Novak Activ8-ST User Manual

thermal protection circuitry

This ESC’s temperature overload protection will turn off the Dynamic Timing
Advance feature and limit the power to the motor in an attempt to prevent
thermal overloading of the ESC. This feature can not guarantee the survival
of the ESC when subjected to conditions that produce excessive heating of
the electronics, it does provide you a tool to help avoid extensive damage.

If you notice a significant decrease in performance of your brushless

system during a run, immediately check the ESC & motor temperatures.

Reduce gearing or ESC timing settings to lower temperatures!

The ESC’s Thermal Protection Circuitry can be disabled, if needed.

Follow the steps in the ‘CUSTOM PROGRAMMING’ section to access

the ‘Thermal Protection’ option via the ESC’s Set button.

Using ESC with Thermal Protection disabled lets you to push the equipment to

the absolute limit, and well beyond it very quickly.

to avoid severe ESC damage! Any damage that occurs after the Thermal

Protection Circuitry is turned OFF will NOT be covered by warranty!

Yellow & White LEDs flashing 1 time

Yellow & White LEDs flashing 2 times = Thermal Protection

Note: The thermal protection circuitry can be triggered by heavy BEC loading

from

high-power servos

& allow you to keep the thermal protection turned ON for maximum security!

. An external BEC or receiver pack can solve this problem

Use EXTREME CAUTION

= Thermal Protection

OFF
ON

motor hall sensor test

The Hall Sensor Test diagnostic feature in this ESC allows you to easily check the
sensors in the brushless motor connected to the ESC to determine if they are
operating normally. This will help you pinpoint the cause of problems in your system,
and hopefully reduce the down time and expenses associated with sending your
product in for service when you can resolve the issue yourself.

To access this feature, simply follow these steps to navigate through the ESC’s
‘CUSTOM PROGRAMMING’ selection process to access the ‘Hall Sensor Test’
option via the ESC’s SET button:

The Hall Sensor Test is at the very end of the programmable parameters after ‘Thermal

Protection’ -- it is #19 and is indicated by the BLUE LED BLINKING.

1. Connect the speed control to a fully charged battery pack, the receiver,
and the brushless motor’s sensor harness.

2. Slide the ESC’s power switch to ‘ON’ posistion.

3. With ESC at neutral, Press & Hold ESC’s Set button. Release Set button once

the BLUE LED is Blinking (not ON solid--that is Drag Brake).

4. Slowly rotate the motor’s output/pinion shaft. If motor is installed in a
vehicle, slowly rotate the drive train so that the motor also rotates.

5. The status LEDs on the speed control should cycle through illuminating
the BLUE, YELLOW, and RED status LEDs.

If the BLUE, YELLOW, and RED LEDs light up one after another as the motor’s shaft
is rotated, the Hall Sensors in the motor are operating normally.

If any one of the BLUE, YELLOW, or RED status LEDs do not light up when rotating
the motor, there is a either a problem with the Sensor Harness Cable (or its
connections at the motor or ESC end) or with the motor’s Hall Effect Sensors.

If your motor has a user-replaceable sensor harness, try another one to determine
if this is this source of the problem. If, after replacing the harness, all three of the
LEDs still do not light up, it would appear that one of the sensors inside the motor
has been damaged--replace the timing section of your motor, or if your motor
is not user-rebuildable, send it in the manufacturer for the appropriate service.

trouble-shooting guide

Steering Channel Works But Motor Will Not Run

• Possible receiver damage––Check operation with a different receiver.

• Possible internal damage––Refer to ‘SERVICE PROCEDURES’ section.

• Check motor or motor connections.

• Make sure ESC is plugged into the throttle channel of receiver. Check wiring color
sequence of receiver signal harness (Refer to STEP 1).

Receiver Glitches/Throttle Stutters During Acceleration

• Receiver or antenna too close to ESC, power wires, battery, or motor.

• Bad motor sensors, sensor harness, or connections––Check wiring, sensor harness, &
connections, perform hall sensor test (Refer to ‘MOTOR HALL SENSOR TEST’ section).

• Low voltage to receiver––Try Novak Glitch Buster capacitor on receiver to help retain
power during high current draw situations (Novak accessory #5626).

• Power Trans-Cap Module damaged/missing––Replace Power Trans-Cap Module.

• Battery pack damaged or weak––Try a different battery pack.

• Motor magnet weak or overheated––Replace rotor

• Excessive current to motor—Use a milder motor or a smaller pinion gear.

• Untidy wires or signal and power wired bundled together. Input harness and servo
wires should be bundled separately. Power wires should be as short as possible.

Motor and Steering Servo Do Not Work

• Check wires, receiver signal harness wiring & color sequence, radio system, crystals,
battery/motor connectors, & battery pack.

• Possible receiver damage––Check operation with a different receiver.

• Possible internal damage––Refer to Service Procedures.

Motor Runs Backward

• Improper One-Touch set up––Refer to ‘ONE-TOUCH PROGRAMMING’ section.

Timing Does Not Operate Properly

• Improper gearing––Refer to ‘PROPER GEAR SELECTION’ section.

• Timing not turned ON––Refer to ‘CUSTOM PROGRAMMING’ section.

• Timing Set Points set incorrectly––RPM values may be set incorrectly. Refer to
‘CUSTOM PROGRAMMING’ section.

Xtra-Timing Does Not Operate Properly

• Battery Voltage Too High––Xtra-Timing function ONLY functions on 2S input voltage.

• Timing Level set too low––Timing must be turned ON and the Timing Level must
be set to a value of 45° or higher. Refer to ‘CUSTOM PROGRAMMING’ section.

Speed Control Runs Excessively Hot

• Electronic motor timing set too high––reduce timing level setting in ESC.

•

Gear ratio too low––Increase gear ratio/Reduce pinion

• Motor is damaged––Try a different motor.

Model Runs Slowly/Slow Acceleration

•

Gear ratio too high––Reduce gear ratio/Increase pinion

• Check battery & connectors––Check battery pack & connectors. Replace if needed.

• Incorrect transmitter/ESC adjustment––Refer to ‘TRANSMITTER ADJUSTMENTS’.

• Power Trans-Cap Module damaged/missing––Replace Power Trans-Cap Module.

ESC Is Melted Or Burnt/ESC Runs With Switch Off

• Internal damage––Refer to Service Procedures.

No Power to the BEC

• Check power wire connections to your battery, ESC and BEC unit.

• Check that the input harness from the BEC is plugged into the receiver correctly
and the red wire from the ESC’s input harness is removed.

• Be sure that the BEC unit switch is turned ON.

error codes

temperature monitoring

This speed control has a built-in diagnostic temperature monitoring feature
that lets you quickly check the ESC’s operating temperature at any time.

While connected to a battery and with the ESC powered ON, simply tap

the ESC’s SET button and one (or all) of the on-board LEDs will flash 4
times to indicate the operating temperature of the speed control.

If all 5 LEDs light up momentarily after the temperature LED flashes, this indicates

that the ESC’s Thermal Protection Circuitry has previously been turned OFF.

WHITE flashing LED = normal operating temp--under 135°F (57°C).

BLUE flashing LED = medium operating temp--136-147°F (58-64°C).

YELLOW flashing LED = hot operating temp--148-167°F (65-75°C).

GREEN flashing LED = hotter operating temp--168-194°F (76-90°C).

RED flashing LED = hottest operating temp--195-215°F (91-102°C).

You are pushing ESC extremely hard--Be very careful to avoid overheating & shut-down.

All LEDs flashing = DANGEROUS operating temp--216-239°F (103-115°C).

Your ESC is now about to thermally shut-down.

--Reduce pinion size or timing to avoid overheating & potential ESC damage--

• Red & Green status LEDs on solid––Check input signal harness connections at ESC
and receiver. Check input signal harness wiring sequence––Refer to STEP 1.

• Red status LED on solid & Green LED blinking ––Check motor sensor harness
connection. Possible internal motor damage.

• Blue & Green status LEDs both blinking. Possible ESC shut-down due to locked
rotor detection––return throttle to neutral position to regain motor control––check
vehicle’s drive train for free operation.

• Blue & Red status LEDs blinking. Possible ESC thermal shut-down––Check gear ratio
& free operation of drive train for possible overloading/ESC is being severely over­loaded––allow system to cool & return throttle to neutral position to regain motor
control. LEDs will continue to blink until system is cooled down.

• Blue & Green (Locked Rotor Detection), or Blue & Red (ESC Thermal Shut-Down)
status LEDs blinking. ESC may have shut-down & ESC’s neutral point is too far off
to sense that transmitter throttle has been returned to neutral (Refer to ‘ONE-TOUCH’
& ‘TRANSMITTER ADJUSTMENTS’).

• White status LED blinking. ESC timing is turned OFF. ESC is operating normal.

Check Novak’s web site for additional information.

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11-2012#55-1725P-1 Rev.2

The Super-Tuner Upgrade brings the Activ8 ESC up to date with
the latest brushless racing ESC firmware and is factory loaded with
numerous programmable features including enhanced Dynamic
Timing Advancement plus Novak’s Xtra-TimingTM when operating on
2S input battery voltage. While this may seem overwhelming at first
glance, this Super-Tuner Track Guide was designed to keep with you
at the track to use as a quick-reference and help walk you through the
explanations and programming of all of the speed control features.

Take the time to thoroughly read through this programming guide
before operation to fully understand the different ESC parameters,
and how they can be used to fine tune your speed control’s feel and
performance. Most importantly, enjoy all of the technical benefits and

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features that this ESC has to offer.
Visit our web site for the most up to date information and to learn

more about other Novak products and services.

one-touch programming

With the ESC connected to (at least) a charged battery pack, the receiver, and the
brushless motor’s sensor harness:

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-BRAKE/REVERSE

Hold it there until the green status LED blinks green.

8. RETURN TRANSMITTER THROTTLE TO NEUTRAL

The red status LED will turn solid red, indicating that speed control is at neutral and
that proper programming has been completed. White LED may also be on and blinking,

indicating that Dynamic Timing Advance is OFF and the timing is set to a level of 0%.

If transmitter settings are changed, the One-Touch Programming must be repeated.

If you experience any problems, turn off ESC and repeat One-Touch.

NOTE:

The speed control will NOT revert back to the factory-default settings when the

One-Touch Programming is performed. Refer to ‘Data Reset’ in Custom Programming.

esc parameters

1. Throttle Profile (1 of 5) ....................................................................1-5

2. Drag Brake (1 of 10) .................................................................. 0-30 %

3. Minimum Brake (1 of 10) .......................................................... 0-30%

4. Brake Frequency (1 of 10) .................................................1.6-10.0KHz

5. Timing Level--10’s

6. Timing Level--1’s

7. Timing Start RPM

8. Timing Final RPM

9. Timing RPM Range (1 of 6 tables of 10)

10.

Drive Frequency (1 of 10) ........................................................8-36KHz

11. Dead Band (1 of 5) ...................................................................... 2-8%

12. Minimum Drive (1 of 10) .......................................................... 0-15%

13.

ESC Reversing Functionality ....................................................OFF/ON

14.

Voltage Cut-Off Circuitry ........................................................OFF/LiPo

15. Xtra-timing (1 of 8; on 2S only)............................OFF-Dangerously Fast

16. Dynamic Timing Advance .......................................................OFF/ON

(1 of 5 adjustments of 10°--only 3 on 2S)

(1 of 9 adjustments of 1°)

(1 of 10 in 6 ranges)
(1 of 10 in 6 ranges)

........................................1-9°

.............1500-30000 RPM

.............4000-40000 RPM

............1500-40000 RPM

..............10-50°

(2-pole)
(2-pole)
(2-pole)

timing esc warning

Due to the nature of timing advance ESCs, vehicle/motor tolerances, settings, and
performance, it is impossible to recommend settings that allow ESCs & motors
to be used at their highest performance levels without potential for unwanted
damage. You MUST use extreme caution setting up electronics and carefully
test the application to avoid overloading/overheating either the ESC or motor.

These are racing electronics used in racing conditions, and therefore damage
resulting from excessive overheating will not be covered by product’s warranty.

Electronic motor timing advancement can generate extrememly high speeds and

result in an uncontrollable vehicle. Use caution when operating vehicle and do not

operate around other people or in an unsafe manner to avoid injuries or damage.

timing indicator led

To conform to ROAR’s Sportsman Class rules and help organizers monitor driver
compliance in non-timing race classes, we have included a feature in this ESC to
indicate when the ESCs electronic motor timing advancement feature de-activated.

At all times when the speed control is powered on and the Dynamic Motor Timing

is turned OFF (electronic motor timing advancement is set to zero), the ESC’s white
status LED will flash during normal operation.

proper gear selection

transmitter adjustments

Transmitter adjustments may not be needed to operate this ESC, however,
if you have any problems with ONE-TOUCH PROGRAMMING, adjust the
transmitter as follows and repeat the ONE-TOUCH PROGRAMMING step.

THROTTLE CHANNEL ADJUSTMENTS
A.

Set HIGH ATV or EPA to 100% setting. [amount of throw at full throttle]

B.

Set LOW ATV, EPA, or ATL to 100% 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 50%

50% brake throw–best for reversible ESCs.

[adjusts trigger throw electronic/digital pistol-grip transmitters]

G.

Set MECHANICAL TRIGGER THROW ADJUSTMENT to position

throttle and 1/2 brake throw.

throttle and

with 1/2

GOOD QUALITY RADIO SYSTEM SUGGESTED

With the higher performance of brushless systems, undesirable radio system
noise may occur when used with lower quality radio systems. 2.4GHz radio
systems are the best to use. FM radio systems are acceptable, as long as
the system is high quality. AM radio systems are NOT recommended.

2.4 GHz

Best to use

FM

OK to use

AM

Do not use

NOT ALL TRANSMITTERS HAVE THESE ADJUSTMENTS

P5

Motor operating temperature is the ONLY

way to properly set vehicle gearing

Motor & ESC should NEVER exceed 160°F MAX during a run!

Change the gearing to avoid overheating!

Free-running your brushless motor in a no-load condition can cause rotor failure

Because of the potential danger of overheating, ESC/motor damage & failure,
you must start with VERY small pinion sizes and check ESC & motor
temperatures at multiple times throughout the initial runs. This is the only
way to ensure that you are not causing excessive heating.

If ESC & motor temperatures remain low & stable, you can slowly increase
the pinion size while again monitoring the temperatures to determine the
safe gearing for your vehicle, motor, and climate/track conditions. Because
these variables can change or be modified, you MUST continually monitor
ESC & motor temperatures to protect your electronics from damage.

DO NOT FREE-REV MOTOR

& ESC transistor damage that will not be covered by the product’s warranty.

!

voltage cut-off circuitry

If used properly, the built-in Smart-Stop Voltage Cut-Off Circuitry allows you to
safely use 2-4S LiPo batteries, without letting the battery’s drop below their critical
safety voltage which causes internal damage. The ESC’s default is LiPo cut-off is
turned ON. If using NiMH or NiCd cells, you will need to switch this feature off.

Note: ESC will NOT revert to LiPo ON setting when the One-Touch Programming is performed.

DO NOT USE LiPo BATTERIES WITH VOLTAGE CUT-OFF TURNED OFF

At power-up, the ESC test lights each LED in order, then flashes the green, red, yellow,

& blue LEDs the same number of times as the number of LiPo cells it sees connected.

CUSTOM programmiNG

super-tuner

flow chart

This ESC software features Novak’s
Super-Tuner programming interface
with numerous ESC parameters that
can be customized to fine-tune the
ESC’s feel & response to your liking.

The flow chart and the descriptions
to the right show the order of the
different parameters and how they
effect the ESC’s feel or response.

One-Touch Programming should
be completed before customization
of para meter s, as many of the
ES C pa rameter s ar e b as ed off
percentages of the trigger’s full­throttle and full-brake position.

Note: ESC parameters do NOT default back
to the factory settings when the One-Touch
Programming is performed.

THE ESC PARAMETERS LISTED

IN BOLD IN THE TABLES TO

THE RIGHT ARE THE DEFAULT

SETTINGS FOR PROFILE #1

The sequence that the status LEDs
of the ESC goes through in the
Su pe r- Tuner software is easie r
than ever to follow. Common ESC
parameters are grouped together,
and the LEDs also light up in a
consecutive order on the ESC.

The first adjustable item is the
ESC’s Throttle Profile, next comes
a group of 3 Braking adjustments,
then 5 Timing settings, followed by
4 forward Drive settings, and then
finished up with LiPo ON/OFF, Xtra­Timing, Timing ON/OFF, Thermal
Protection ON/OFF, and a motor
test mode to check the hall sensors
& harness connections.

TO CHANGE PARAMETER SETTINGS:

1. CONNECT THE ESC TO A FULLY
CHARGED BATTERY PACK, A
RECIEVER, AND THE MOTOR’S
SENSOR HARNESS

2. SLI D E THE E S C ’s O N/O F F
SWITCH TO ‘ON’ POSITION

3. WITH ESC AT NEUTRAL, PRESS
& HOLD SET BUTTON

Release ESC’s SET button once LEDs

are lit for the desired setting.

To ski p a par ameter, cont in ue

to press & hold SET button until
desired parameter is reached.

4. SELECT PARAMETER VALUE

LED flashes to indicate active setting

(refer to tables at right). Quick press

& rele ase SET button to select
desired setting.

5. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO
STORE NEW SELECTION

When SET button is pressed and

he ld for ab out 1 sec ond, th e
new selection is stored in ESC’s
memory—

to indicate ESC is exiting programming
& ESC returns to neutral.

There is no time constraint during

selection of custom parameters.

ESC STATUS LED ORDER

GREEN RED YELLOW BLUE WHITE

Status LEDs will scroll across

:

@NEUTRAL

RED LED on solid

press & hold SET button

THROTTLE PROFILE

BLUE-RED-WHITE

DRAG BRAKE

BLUE

MIN. BRAKE

YELLOW

BRAKE FREQ.

RED

TIMING LEVEL--10’s

TIMING LEVEL--1’s

TIMING START RPM

TIMING FINAL RPM

TIMING RPM RANGE

VOLTAGE CUT-OFF

THERMAL ON/OFF

HALL SENSOR TEST

GREEN

WHITE

BLUE & YELLOW

BLUE & RED

BLUE & GREEN

DRIVE FREQ.

BLUE & WHITE

DEAD BAND

BLUE-YELLOW-RED

MIN. DRIVE

BLUE-YELLOW-GREEN

REVERSE

BLUE-YELLOW-WHITE

BLUE-YELLOW-RED-GREEN

XTRA-TIMING

All 5 LEDs

TIMING ON/OFF

YELLOW & RED

DATA RESET

YELLOW & GREEN

YELLOW & WHITE

BLINKING BLUE

@NEUTRAL

RED LED on solid

continue holding ESC’s SET button to skip steps here

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throttle profile

#1 THROTTLE PROFILE SELECTION

>> Increasing this setting changes the active Throttle Profile. Each
of the Thottle Profiles are independently adjustable once selected.

Profile

(# of flashes)

typical application-->

ESC Parameter

Drag Brake

Minimum Brake

Brake Frequency

Timing--10’s

Timing--1’s

Timing Start RPM

Timing Final RPM

RPM Range

Drive Frequency

Dead Band

Minimum Drive

Reverse

Votage Cut-Off

Xtra-Timing

Dynamic Timing

*Even though Dynamic Timing in turned OFF in Thorttle Profiles #1 & 2, the timing
settings can be adjusted. If Timing is turned ON, the selected values will be active.

**The 1’s Timing setting defaults to 0°, however if you go into the 1’s set-up mode
you will automatically change it to 1°, or setting #1, and will see the LED flash once.

1 2 3 4 5

No-timing

“Blinky” “Blinky” Mild Timing Med.Timing “Blinky”

Slick Tracks High-Grip Safe RPMs Lower RPMs Slick Tracks

(smoother)

def.setting def.setting def.setting def.setting def.setting

(more aggressive)

3 5 3 3 3

3 5 3 3 3

3 3 3 3 3

1* 1* 1 1 1*

1** 1** 1** 1** 1**

10* 10* 10 1 10*

10* 10* 10 1 10*

4* 4* 4 4 4*

10 10 10 10 10

4 4 4 4 4

1 5 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 2

2 2 2 2 2

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 2

(1 of 5) BLUE-RED-WHITE LEDs

No-timing Modified Modified No-timing

(less aggressive)

(ON)

(more aggressive)

2

drag brake

#2 DRAG BRAKE SETTINGS

Amount of braking being applied while transmitter is at neutral. AKA ‘coast’ brakes.

>> Increasing this setting makes the motor slow down more without
pushing the transmitter’s trigger into the brake/reverse direction.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Drag Brake (%):

(1 of 10)

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 30

minimum brake

#3 MINIMUM BRAKE SETTINGS

Amount of braking applied with the first pulse of transmitter throttle information sent.

>> Increasing this setting starts the braking at a stronger/higher
level. This is useful to compensate for heavier vehicles to minimize the
amount of trigger throw required before effective braking is applied.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Minimum Brake

(%)

:

0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 30

(1 of 10)

BRAKE FREQUENCY

#4 BRAKE FREQUENCY SELECTION

How the ESC’s braking response feels with respect to the transmitter’s trigger input.

>> Increasing the Brake Frequency makes the brake response feel
smoother and more controlable.

Setting

(# of flashes)

Brake Freq.

Note: ESC Parameter values are subject to change due to ongoing development. Refer to our web site for updated values and more information on ESC parameters.

(KHz)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

:

1.6 2.0

(1 of 10)

2.2

2.5 3.0 3.5 4.5 5.0 5.7

(ON)

BLUE LED

YELLOW LED

Reverse ON

1

10

10

RED LED

10.0

TIMING level--10’s

#5 TIMING LEVEL 10’s SETTINGS

The first digit, or “tens setting”, of the maximum degrees of Dynamic Timing
Advance applied to motor.

>> This setting adjusts the 1st digit of the maximum electronic motor
timing applied to the motor by ten degree increments.

Whenever the 10’s setting is modified, Timing is set to the even 10° increment
when the ESC exits programming. So, if you select setting #3, the timing is set
to 30° (the 1’s value changes to zero until modified--this is how you get 10, 20, 30, & 40°).

ESC has 0-39° of Dynamic Timing on 3-4S & 0-55° on 2S.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3* 4* 5*

Timing Level

WARNING: DO NOT FREE-REV MOTOR TO CHECK TIMING SETTINGS

*Levels above 30° produce excessive heating & must be used with caution.
Physical motor timing should be set at/below 30°

(degrees):

10 20 30 40 50

(1 of 5)

(

“N” on older Ballistic motors

GREEN LED

TIMING level--1’s

#6 TIMING LEVEL 1’s SETTINGS

The second digit, or “ones setting”, of the maximum number of degrees of
Dynamic Timing Advance applied to the motor.

>>

This setting adjusts the 2nd digit of the maximum electronic motor

timing applied to the motor by one degree increments.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Timing Level

(degrees):

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(1 of 9)

WHITE LED

TIMING STart rPm

#7 TIMING START RPM POINT

The RPM trip point at which Dynamic Timing Advance starts being applied.

>> Increasing this setting will increase the motor RPM at which the
electronic motor timing advancement begins coming on.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Start RPM

Note: Selection chooses a line number from within the selected RPM Range Tables below. First

select RPM Table # (step #9), then select desired Start & Final RPM line numbers from table.

(in table)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

:

(1 of 10) BLUE & YELLOW LEDs

10

TIMING FINAL rPm

#8 TIMING FINAL RPM POINT

The RPM trip point at which Dynamic Timing Advance finishes being applied.

>> Increasing this setting will increase the motor RPM at which the
electronic motor timing advancement stops coming on.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Final RPM

(in table)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

:

(1 of 10)

BLUE & RED LEDs

10

TIMING rPm RANGE

#9 TIMING RPM LOOK-UP TABLE

The speed control software’s available look-up tables of Timing RPM trip points
(start/final) at which Dynamic Timing Advance starts and ends being applied.

>> Changing this setting changes the table number that the ESC uses
to look-up Start & Final RPM trip points selected in steps #7 & 8 above.

Setting

(# of flashes)

RPM Range:

Table 1

Start Final

1

1500 4000

2

1750 4500

3

2000 5000

4

2250 5500

5

2500 6000

6

2750 6500

7

3000 7000

8

3250 7500

9

3500 8000

10

3750 8500

Note: Within selected RPM Range Table, Start & Final RPMs are selected separately from the same table but
need not be the values across from each other in the table. 2-Pole RPMs listed. 4-Pole is half the listed RPM.

Table 2

Start Final

4000 10000
4500 10500
5000 11000
5500 11500
6000 12000
6500 12500
7000 13000
7500 13500
8000 14000
8500 14500

1 2 3 4 5 6

Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6

Table 3

Start Final

9000 15000

9500 16000
10000 17000
10500 18000
11000 19000
11500 20000
12000 21000
12500 22000
13000 23000
13500 24000

(1 of 5) BLUE & GREEN LEDs

Table 4

Start Final

10000 20000
11000 21000
12000 22000
13000 23000
14000 24000
15000 25000
16000 26000
17000 27000
18000 28000
19000 29000

Table 5

Start Final

21000 31000
22000 32000
23000 33000
24000 34000
25000 35000
26000 36000
27000 37000
28000 38000
29000 39000
30000 40000

Table 6

Start Final

6000 16500
6500 18000
7000 19500
7500 21000
8000 22500
8500 24000
9000 25500

9500 26000
10000 27500
10500 29000

DRIVE FREQUENCY

#10 DRIVE FREQUENCY SELECTION

>> Increasing this setting increases the Drive Frequency which makes the
throttle response feel smoother and more controllable.

Setting

(# of flashes)

Drive Freq.

(KHz)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

:

8 10 12 14 16 21 23 26 32 36

(1 of 10) BLUE & WHITE LEDS

10

dead band

#11 DEAD BAND SETTINGS

>> Increasing this setting increases the ‘free play’, or distance the transmitter’s
trigger must move from neutral before actual forward drive or braking begins.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5

)

Dead Band (%):

(1 of 5)

BLUE-YELLOW-RED LEDs

2 3 4 5 8

minimum drive

#12 MINIMUM DRIVE SETTINGS

>> Increasing this setting starts forward drive at a stronger/higher level

(useful to minimize the trigger throw required before a heavier vehicles begins moving)

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Minimum Drive

(%)

:

0 1 2 3 4 6 8 10 12 15

(1 of 10) BLUE-YELLOW-GREEN LEDs

.

10

reverse--on/off

#13 REVERSE SELECTION

>> Enables or disables the ESC’s reversing functionality.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2

Reverse:

(1 of 2)

BLUE-YELLOW-WHITE LEDs

OFF ON

OFF = Fwd/Brake only

.

voltage cut-off--on/off

#14 LiPo CUT-OFF SELECTION

>> Enables or disables the ESC’s Smart Stop voltage cut-off circuitry.

Setting (# of flashes)

Voltage Cut-Off Type:

(1 of 2) BLUE-YELLOW-RED-GREEN LEDs

1 2

OFF

(

NiMH/NiCd

)

LiPo

xtra-timing

#15

XTRA-TIMING SELECTION

>> Enables/Adjusts the rate at which the ESC’s Xtra-Timing feature advances the
motor timing to the maximum amount possible when trigger is held at full-throttle.

Setting

(# of flashes)

Xtra-Timing Level:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

OFF Low Med High Extra

(1 of 8)

Super

ALL 5 LEDs

Caution

Danger

timing--on/off

#16

ELECTRONIC TIMING SELECTION

>> Enables or disables the ESC’s Dynamic Timing Advance features.

(1 of 2) YELLOW & RED LEDs

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2

Dynamic Timing:

OFF ON

data reset

#17 DEFAULT DATA RESET

>> This feature resets the ESC’s adjustable parameters to factory default
values for all throttle profiles. Select setting #2 then Push & Hold to RESET.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2

Data Reset:

KEEP DATA RESET ALL DATA

tHERMAL PROTECTION--on

#18 TEMP. OVERLOAD SELECTION

>> Enables or disables the ESC’s Temperature Overload Protection Circuitry.

Setting (# of flashes) 1 2

Thermal Protection:

P7

(1 of 2) YELLOW & WHITE LEDs

OFF ON

YELLOW & GREEN LEDs

/

off