Thank you very much for explaining, I’m a former RC modelist from the 80’s, did some electromechanics in the 90’s, started insulating houses in the 00’s and 10’s. Now I’m back where I started. ESC didn’t exist yet in the 80’s, so I’m trying to learn again. Very helpful how you explain things, thank you. Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪
Thanks, Paul. It's great that we can share our hobby with others from all around the world! It is interesting how we can return to old hobbies. I began flying RC back in the 90's with my two boys. One is now an airline pilot with United, so I think the hobby had a positive impact! See rcjim.com for a fuller story of my journey.
Freewheeling here probably refers to complimentary PWM. So if you go from 75% throttle to 65% throttle, freewheeling off would force the motor to slow as the throttle dropped. With it off, the motor would spin down freely until it hit the lower RPM. Braking is what happens when you're at 0 throttle and try to spin the motor. If braking is on, it will resist spinning at 0 throttle. Braking won't impact speed when you're at non-zero throttle.
An additional throught about braking. You are right about "braking" when it comes to the programming of the ESC. It's also true that allowing the prop to spin freely at zero throttle will slow the plane down more than if the braking is used to stop the prop from spinning.
Throttle auto allows you to calibrate the throttle at startup, if you power on with your throttle set to high. It will beep a few times, then you bring throttle to 0, and it memorizes the high and low signals. You could then switch to ThrottleMem to disable the calibration option. I don't believe the calibration works as described in the video, you have to start with throttle at the high point in order enter the calibration mode.
Hi Pete, thanks for your input. Certainly to calibrate the throttle you do need to have the throttle at the high point when you put power to the receiver. I'll check the video to see what I said there.
Hi Mike, No, you basically need to get a separate program card for each brand of ESC. They tend to have different things that can be changed, and different options to select from. But they are cheap, and are all pretty simple to use. See our video on ESC programming.
Thank you very much for explaining, I’m a former RC modelist from the 80’s, did some electromechanics in the 90’s, started insulating houses in the 00’s and 10’s. Now I’m back where I started. ESC didn’t exist yet in the 80’s, so I’m trying to learn again. Very helpful how you explain things, thank you. Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪
Thanks, Paul. It's great that we can share our hobby with others from all around the world! It is interesting how we can return to old hobbies. I began flying RC back in the 90's with my two boys. One is now an airline pilot with United, so I think the hobby had a positive impact! See rcjim.com for a fuller story of my journey.
Yoy are so cool, thank you very much, I apreciate your video)
Glad you liked it!
Freewheeling here probably refers to complimentary PWM. So if you go from 75% throttle to 65% throttle, freewheeling off would force the motor to slow as the throttle dropped. With it off, the motor would spin down freely until it hit the lower RPM. Braking is what happens when you're at 0 throttle and try to spin the motor. If braking is on, it will resist spinning at 0 throttle. Braking won't impact speed when you're at non-zero throttle.
Hi Pete, that's not the normal use of the term "freewheeling" when it comes to BLDC motors. See ruclips.net/video/uqzOQGiwGnE/видео.html
An additional throught about braking. You are right about "braking" when it comes to the programming of the ESC. It's also true that allowing the prop to spin freely at zero throttle will slow the plane down more than if the braking is used to stop the prop from spinning.
Throttle auto allows you to calibrate the throttle at startup, if you power on with your throttle set to high. It will beep a few times, then you bring throttle to 0, and it memorizes the high and low signals. You could then switch to ThrottleMem to disable the calibration option. I don't believe the calibration works as described in the video, you have to start with throttle at the high point in order enter the calibration mode.
Hi Pete, thanks for your input. Certainly to calibrate the throttle you do need to have the throttle at the high point when you put power to the receiver. I'll check the video to see what I said there.
Hi Jim, thanks for the info on V-Good programmer.
Will the V-Good programmer work on all ESC’S ?
Hi Mike, No, you basically need to get a separate program card for each brand of ESC. They tend to have different things that can be changed, and different options to select from. But they are cheap, and are all pretty simple to use. See our video on ESC programming.
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The ones I have been testing are still going well using the Flysky radio and receiver.