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11-21-2010 11:50 AM
martyisnuts
Re: motor runs when TX off

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Originally Posted by Cougar429 View Post
What was meant earlier about the motor wires is the colour coding is not really important. Even with all black wires, any of the 3 from the ESC can be connected to any 3 from the motor. If the direction of rotation is incorrect you simply swap ANY 2 of the 3 wires to reverse direction.

And Waylander is correct, NEVER power up the craft without the transmitter on. That includes shut down. Transmitter is shut off LAST STEP.
Friend.
11-21-2010 11:47 AM
Cougar429
Re: motor runs when TX off

What was meant earlier about the motor wires is the colour coding is not really important. Even with all black wires, any of the 3 from the ESC can be connected to any 3 from the motor. If the direction of rotation is incorrect you simply swap ANY 2 of the 3 wires to reverse direction.

And Waylander is correct, NEVER power up the craft without the transmitter on. That includes shut down. Transmitter is shut off LAST STEP.
11-21-2010 11:14 AM
martyisnuts
Re: motor runs when TX off

It was a whole lot easier asking a simple question then reading and surfing and trying to figure things out on my own and getting stressed. Which i usually do .lol
11-21-2010 10:43 AM
martyisnuts
Re: motor runs when TX off

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Originally Posted by sport_flying View Post
Check the fail safe for the throttle. You may have bound the receiver with the throttle not in the off position.
I bound it with the throttle off. It fixed it.
11-21-2010 10:36 AM
martyisnuts
Re: motor runs when TX off

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Originally Posted by aceplant00 View Post
Are for the motor wires check the rotation of the prop. IF it is not running in correct direction swap any 2 of the wires. Will change the rotation direction.
11-21-2010 10:32 AM
martyisnuts
Re: motor runs when TX off

What about the wires to the motor? on my trainer they are color coated but on these hobbyking parts i bought there not????
11-21-2010 10:31 AM
aceplant00
Re: motor runs when TX off

Are for the motor wires check the rotation of the prop. IF it is not running in correct direction swap any 2 of the wires. Will change the rotation direction.
11-21-2010 10:25 AM
martyisnuts
Re: motor runs when TX off

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Originally Posted by waylander View Post
The tx tells the rx what to do, with it turned of the rx will do random things. Never have power to your system without the tx on. Rule #1 with rc is tx on first and off last.
Its all new to me and it will take awhile to learn so i'll have lots of questions. Glad there's this forum and good people out there that will help.
11-21-2010 10:22 AM
sport_flying
Re: motor runs when TX off

Check the fail safe for the throttle. You may have bound the receiver with the throttle not in the off position.
11-21-2010 10:17 AM
waylander
Re: motor runs when TX off

The tx tells the rx what to do, with it turned of the rx will do random things. Never have power to your system without the tx on. Rule #1 with rc is tx on first and off last.
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