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profile selection
&
esc adjustments
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throttle profile selection
The Mongoose Brushless/Brush speed control is equipped with 4 userselectable Throttle Profiles, as shown below.
MONGOOSE THROTTLE PROFILES
1 2 3 4
w/Reverse
Programmable
Min. Brake% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Drag Brake
Dead Band%
Min. Drive%
Reverse%
BRUSHLESS MOTOR PROFILES
yes no yes yes
100% n/a 25% 100%
yes yes yes yes
off off off off
5% 5% 5% 5%
1% 1% 1% 1%
BRUSH MODE
NOTE: The Mongoose is factory set to Profile #1
In Brushless-Mode, One-Touch set-up reverts ESC back to Profile #1 & default settings.
selecting brushless profiles
With ESC on & connected to a charged battery
1.
IF TRANSMITTER IS OFF, DISCONNECT ESC FROM RECEIVER
To avoid possible radio interference, remove the ESC’s input signal harness
from the receiver--
2. PRESS & HOLD THE ESC’S ONE-TOUCH SET BUTTON
Continue to hold SET button on ESC until all 4 LEDs turns on.
Note: You will continue holding past all the LED programming indicators in
the ESC’s software as shown in the flow chart on back side of this sheet.
3.
RELEASE SET BUTTON AS SOON AS ALL 4 LEDs COMES ON
Once released, the 4 status LEDs will flash to indicate what Throttle Profile is
currently selected. The number of times the LEDs flash indicates the Brushless
Throttle Profile selection (1 of 3).
4.
QUICK PRESS
Each press will change to the next consecutive Throttle Profile. (After Profile
3 in Brushless-Mode, the sequence begins again at Profile 1)
Note: there is a time constraint during this selection process.
5.
ESC STORES SELECTION & BEGINS TO EXIT PROGRAMMING
If SET button is not pressed for 3 seconds, ESC stores selected Profile in
memory, exits to neutral & is ready to go. (LEDs turn off in a rolling motion
left to right, then Red LED turns on solid-signal present & Blue or Blue & Amber LEDs on if Drag or Min. Brakes above 0%)
Note: ESC reverts to factory default settings & Throttle Profile #1 whenever One-Touch set-up is
performed (reverts to Profile #4 Brush-Mode if no brushless motor sensor harness is connected).
Green & Red LEDs will be on to indicate no signal from receiver.
(& release)
SET BUTTON TO CHANGE SELECTION
(transmitter ON or OFF)
Green LED will be on if no transmitter
all LEDs
:
:
.
proper gear selection
Motor operating temperature is the
proper way to set the vehicle gearing
The motor should not exceed 170°F at end of run!
Change the gearing to avoid overheating.
If you do not change gearing after switching to brushless, you may be
over-geared and have slow acceleration & excessive temperatures!
With the extremely broad power band of the Novak brushless motors,
you can gear your vehicle for more acceleration or for more top speed
(without changing the voltage of the battery pack)
higher for top speed produces more ESC & motor heating. Always check
the motor’s operating temperature after making any gearing adjustments--motors are designed to operate safely up to 160-170ºF.
A safe starting point for selecting gearing is to begin 3-5 teeth
smaller than the stock pinion gear that came with your vehicle.
, but remember gearing
proFile adjustments
The following parameters are adjustable in the ESC’s software:
MINIMUM BRAKE
applied with the first pulse of transmitter brake information.
Raising this setting starts the braking at a stronger/higher level.
DRAG BRAKE
applied while the transmitter is at neutral.
Raising this setting makes the motor slow down more without
pushing the transmitter’s trigger into the brake/reverse direction.
DEAD BAND (1 of 5 settings from 2 to 6%)--The space between Minimum
Brake and Minimum Drive, with neutral in the middle.
Raising this setting will increase the ‘free play’, or distance your
trigger must move before forward drive or braking will begin.
MINIMUM DRIVE (1 of 5 settings from 1 to 12%)--The amount of forward
drive applied with the first pulse of transmitter throttle information.
Raising this setting makes the motor start at a stronger/higher
level so it takes off more aggressively from neutral.
DRIVE FREQUENCY
frequency at which the duty cycle information is being sent from the
speed control to the motor to control the speed.
Raising this setting makes the control of the motor feel more smooth.
Normally this value would be lowered for use with higher turn motors
to get more ‘punch’, and it would be raised for hotter, low-turn motors
or slippery track conditions for more control of the power delivery.
(1 of 7 settings from 0% to 50%)
(1 of 7 settings from 0%{off} to 50%)
-Brush-Mode Only-(1 of 7 settings from 1.5 to 11kHz)
--The amount of braking
--The amount of braking
--The
LiPO cUt-OFF circUitrY
When active (see programming on reverse side to turn ON/OFF), the built-in
Novak Smart-Stop LiPo Cut-Off Circuitry lets you safely use 2-cell (2S)
or 3-cell (3S) Lithium Polymer battery packs by cutting off the speed
control’s throttle output when a critical safety voltage is reached.
The circuitry constantly monitors the pack voltage. When it gets close to
the critical safety voltage (6.25V for 2S packs & 9.375V for 3S packs) the
circuitry begins interrupting, or ‘blipping’ the throttle output as an early
warning that the battery pack’s voltage is getting low and the throttle
output will soon be completely shut off.
When the critical voltage is reached, the throttle output to the motor
gets completely shut down to keep the voltage from dropping further
(Red & Green LEDs will alternately flash & you still have steering control).
Re-charge battery after Smart-Stop circuitry shuts off throttle
Even though the pack’s voltage will rise
high enough to run motor again, this is not good for LiPo batteries.
Reaching critical safety voltage too many times can damage the cells.
DO NOT CONTINUE TO RUN VEHICLE AFTER THE SMART-STOP HAS SHUT
During power-up when the ESC is switched ON, the Amber & Red
LEDs will flash together 3 times to indicate LiPo Cut-Off is ACTIVE.
With the LiPo Cut-Off turned ON & using Ni-Cd or Ni-MH cells, the circuitry will shut off the ESC’s
throttle output very early into the run, due to the different characteristics of these batteries.
DOWN THE THROTTLE OUTPUT THE FIRST TIME.
(after a short resting period)
to a level
mOtOr rOtAtiON SeleCtiOn
The Mongoose ESC software lets you reverse the brushless motor’s rotation direction. This allows installation in vehicles with counter-rotating
drive trains (or opposed transmissions), without compromising
and efficiency by running in reverse.
See reverse side of this sheet for programming instructions
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mongoose CUSTOM programmiNG
to custom program profiles:
Your transmitter can be either ON or OFF:
1. IF TRANSMITTER IS OFF, DISCONNECT ESC FROM RECEIVER
Remove input signal harness from receiver to avoid radio interference.
2. CONNECT SPEED CONTROL TO A CHARGED BATTERY PACK
3. SLIDE ESC’s ON/OFF SWITCH TO ‘ON’ POSITION
4. MAKE SURE THE THROTTLE PROFILE TO ADJUST IS ACTIVE
If you are not sure what profile is selected, follow the procedures in ‘Throttle Profile
Selection’ to check or select the desired profile.
5. FOLLOW STEPS ON RIGHT SIDE OF THIS PAGE TO CUSTOMIZE ESC
You can adjust different parameters
speed control to perform & feel the way you like it.
Remember that you can not access the Brush-Mode
disconnecting the brushless motor’s sensor harness from the ESC.
Note: there is no time constraint during selection process of custom parameters.
(described on back side of this sheet)
(Profile #4)
to fine tune the
without
mONGOOSE soFtware
Flow chart:
if Brush-Mode active
DRIVE FREQUENCY
GREEN
press & hold
if Brush-Mode active
flash 4 times
––––––
all LEDs
@NEUTRAL
RED LED on solid
press & hold
MIN. BRAKE
BLUE
press & hold
DRAG BRAKE
BLUE & AMBER
press & hold
DEAD BAND
BLUE & GREEN
press & hold
MIN. DRIVE
AMBER
press & hold
if Brushless-Mode
is active
LiPo CUT-OFF
AMBER & RED
press & hold
if Brush-Mode
is active
ACTIVE PROFILE
all LEDs (flashing)
if Brushless-Mode active
––––––
# of flashes equals
active profile (1-3)
if not pressed
within 3 sec. of
all LEDs flashing
LEDs roll off
––––
exit programming
@NEUTRAL
RED LED on solid
if Brushless-Mode active
MOTOR ROTATION
AMBER & GREEN
press & hold
if pressed within 3 sec.
of all LEDs flashing
––––––
active profile changed
restoring factory defaults:
Every time you perform the One-Touch Set-Up, the factory default settings
are restored for each of the throttle profiles & ESC reverts to Profile #1.
continue holding ESC’s SET button to skip steps here
to adjust minimum brake:
a. PRESS & HOLD SPEED CONTROL’S SET BUTTON
With ESC at neutral, press & hold SET button until the BLUE status LED turn on solid---Release
SET button once LED is on solid.
b
. SELECT MINIMUM BRAKE PERCENTAGE
Blue status LEDs flash to indicate the Minimum Brake setting. Quick press & release the SET
button to change the Minimum Brake setting.
Setting
Minimum Brake
c. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO STORE SELECTION
Selection is stored in memory--Status LEDs scroll back & forth and ESC exits programming. Red
LED turns on solid (Blue LED also on if Min.Brake above 0%)---ESC is at neutral & ready to go.
(# of flashes)
:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(%)
: 0 3 6 10 25 35 50
(using this turns off drag brakes)
blue LED
BLUE LED STAYS ON ALWAYS
to activate & adjust drag brake:
a. PRESS & HOLD SPEED CONTROL’S SET BUTTON
With ESC at neutral, press & hold SET button until the BLUE & AMBER status LEDs turn on
solid---Release SET button once LEDs are on solid.
b
. SELECT DRAG BRAKE PERCENTAGE
Blue & Amber status LEDs flash to indicate the Drag Brake setting. Quick press & release the
SET button to change the Drag Brake setting.
Setting
Drag Brake
c. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO STORE SELECTION
Selection is stored in memory--Status LEDs scroll back & forth and ESC exits programming. Red
LED turns on solid (Blue & Amber LEDs will also be on)---ESC is at neutral & ready to go.
(# of flashes)
:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(%)
: off 3 6 10 25 35 50
blue & amber LEDs
BLUE & AMBER LEDs ON ALWAYS
to adjust dead band:
a. PRESS & HOLD SPEED CONTROL’S SET BUTTON
With ESC at neutral, press & hold SET button until the BLUE & GREEN status LEDs turn on
solid--Release SET button once LEDs are on solid.
b. SELECT DEAD BAND PERCENTAGE
Blue & Green status LEDs flash to indicate active Dead Band setting. Quick press & release SET
button to change setting.
Setting
Dead Band
c. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO STORE SELECTION
Selection is stored in memory--Status LEDs scroll back & forth and ESC exits programming. Red
LED turns on solid (Blue & Amber LEDs may also be on)---ESC is at neutral & ready to go.
a. PRESS & HOLD SPEED CONTROL’S SET BUTTON
With ESC at neutral, press & hold SET button until AMBER status LED turns on solid---Release
SET button once LED is on solid.
b. SELECT MINIMUM DRIVE PERCENTAGE
Amber status LED flashes to indicate active Minimum Drive setting. Quick press & release SET
button to change setting.
Minimum Drive
c. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO STORE SELECTION
Selection is stored in memory--Status LEDs scroll back & forth and ESC exits programming. Red
LED turns on solid (Blue & Amber LEDs may also be on)--ESC is at neutral & ready to go.
to adjust drive frequency:
a. PRESS & HOLD SPEED CONTROL’S SET BUTTON
With ESC at neutral, press & hold SET button until GREEN status LED turns on solid---Release
SET button once LED is on solid.
b. SELECT DRIVE FREQUENCY
Green status LED flashes to indicate active Drive Frequency setting. Quick press & release SET
button to change setting.
Setting
Drive Frequency
c. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO STORE SELECTION
Selection is stored in memory--Status LEDs scroll back & forth and ESC exits programming. Red
LED turns on solid (Blue & Amber LEDs may also be on)--ESC is at neutral & ready to go.
to activate liPO cut-off circuitry:
a. PRESS & HOLD SPEED CONTROL’S SET BUTTON
With ESC at neutral, press & hold SET button until the AMBER & RED status LEDs turn on
solid---Release SET button once LEDs are on solid.
b. SELECT LiPo CUT-OFF CIRCUITRY SETTING
Amber & Red status LEDs flash to indicate LiPo Cut-Off setting. Quick press & release SET button to
change
setting.
c. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO STORE SELECTION
Selection is stored in memory--Status LEDs scroll back & forth and ESC exits programming. Red
LED turns on solid (Blue & Amber
to reverse motor rotation:
a. PRESS & HOLD SPEED CONTROL’S SET BUTTON
With ESC at neutral, press & hold SET button until
solid
---Release SET button once LEDs are on solid.
b. SELECT MOTOR ROTATION DIRECTION
Amber & Green status LEDs flash to indicate motor rotation direction. Quick press & release
SET button to change setting.
c. PRESS & HOLD SET BUTTON TO STORE SELECTION
Selection is stored in memory--Status LEDs scroll back & forth and ESC exits programming.Red
LED turns on solid (Blue & Amber LEDs may also be on)--ESC is at neutral & ready to go.
(# of flashes)
:
1 2 3 4 5
(%)
: 2 3 4 5 6
to adjust minimum drive:
Setting
(# of flashes)
(# of flashes)
(kHz)
1 flash = OFF 2 flashes = ON/2-cell 3 flashes = ON/3-cell
:
1 2 3 4 5
(%)
: 1 3 5 8 12
:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
: 1.5 2.5 3.5 4.5 6.5 8.5 11
LEDs may also be on)
--ESC is at neutral & ready to go.
1 flash
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blue & green LEDs
amber LED
(Profile 4 ONLY)
green LED
amber & red LEDs
AMBER & GREEN
amber & green LEDs
status LEDs turn on
= Normal 2 flashes
=
Reverse
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