Skyrc TORO 8 X150, TORO 8 X80 Instruction Manual

Con gra tul ati ons a nd th ank y ou fo r purchasing TORO 8 High performance sens orl ess 1 /8
Sca le Br ush les s Mot or El ect ron ic Sp eed Control. The TOR O 8,1 /8 sc ale b rus hle ss ES C
rep res ent s a lat est t ech nol ogi es, p rov idi ng all the features and ro bus t des ign q ual iti es.

INTRO DU CTION

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

1/8 SCALE BRUSHLESS ESC

For bes t res ults cl ean t he b ott om of the s pee d contr ol an d chass is. Pee l off t he co ver
on one si de of t he doub led-s ide d tape, a nd st ick to th e bot tom of th e speed c ont rol.
DO NOT peel off the o the r si de ye t.

Use a sma ll pi ece of do uble- sid ed tape o n the O N/OFF s wit ch.

Deter min e how you w ould pr efe r to conn ect t he moto r and b at ter y pack to t he sp eed
contr ol. F or the mo tor, u si ng Hi -Powe r con necto r pai rs . Con necto rs ar e prefe rab le for
most ap pli catio ns as it al low s you to ea sil y chang e mot or s.

2)Sol derin g
TIPS & TR ICK S: Plac e the s pe ed co ntrol u pri ght and u se
servo t ape t o secur e it to t he b enc h. Doin g so pr ovide s a
stabl e wor k area an d allow s eas y acces s to th e solde r
posts .

Attac hin g Wires t o the S peed Co ntr ol:
Red wir es ar e us ual ly used t o con nect th e spe ed
contr ol to t he posi tiv e ba tte ry term ina l and the
posit ive m otor te rmi na l. Bl ack wir e is ty pical ly
used fo r the b atter y neg at ive t ermin al. I nspec t
the hou sin g on the sp eed con tro l next to e ach
post or r efe r to the di agr am s to de termi ne
which c olo r wi re to a tta ch t o eac h post.

Strip b ack t he insu latio n of th e wire by a bou t 2.4mm t o 3.2 mm (3/3 2" to 1 /8 ") an d
"pre- tin " the wir e by heat ing t he end an d app lying s old er u nti l it is tho rou ghly co ver ed.
CAUTI ON: B e very ca ref ul n ot to s plash y our self wi th ho t solde r.

Place t he ti p of the ir on in t he n otc h on top of t he po st and ap ply a s mall am ount of
solde r to th e post. W hen t he s old er has fl owe d, remo ve th e solde ring ir on, w ipe the t ip
clean a nd ap pl y a sma ll amou nt of f resh so lde r to it.

Pre-H eat b oth the w ire a nd t he po st.

1)Plan Spe ed Cont rol Placement
Choo se a loca tion fo r the spe ed control th at is protected from debris . To prev ent radio

inte rfer ence pl ace the speed control as far away from the radi o recei ver as po ssib le
and keep the pow er wires as short as poss ible .

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

WARNING: This is an extremely powerful brushles s motor system. We stro ngly

recommend removing yo ur pinio n gear for your own safety and the safety of those aro und
you before performing ca libra tion and programming functions wi th this system. Please keep
your hands, hair, cloth, clea r from the gea r train and wheels of an armed high perf orman ce
system.

SAF ETY NO TE

IMP ORTAN T: Take pr eca uti ons if remo vin g fac tory batt ery c onn ect ors. Conn ect ing t he

bat ter y bac kwards wi ll ca use damage, an d wil l void warr ant y. When s old eri ng
con nec tor s to a bat ter y pac k, cut only o ne wire of th e bat tery pack at a time to ens ure
tha t the exposed wi res c ann ot short to get her.

HIN T: If you ar e usi ng connec tor s for b oth the bat ter y and the mot or, make sur e tha t
the y are not the same o r that you ha ve a male and a f emale attach ed to t he speed
con tro l wir es. Th at wa y, you cannot acci den tal ly connect the b att ery to the mo tor w ires
or vi ce versa.

Mak e sur e that the co nne cto r ends will b e mated tog eth er co rre ctly, male to fema le,
and t hat the wire col ors m atchred to red a nd black to b lac k.

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WATER & ELECTRON ICS DON'T MIX!

Never allow water, moisture, or other foreign materials to get inside ESC, motor, or on the
PC Board s. Water damage will void the warranty!

1/8 SCAL E OR SMALLER

The TORO 8 is intended for 1/8 sca le vehicles.

INSULATE WIRES

Always insulate exposed wiring with heat shrink tubing or electrica l tape to preve nt short
circuits, which can damage ESC.

TRANSMITTER ON FIRST

Turn on the transmitter first THEN tu rn on the speed control.

2 - 6 LI-PO CELLS ONLY

Never use fewer than 2 or more than 6 LIPO cells in the vehicle's main battery pack. The
TORO 8 handles up to 6S LIPO inpu t (25.2 Volts MAX).

DISCONNECT BATTERIES WHEN NOT IN USE

Always disconnect the battery pack from the speed control when not in use to avoid sho rt
circuits and possible fire hazard.

NO REVER SE VOLTAGE!

Reverse battery polarity can damage ESC & void warranty. Disconnect batte ry immedi ately
if a revers e connect ion occurs.

Same te chn iq ues d escri bed i n the pre ced ing sec tion ma y be us ed to sol der t he wire s
to the ba tte ry or to ba tte ry c onn ector s.

Hold the wir e so the ti nned end is in conta ct wit h the notch of th e post . Now to uch th e
iron tip to the wire and the po st. Wai t abou t 4 seco nds fo r the solder to flow, an d then
remove the iron wh ile st ill ho lding the wi re. You may l et go of th e wire a fter a secon d or
two wh en the solde r sets .

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Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1

X150 X80

Prolo nge d/ exc essiv e hea ting of s old er post ( mot or o r ESC ) will da mag e PCB.
Note: M ake s ure no wi re stra nds h ave str aye d to an adj ace nt s old er post , thi s will
resul t in sh or t-c ircui tin g & sever e ESC d amage , whi ch w ill v oid the w arr anty.

Brush ed Mo tor Wir ing

Use t his mo de if you Uwish to use rever se. se on ly the

blue and orange motor wires from the ESC. In most
applications, the blue wire f rom the ESC will connect to
positive + side hood on your motor, and the orang e wire
to the negative - side hood of the motor. T he yellow
motor wire is not used. After calibration, (explained
below) you may need to swap the two motor wires to
get the wheels to spin in the right directio n.

Con nect all t hree of the ESC m otor wire s to the negati ve
(-) side of t he motor. You can eithe r use a Y h arness
fro m the ESC batt ery inpu t pos itive wire to con nect to
bot h the ba tter y and th e posi tiv e side of the motor, or us e
a singl e wi re from the pos itive E SC i nput to the pos itiv e
bat tery pole an d then continue t o the positi ve (+) s ide of

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How to Ca lib rate ES C

Indiv idu al tran smitt er' s signa ls fo r full th rot tle, fu ll br ak e and n eutra l var y. You mus t
calib rat e yo ur ES C so that i t wil l opera te mo re effecti vel y wi th yo u trans mit ter.

IMPORTANT NO TE: Cal ibr at ion i s neces sar y for the f irs t use of th e ESC, or w hen ever
used wi th a ne w/dif fer ent tra nsm itter.

1)Pr ogr amm ing C ard (Op tio nal P art )
Pro gra mmi ng Ca rd al low s you to modify th e mos t com mon ly us ed se tti ngs in your
TORO 8 cont rol ler a ll at t he touch of a sing le bu tto n. No c omp ute r needed. Simply
con nec t the P rog ram min g Car d to the thro ttl e lea d of th e con tro lle r and power the
pro gra mmi ng ca rd as d esc rib ed below. Cl ick t he bu tto n to sc rol l through and ch ang e
the i ndi cat ed se tti ngs . All the sett ing s wil l sho w on th e programming card at on ce.
Can 't ge t any e asi er!

Tur n off th e ESC and d isconne ct
the t hrott le lead f rom the r eceiv er.
Con nect th e throt tle lea d from ES C
to th e 3 pin con necto r on the
Pro gram Ca rd.
Tur n on th e ESC t o app ly po wer t o
bot h ESC and P rogra m Card.
All t he curr ent set tings w ill be
dis playe d on the corr esp ond L EDs .
Pre ss and re lease but ton t o mov e
bet ween se tting s.
Pre ss and ho ld button to cha nge
the v alue fo r that se tting .
Tur n off th e ESC and d isconne ct
the t hrott le lead f rom Pro gram Ca rd
and c onnec t it back t o the rec eiver.

Instruct ion for Progr am Card

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Brush les s Motor W iri ng

Conne ct th e bl ue, y ellow a nd or ange mo tor w ires to t he mo to r. The re is no po lar ity on th e

three E SC- to-mo tor w ir es, s o do not wo rry a bout ho w you c on nec t them in iti ally. You may
find it n ece ssary t o swap tw o wir es if the m oto r runs in r eve rs e.

CONNE CT IONS

Rever sin g Br ush ed Moto r Mod e

To Bat t -

To Bat t +

To Rec eiv er
Chann el 2

To Mot or -

To Mot or +

To Bat t -

To Bat t +

To Bat t -

To Bat t +
To Mot or +
(Shar ed)

All 3 Wir es
to Moto r -

ESC swi tch O FF.
Tur n on th e Transm itt er.
Hold fu ll th rottl e on yo ur t ran smitt er an d turn th e ESC 's swit ch ON .
Keep ho ldi ng f ull t hrott le on t he tran smi tter. The ESC w ill f la she s
LED and r ing t he i nit ializ ati on tone s.
Wai t 2 sec onds
Green L ED bl in ks ra pidly a nd th e motor w ill r ings 1 se con d in dic ating
full th rot tle mea sur ed .

From this po int o n, wh en yo u conne ct ba tte ries and tur n on th e swi tch , the ESC will g ive
the initia liz ati on tone a nd fl ash , and t he arming to ne wi ll ri ng se cond or t wo la ter. I f the
ESC is progr amm ed fo r the Au to- Lip o setti ng, i t wil l bee p the number o f cel ls in y ou Li po
pack betwe en th e ini tiali zat ion t one s and the armi ng to nes . After the arm ing t one p lay s,
the ESC will AC TIV E and w ill r espon d to th e thr ott le appl ica tio n.

Switc h
On/Of f

Hig h Power Bru she d Moto r Mod e

the m otor

ESC/T RA NSMIT ER C ALIBR ATIO N

For use rs wi th a Futa ba Tra ns mit ter, you m ust r evers e the t hrott le ch an nel s ignal o n
your tr ans mi tte r. Pleas e ref er to you r Fut aba ins tru ction s.

Red LED b lin ks w hil es beep ing , indic ati ng it's t ime t o pu sh fu ll
brake . Mov e throt tle t ri gge r to full b rak e and wai t few s ec ond s,
the ESC w ill b li nk re d LED and r ing s 1 secon d ind icati ng fu ll b rak e
measu re.

Yell ow LE D bl ink s while s bee ping, i ndi catin g it' s ti me fo r neutr al.
Relax t rig ge r to ne utral ( cen ter). The ES C wil l now rin g 1 secon d
and fla sh th e yello w LED rap idl y to acce pt th e neutr al po si tio n.

ESC wil l bli nk L ED an d ring tw ice i ndica tin g that it i s arm ed .

ESC PRO GR AMMIN G

Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1

2)Manu al Pr og ram ming
Manua l Pro gr amm ing TORO 8 i s as simp le as a nswer ing a f ew q ues tions . The
TOR O 8 ask s quest ing b y be epi ng a sett ing n umber, f oll owed by t he poss ibl e
setti ng va lues. T her e are nin e set tings t hat c an be pro gra mm ed in t he TO RO 8.

You mu st an swer yes o r no to the se tti ng v alu es as the y are p resen ted b y TOR O 8.
When yo u ent er prog rammi ng mo de the ES C wil l emit a se que nc e of be eps and L ED
flash es th at tell y ou whic h pro gramm ing s tep you a re in . There a re tw o parts t o the
beep se que nc e. Th e fir st set of b eep s indic ate s the 'Se tti ng N umb er (Que sti on), e. g.
Brake /Re ve rse Ty pe, a nd the se con d set of be eps i ndica tes a Set tin g Valu e, e.g.
Rever se Lo ck out . Answer ing " No" to a Se tti ng valu e wil l ca use t he ESC to a sk fo r
the nex t val ue in tha t sec ti on. Af ter a "Yes" a nswer i s acc epted , the E SC k now s you
aren' t int erest ed in any o the r optio n in th at sect ion , so it ski ps to t he f irs t optio n in th e
next se cti on.

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Note: I f you a nswer " no" t o al l Set ting Values f or a pa rticu lar S ettin g Numbe r, the E SC
will ke ep wh at eve r value h ad be en prev iou sly pro gramm ed. O nly by an swe ring "Yes " to
a Setti ng Val ue wi ll the ES C store /ch ange th at va lue.

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Plu g Bat ter y int o the TORO 8
Hol d ful l thr ott le on your tr ans mit ter
Turn the ES C swi tch ON
TOR O 8 flashes LED an d rin gs once
Wait few se con ds.
TOR O 8 flashes LED an d rin gs 1 second indi cat ing t hat it is rea dy fo r CAL IBR ATION m ode
Con tin ue to h old full throt tle
TOR O 8 flashes LED wh ile b eep ing
Wait anot her f ew se con ds
TOR O 8 flashes LED an d rin gs 1 second
TOR O 8 flashes LED wh ile b eep ing indication th at yo u are in PROGRAM MIN G mod e
Let t rig ger g o neutral (Cen tre )

At this p oin t the TORO 8 w il l be fl ashin g/b eepin g the f ollow ing seq uen ce:
Beep- Pau se -Be ep... a nd th en repe ats
This in dic ates th at yo u ar e at Qu estio n 1 and i t is aski ng to a cc ept /reje ct va lue 1.

Pro grammable Features

Question (Setting)

How to En ter P rogra mmi ng Mode

Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1

1)Rever se Lockou t(D)*

2)50%(D )*

2)50%(D )*

5)Disab le(D)*

1)Disab le(D)*

2)Norma l(D)*

2)Auto- Lipo(D)*

2)Norma l(D)*

1)Brush less(D)*

Note: Fact ory Defaults are ind icated by asteris k (D)*

1)Large

3)Small

4)Very Small

5)Small est

Whe n answeri ng a questi on, y ou wil l nee d to mov e the tr igg er to ye s (full thr ott le)
pos iti on or th e no (fu ll br ake) posi tio n and ke ep it th ere for abo ut 3 second s. When the
ESC h as acc ept ed your ans wer it will c onfirm yo ur reply by f lashing t he LED and emitting
a bee ping tone . Release t he trigge r all owing it to go to Neutral to confirm that you are
rea dy for ESC to ask you n ext qu est ion . You ar e not requi red t o cont inu e through a ll nine
pro gra mming opt ion s. For e xam ple, if you wish on ly to ch ang e the Br ake /Revers e Type
(Op tio n 1) the n after pro gra mming tha t setting y ou can disc onnect po wer from th e ESC
and y ou're rea dy to ru n. Di sconnec tin g the co ntr oller in th e middle of programm ing simpl y
ret ain s the va lue s for th e remaini ng pr ogrammi ng options tha t were prev iously se t up.

The TO RO 8 com es wi th a 30m m x 30mm x 7 mm 5V
Bru shl ess fa n. Sh ould the fa n need r epl acement ,
sim ply unplu g the fans po wer wires f rom the TORO 8 ,
rem ove the 4 scr ews th at se cure the fa n to the shroud
and s lide the fa n out of t he shr oud h ousing.

FAN REPLACEM ENT

SPEED CONTR OL SPE CIFIC ATION

Rev/B rk/Brk or Fw d/Fwd

Brushless KV ≤ 2400

Brushless 2400 KV ＞

Conti nuous
/Burs t Curr ent

Switc hing B EC

Dimen sions (LxWx H)

Weigh t (Wit hout w ires)

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201 0 SkyR C Techno logy C o., Lt d. All Ri ght s Rese rved .

Man ufact ured by

SKY RC TECH NOLOG Y CO., LTD.

www. skyrc .com

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Sol ution: Try mov ing the th rottle trim one way, the n the o the r (us ual ly to war ds th e
thr ott le si de is b est ). If y our t ran smitter has a 50/50 and 70/30 setting for the
thr ott le, set it f or 50 /50 a nd re try c ali bration. Also, if you ha ve ch anged the
dea d ban d to a na rro wer b and y ou ma y wan t to tr y goi ng ba ck to t he ormal
set tin g.

Problem: My vehicle acts like it has t urb o lag (p oor acceleration /pu nch f or th e fir st
few f eet o r yar ds)

Probl em: M y TOR O ESC may o r may n ot a rm, b ut it wil l not c alibr ate t o my tran smi tt er

Statu s LED

1 with 3 co lor (Re d, Gree n & Orang e)

Therm al Over load Pr otect ion

Yes

TROUB LE S HOOTI NG

The TORO 8 B rushl ess E SC i s gua rante ed to b e free fr om de fects i n mat er ial s or
workm ans hi p for a p eriod o f ONE Y EAR f rom the o rig in al da te of pur cha se (ver ifi ed by
dated , ite mized s ales re cei pt). War ranty d oes n ot cove r inc or rec t insta lla tion,
compo nen ts w orn b y use, da mag e to case o r exp osed ci rcuit b oar ds, dam age d ue to
timin g, da mage fr om usin g mor e than 6 Li -Po c ells in put v ol tag e, cros s-c onnec tio n of
batte ry/ motor p owe r wi res , overh eat ing sol der t ab s, re verse v olt age app lic ation ,
impro per u se o r ins talla tio n of exte rna l BEC, da mag e re sul ting fr om th ermal o ver lo ad
or shor t-c ircui ting mo tor, d amage f rom i ncorr ect i ns tal latio n of FE T ser vo or rec eiv er
batte ry pa ck, tam perin g wit h inter nal e lectr oni cs , all owing w ate r, moist ure , or any ot her
forei gn ma teria l to ente r ESC o r get ont o the P C board , inc orrec t ins ta lla tion/ wir ing of
input p lug p la sti c, allo win g expos ed wi ring or s old er t abs t o short -ci rcuit , or an y damag e
cause d by a cr as h, fl oodin g or na tural d isa ster. Be cau se S KYR C has no co ntr ol over t he
conne cti on & use of t he spee d con trol or o the r relat ed el ec tro nics, n o lia bilit y may b e
assum ed no r wi ll be a ccept ed fo r any dam age r esult ing fro m the u se of thi s pro duct.
Every S KYR C sp eed c ontro l & mot or is tho rou ghly te ste d & cy cle d befor e lea ving ou r
facil ity a nd is, th erefo re, c onsid ere d opera tio na l. By t he act of c onn ectin g/o perat ing
speed c ont ro l, us er ac ce pts a ll resu lti ng liab ili ty. In no c ase s hall ou r liabi lit y excee d
the pro duc t's ori ginal c ost . We re serve t he ri ght to mo dify wa rra nty pro vis ions wi tho ut
notic e. Th is pr od uct i s not int end ed for us e by ch ildre n und er 1 4 yea rs of age w ith out
the str ict s uperv ision o f an ad ult. Us e of th is prod uct i n an u nco ntrol led m anner m ay
resul t in ph ys ica l damag e or in juris e tak e extra c are whe n ope ratin g any r emote c ont ro l
vehic le.

48.8x 57.8x 35.8m m (1.29 x2.28 x1.41 in)

88g (3. 1oz)

PRODU CT WA RRANT Y

Solut ion : Most ca lib ra tio n issue s can b e solve d by ch angin g setti ngs o n the tra nsm itter.

Make su re yo u have bo th yo ur t hro ttle an d bra ke endp oin ts (cal led EPA or
ATV on yo ur radi o) on t he thro ttl e ch ann el out to b etw een 100 t o 120 %. Make
sure if y ou ha ve a Futa ba or F utaba m ade tra nsm itter t o hav e the thr ott le
chann el se t to the re ver se d pos ition .

Probl em: M y ESC cal ibr at es fo r the ful l thr ottle a nd fu ll brak e pos it ion s but won 't
calib rat e to the ne utr al thro ttl e po sit ion. (O ran ge LED ke eps f la shi ng)

Sol ution: Make sure you're using hig h qua lit y bat ter ies a nd a ba tte ry co nne cto r cap abl e
of hi gh am p flo w (40 -10 0 amp s). This b eha vio r is ve ry ty pic al of a b att ery p ack
tha t is ha vin g dif fic ult y pro vid ing t he po wer y our v ehi cle/system requi res f or
top p erf orm ance. Use copper bars to connect cells rath er th an we lde d tab s.
Cop per b ars h ave a much l owe r res istance.

Problem: My battery pack is plugged into the ESC and nothing is working

Sol ution: Make sure the ESC's receiver plug is plug ged i nto c han nel 2 o n the rece ive r,
and t hat i t's p lug ged i n wit h the c orr ect o rie ntation. Double check your sold er
con nec tions on the ba ttery plug, and make sure the battery is showing good
vol tag e.

SPECI FIC ATIO NS AR E SUB JE CT TO C HAN GE WITH OUT N OTICE .

Ver. 1.1 Ver. 1.1

Up to 6S(25.2Volt), for 1/8 monster trucks and truggies

Up to 4S(16.8Volt), ideal for 1/8 buggies

Contr ols, TORO 8

Motor L imits ,TO RO 8

0.0002 Ohms per phase at 25℃(77℉)Trans.Temp

150Am p / 950Am p

5.7V 3A mp

Brushless KV ＜ 2300

On Resistance,
Brushless

X150

X80

Up to 4S(16.8Volt), ideal for 1/8 buggies

X150

X80

80Amp / 5 00Amp

Input P ower (C ells)

X150

X80

0.0004 Ohms per phase at 25℃(77℉)Trans.Temp