Castle X Series Drivers Ed Guide

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WARNING: This is an extremely powerful brushless motor system. We strongly recommend removing the pinion gear from the

motor for your own safety and the safety of those around you before performing calibration and programming functions. Please keep

your hands, hair, feet, pets, fuzzy purple shorts, and garden gnomes clear from the gear train, axle shafts, wheels, and tires of an armed

high performance system.

DO NOT hold the vehicle in the air and run it up to full throttle. Rubber tires will “grow” to extreme size on a high-speed vehicle.

Tire failures at speed can cause serious injury! Make sure your tires are securely glued to the wheels and check them often.

ALWAYS disconnect the battery from the ESC when you are finished enjoying your vehicle. The switch on the ESC controls the

power that is delivered to the receiver and servo(s). The controller will always draw current when it is connected to the battery and will

completely discharge batteries if they are connected for long durations. This may cause failure of your batteries. Castle Creations is not

responsible for any damage as a result of batteries left plugged in to your ESC. Your Castle ESC is programmed to sound a tone every ten

seconds to remind you that it is still powered.

Always monitor your ESC and motor temperatures during the first run after modifying your system to ensure they stay

within the safe operating limits.

GETTING STARTED

1. Solder a high quality battery connector to the ESC.

See “Connectors and Power Wiring” -

page 2

2. Mount the ESC and motor into the vehicle.

3. Connect motor to the ESC.

See “Motor Wiring” -

pages 2-3

4. Plug in the ESC RX lead and AUX lead.

See “Radio Connection” -

page 3

5. Calibrate your ESC to your radio.

See “How to Calibrate the ESC” -

page 3

You are now ready to go!

EASY TO USE, SOPHISTICATED ENOUGH TO WIN EVERYTHING

Castle controllers are extremely simple to set up and optimize for your application. Most users may simply plug the controller into

their motor, radio, and battery and run it immediately.

Advanced users may wish to access the incredible tuning features using their Windows-based PC and the Castle Link USB adapter

via a standard USB-mini cable. With Castle Link software you can tune the ESC exactly with point-and-click ease!

Please make sure to read this guide completely to get the most from your Castle ESC.

A WORD ABOUT BATTERIES

As with any extremely high-powered electric power system, the primary limitations to ultimate vehicle performance are the

batteries and connectors. Use the best batteries and connectors that you can find. The better the batteries, the more punch you’ll

have!

Summary of content (10 pages)

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WARNING: This is an extremely powerful brushless motor system. We strongly recommend removing the pinion gear from the motor for your own safety and the safety of those around you before performing calibration and programming functions. Please keep your hands, hair, feet, pets, fuzzy purple shorts, and garden gnomes clear from the gear train, axle shafts, wheels, and tires of an armed high performance system. DO NOT hold the vehicle in the air and run it up to full throttle.
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Recommended capacity for 1/18th scale vehicles is 1500mAh+, 1/10th, 1/8th, and 1/5th scale recommended capacity is 5000mAh+. Do not use 20C continuous discharge batteries. We recommend 30C continuous discharge or higher for 1/18th scale to 1/8th scale vehicles (or high quality 25C batteries such as Traxxas® Power Cells®), and 50C continuous or higher for 1/5th scale vehicles. Using too low of a C rating or capacity will damage your ESC and will not be covered under warranty.
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Brushed Motor Wiring, Reversing (Figure 3) Use this mode if you wish to use reverse. Make sure you change the Motor Type setting to “Brushed Reversing” in the ESC before using a brushed motor. Use only the red and black motor wires from the ESC, or the outside bullet connectors on the ESC. In most applications, the red wire from the ESC will connect to the red wire (or positive + side hood) of the motor, and the black wire to the black wire (or negative - side hood) of the motor.
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Step 3: Hold full throttle on the transmitter and turn the ESC switch ON. Keep holding full throttle on the transmitter. If all your connections are correct, you will hear one multi-toned initialization “ring” from the motor (all sounds are played by the ESC vibrating the motor). Step 4: If the ESC’s voltage cutoff is set to Auto-LiPo (the default setting), then the ESC will emit a sequence of beeps indicating the number of battery cells.
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Audible Tone Key Description •• •– –• ••• Start Fail The ESC was unable to start the motor. Check your motor wiring and make sure there is nothing interfering with your drive train. Low Voltage Cutoff Main battery voltage dropped below the cutoff value. The default is Auto-LiPo which sets the cutoff value based on the detected cell count. Other options may be entered in Castle Link. Over-Current The ESC detected operating currents that exceed the capabilities of the ESC.
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The AUX signal has fixed endpoints of 1.1ms and 1.9ms, so there’s no need to calibrate anything to use the AUX wire. If the AUX wire becomes disconnected from the receiver, the ESC will use the value selected in Castle Link instead. Max Throttle Adjustment The ESC’s maximum power is scaled from 10% to 100% depending on the signal received on the AUX wire. Perfect for passing the controls to children, neighbors, or your boss.
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TRANSMITTER PROGRAMMING Transmitter programming is very easy; simply answer YES or NO to a list of options. These are grouped into five settings and each setting has several possible options. You can only accept one option per setting. By answering YES to an option you will jump to the next setting. If you answer NO to an option you will move to the next option within that setting.
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per cell detected. The ESC will beep the number of cells detected between the initialization “ring” and the arming “rings” on initial power up of the ESC. If the number of cells indicated does not match the number of cells in your LiPo pack, do not operate the vehicle. Unplug your battery and ensure that it is fully charged. Check with your battery manufacturer to make sure 3.2V per cell is their recommended cutoff. You can change this value in Castle Link if a higher per cell voltage is needed.
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Problem: My ESC calibrates for the full throttle and full brake positions but won’t calibrate to the neutral throttle position (yellow LED keeps flashing with single beeps). Solution: Try moving the throttle trim one way, then the other. If your transmitter has a 50/50 and 70/30 setting for the throttle, set it for 50/50 and retry calibration. If you have changed the throttle dead band to a narrower band using Castle Link, you may want to try going back to the “normal” setting.
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AUDIBLE ALERT REFERENCE Audible Tone • • • – – • • • • • • – • – • Key Start Fail Low Voltage Cutoff Over-Current Sensors Lost* Radio Glitch Audible Tone • – – – – • • – – • – • • • • • Key Excessive Load Auxiliary Wire Radio Glitch BEC Over-Temperature* Motor Over-Temperature* Datalog Full Warning* Over-Temperature * Not available on all Mamba X Series ESC models. See the Quick Start Guide for clarification. Copyright © 2015 Castle Creations, Inc.