SkyRC TS50 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

For 1/10 Scale Car
Support Both Sensor or Sensor-less Brushless Motor

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing TORO TS50 50A Sensored ESC. Please read the Instruction
Manual thoroughly before you use the product. These operating instructions are designed to
ensure that you quickly become familiar with its features and functions and make full use of
this product.

SAFETY NOTE

It is not a toy and suitable for users older than 14 years old.
Never allow water, moisture, oil or other foreign materials to get inside ESC, motor, or on
the PC Boards. It may damage the ESC completely.
Never disassemble the ESC and modify the components on the PC Boards.

Never solder one part for more than 5 seconds as some components will get damaged
by high temperature.
Never run the ESC without load at full throttle and it may damage the bearings and other
moving parts.
Please make sure the location where to fix the ESC has good airflow ventilating so that
the heat could dissipate quickly.
To avoid short circuit, please keep the ESC connectors far away from other metal parts.
Never connect the battery in polarity in reverse.
Please remove the pinion gear before performing calibration and programming functions
with this system. Please keep your hands, hair, cloth, clear from the gear train and
wheels
Before you switch on the ESC, please make sure all the cables are well solder with the
connectors (It is easy to get loose when running) . What's more, make sure the cables
not touch the moving parts.

To avoid signal interference, please always turn on the transmitter first THEN turn on the
speed control. Do the opposite when powering it off.

Never use faulty accessories, e.g. faulty motor which may damage the ESC. Always
insulate exposed wiring with heat shrink tubing or electrical tape to prevent short circuits,
which can damage ESC too.

Always disconnect the battery pack from the speed control when not in use to avoid
short circuits and possible fire hazard. When the ESC is switched off, there is still small
current and it may cause over discharge of the battery after some time.
This ESC can support 4-6 cells NiMH or 2S cells LiPo battery.

Note:

We will not be responsible for any damage caused by non-compliance with above
instruction.

PREPARATION

Plan Speed Control Placement

1)
Choose a location for the speed control that is protected from debris. To prevent radio
interference, place the speed control as far away from the radio receiver as possible and
keep the power wires as short as possible. Select a location that has good airflow
ventilating. If the ESC gets air flow, it will run cooler; and that means it will be more
efficient.

Mount Speed Control in Vehicle

2)
Use double-sided tape to mount the speed control in vehicle (do not use CA glue).

3)

Soldering

Cut the ESC's BLUE, YELLOW & ORANGE silicone motor power wires to the desired
length and strip about 3.2mm-6.35mm (1/8”-1/4”) of insulation from the end of each wire.
“Pre-tin”the wire by heating the end and applying solder until it is thoroughly covered.
CAUTION: By very careful not to splash yourself with hot solder.
Place the ESC's BLUE Phase ‘A’ motor wire onto motor's ‘A’ solder tab and solder. Use
soldering iron to apply heat to exposed wire; begin adding solder to tip of soldering iron
and wire. Add just enough solder to form a clean and continuous joint from the plated
area of the solder tab up onto the wire. Solder the ESC's YELLOW Phase‘B’ motor wire
to the motor's ‘B' solder tab and Solder the ESC's ORANGE Phase ‘C' motor wire to
motor’s ‘C’ solder tab.

CONNECTION

Connect the motor sensor harness to ESC. Insert the 6 pin connector on the end of the

1)
motor's sensor wires into ESC's sensor harness socket.
Connect Throttle lead to ESC and other end to the Receiver (Throttle Channel, Ch2)

2)
Connect the motor and the ESC.

3)

4)

Connect ESC to battery pack.

Battery
Pack

Orange motor
phase wires
(phaseC)

Yellow motor
phase wires
(phaseB)

Receiver

Black power wire
(battery negative)

Power
Switch

Throttle
lead

Red power wire
(battery positive)

Motor
Sensor Wire

Blue motor
phase wires
(phaseA)

ESC CALIBRATION

Calibration is necessary for the first time use of the ESC, or whenever used with a
new/different transmitter. Individual transmitter's signal for full throttle, full brake and neutral
is vary. You must calibrate your ESC so that it will operate more effectively with your
transmitter.

How to calibrate the ESC?

ESC switch OFF.
Connect the ESC to the battery and the motor.
Turn on the transmitter.
Press and hold the ESC switch for few seconds, the motor will ring long beep once. After
that, the red LED will blink the motor will ring like beep-beep-beep… in a row which indicates
it is time to set the neutral position, full throttle and full brake one by one. You could release
the ESC switch now.

Keep the throttle trigger in neutral position, press the ESC switch once, the
green LED will blink once then extinguish and the motor will ring beep once
which indicates the neutral position has been set.

Hold full throttle and press the ESC switch once, the green LED will blink
twice then extinguish and the motor will ring twice like beep-beep which
indicates the full throttle has been set.

Move the throttle trigger to full brake and hold full brake, press the ESC
switch once, the green LED will blink three times then extinguish and the
motor will ring three times like beep-beep-beep which indicates the full brake

has been set.

After the calibration is finished, keep the throttle in neutral position, the red
LED is blinking, the ESC and the motor is ready to work.

ESC ON/OFF AND LED INDICATOR

ESC ON/OFF: When the ESC is OFF, press the switch once, the red LED will blink, and the ESC

1.

is ready to work. When the ESC is on, press the switch once, the LED will extinguish and the
ESC is OFF.

Note 1:

Note 2:

Note 3:

Explanation of LED Indicator

2.

The throttle trigger is in neutral position

The motor is running while the throttle trigger doesn’t
reach to the highest throttle/brake position

The throttle trigger is at the highest throttle/brake position.

After running at full load, the ESC will be very hot. In this case, please turn off the
ESC after it cools down.
When the motor is running, the ESC can't be powered off by pressing the switch;
when the motor stops working, the ESC can be powered off. In an emergency,
please disconnect the battery to power off the ESC.
When the motor is running, keep the trigger of the transmitter to full brake for 8
seconds, the ESC will be off.

Red LED is blinking

Green LED is blinking.

Green LED stays ON

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ESC PROGRAMMING

The ESC can be programmed by program box, PC (connected with SKYLINK).
Note: the program box can be used as SKYLINK.

How to program the ESC?

1. Program Box

Red power wire
(battery positive)

Black power wire
(battery negative)

2. PC via SKYLINK

Black power wire
(battery negative)

Red power wire
(battery positive)

Battery
Pack

Battery
Pack

PC

Programmable Items and Description

Section

General

Setting

Throttle

Control

Brake

Control

Program Item

Running Mode

Motor Direction

Reverse Speed

Voltage Cutoff

ESC Overheat Protection

Motor Overheat Protection

Punch Rate Switch Point

1st Stage Punch Rate

2nd Stage Punch Rate

TH Input Curve

Throttle Dead Band

Throttle Status

Drag Brake

Brake Strength

Initial Brake

Brake Rate Switch Point

1st Stage Brake Rate

2nd Stage Brake Rate

Brake Input Curve

Forward/Brake

Normal
25-100% (in 1% increment)

3.0-11V (in 0.1V increment)

85℃/185℉
85℃/185℉
1-99%(in 1% increment)

1-30(in 1 increment)

1-30(in 1 increment)
Linear

0.002-0.150ms

0-100%(in 1% increment)

0-100%(in 1% increment)
=Drag Brake

1-99%(in 1% increment)

1-20(in 1 increment)

1-20(in 1 increment)

Linear

If you set the cut-off voltage manually, please note the adjustable votage is TOTAL cut-off
voltage of the battery pack. In AUTO mode, the default cut-off voltage is 3.2V/S, for
example, the cut-off voltage of a 2S battery pack is 3.2Vx2=6.4V in AUTO mode.

Note: There is no timing function for TS 50 ESC. Even you can find Boot and Turbo Timing
setting in program box and software.

Description

Forward/Brake/Reverse

Reverse

105℃/221℉
105℃/221℉

Custom

Custom

Forward/Reverse

Auto (3.2V)

125℃/257℉
125℃/257℉

Disable
Disable

Profiles Preset

The users could preset and store 10 sets of profiles in the ESC. These data could be called
out for application at any time without any special program setting. The user could also reset
the profile according to his request. There is one factory default setting called Modify in the
ESC. This mode can be used for modify class of touring car racing.
Setting Details of Modify Mode

Modify Mode Setting Value

Section

General

Setting

Throttle

Control

Brake

Control

Program Item

Running Mode

Motor Direction

Reverse Speed

Voltage Cutoff

ESC Overheat Protection

Motor Overheat Protection

Punch Rate Switch Point

1st Stage Punch Rate

2nd Stage Punch Rate

TH Input Curve

Throttle Dead Band
Drag Brake

Brake Strength

Initial Brake

Brake Rate Switch Point

1st Stage Brake Rate

2nd Stage Brake Rate

Brake Input Curve

Description

Forward/Brake

Normal

25%

3.2V/1S (Auto)
105℃/221℉

105℃/221℉

50%

5

5

Linear

0.080ms

10%

75%

=Drag Brake

50%

10

16

Linear

SPECIFICATION

Constant/Burst Current

Motor Compatible

Car Compatible

Motor Limits

Resistance

Battery Cell Count

BEC Output

Size

Weight

FAN

REMARK: All the testing results are working with 540 class motors.

50A/300A
Brushless Sensor & Sensorless ESC

1/10 Buggy and Touring Car

4-6S NiMH or 2S LiPo--≥8.5T(1/10 Touring Car), ≥11.5T(1/10 Buggy)

0.0006ohm

4-6S NiMH or 2S LiPo
6V@2A

35.3x32.4x19.7mm (LxWxH)

60g

Optional part

WARRANTY AND SERVICE

The TORO TS50 50A ESC is guaranteed to be free from defects in materials or
workmanship for a period of 90 DAYS from the original date of purchase (verified by dated,
itemized sales receipt). Warranty does not cover incorrect installation, components worn by
use, damage to case or exposed circuit boards, damage due to timing, damage from using
more than 2 LiPo cells input voltage, cross-connection of battery/motor power wires,
overheating solder tabs, reverse voltage application, improper use or installation of external
BEC, damage resulting from thermal overload or short-circuiting motor, damage from
incorrect installation of FET servo or receiver battery pack, tampering with internal
electronics, allowing water, moisture, or any other foreign material to enter ESC or get onto
the PC board, incorrect installation/wiring of input plug plastic, allowing exposed wiring or
solder tabs to short-circuit, or any damage caused by a crash, flooding or natural disaster.
Because SKYRC has no control over the connection & use of the speed control or other
related electronics, no liability may be assumed nor will be accepted for any damage
resulting from the use of this product. Every SKYRC speed control & motor is thoroughly
tested & cycled before leaving our facility and is, therefore, considered operational. By the
act of connecting/operating speed control, user accepts all resulting liability. In no case shall
our liability exceed the product's original cost. We reserve the right to modify warranty
provisions without notice. This product is not intended for use by children under 14 years of
age without the strict supervision of an adult. Use of this product in an uncontrolled manner
may result in physical damage or injuries take extra care when operating any remote control.

For any repair or replace service, please contact your dealer in the first instance, who is
responsible for processing guarantee claims.

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