if throttle signal is lost for 1 second, further loss for 2 seconds
will cause its output to be cut-off completely.
to "Super-Soft", i.e. value #3 in the programmable item #5
1. Enter Program Mode
Switch on transmitter, move throttle stick to top position, connect battery pack to ESC, wait for 2 seconds, "beep-beep" tone should be
emitted. Then wait for another 5 seconds, special tone
like") 56712" should be emitted, which means program mode is entered.
2. Select Programmable Items
Now you'll hear 8 tones in a loop. When a long "beep------" tone is emitted, move throttle stick to bottom to enter the "Start Mode"
3. Set Item Value (Programmable Value)
"Beep-", wait for 3 seconds; "Be~~-beep-", wait for another 3 seconds; then you'll hear "beep-beep-beep", move throttle stick to top
position, then a special
tone" Jl1515" is emitted, now you have set the "Start Mode" item to the value of "Super-Soft"
4. Exit Program Mode
After the special tone" )1515", move throttle stick to bottom within 2 seconds.
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Trouble
After power on, motor can't work, no
sound is emitted
After power on, motor can't work, such
an alert tone is emitted:
"beep-beep-, beep-beep-,beep-beep-"
(Every "beep-beep-" has a time interval
about 1second)
After power on, motor can't work, such
an alert tone is emitted:
"beep-, beep-, beep- "(Every "beep-" has
a time interval about 2 seconds)
After power on, motor can't work, such a
alert tone is emitted:
"beep-, beep-, beep-" (Every "beep-" has
a time interval about 0.25 second)
After power on, motor can't work, a
special tone ")156712" is emitted after 2
beep tone (beep-beep-)
The motor runs in opposite direction
The motor stop running while in working
state
Possible Rea~on
The connection between battery
pack and ESC is not 01
Input voltage is abnormal, too high
or too low
Throttle signal is abnormal
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Throttle stick is not in I
bottom( lowest) positi01
The direction of throttl~ channel is
reversed, so the ESC
~as entered
the program mode
The connection between ESC and
the motor need to be chanqad.
Throttle signal is lost
ESC has entered
L~w Voltage
Protection mode
Some Connections are/not reliable
Action
Check the power connection.
Replace the connector.
Check the voltage of battery pack
Check the receiver and transmitter
Check the cable of throttle channel
Move the throttle stick to bottom
Set the direction of throttle channel correctly
Swap any two wire connections between ESC and
motor
Check the receiver and transmitter
Check the cable of throttle channel
Land RC model as soon as possible, and then
replace the battery pack
Check all the connections: battery pack connection,
throttle signal cable, motor connections, etc.
Move throttle stick to
bottom and then
switch on transmitter.
Connect battery
pack to ESC,
special tone like
"))123" means
power supply is OK
Several
"beel-" tones
should be mitted,
presenting th number
of lithium ba ery cells
When 'self-teet is
finished, a long
"beep-----"tone
should be emitted
Move throttle stick
upwards to go flying
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Switch on
transmitter,
move throttle
stick to top
Connect battery
pack to ESC,
and wait for
about 2 seconds
"Beep-Beep-" tone
should be emitted,
means throttle range
highest point has been
correctlv confirmed
Move throttle stick to the
bottom, several "beep-" tones
should be emitted, presenting
the number of battery cells
A long "Beep-" tone should
be emitted, means throttle
range lowest point has
been correctly confirmed
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1. "beep" brake (1
short tone)
2. "beep-beep-" battery type (2 short tone)
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"beep-beep-beep-" cutoff mode (3 short tone)
"beep-beep-beep-beep-" cutoff threshold (4 short tone)
5. "beep-----" startup mode (1 long tone)
6. "beep-----beep-" timing (1 long 1 short)
7. "beep-----beep-beep-" set all to default (1 long 2 short)
8. "beep-----beep-----
exit (2 long tone)
1. Enter program mode
2. Select programmable items
3. Set item value (Programmable value)
4. Exit program mode
1. Enter program mode
1) Switch on transmitter, move throttle stick to top
position, connect the battery pack to ESC
2) Wait for 2 seconds, the motor should emit
special tone like "beep-beep-"
3) Wait for another 5 seconds, special tone like
" jl5671i" should be emitted, which means
program mode is entered
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2. Select programmable items:
After entering program mode, you can hear 8 tones in a loop in the
following sequence. If you move the throttle stick to bottom within 3
seconds after one kind of tones, then this item will be selected.
Remark: 1 long "beep·····" =5 short "beep-"
3. Set item value (Programmable value):
You will hear several tones in loop. Set the value matching to a tone by moving throttle stick
to top when you hear the tone, then a special tone "isis" emits, means the value is set and
saved. (Keeping the throttle stick at top position, you will go back to step 2 and select other
items; Moving the stick to bottom within 2 seconds, you will exit the proqrarn mode directly)
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"bsep-" "beep·beep·" 14beep-6eep-beep"
Items 1
short tone 2
short tones 3 short tones
Brake Off On
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Batterytype Li-ion / Li-poly NiMh / Nicd
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Cutoff mode Reduce power Shut down
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Cutoff threshold Low Medium High
Startup rnode Normal Soft Super soft
Timing Low Medium High
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4. Exit program mode
There are 2 ways to exit
program mode:
1. In step 3, after special
tone
"isis", move
throttle stick to bottom
within 2 seconds.
2. In step 2, after tone
"beep-----beep-----"(ie.
The item #8), move
throttle stick to bottom
within 3 seconds.
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