seaking 180 esc not working...HELP!!

[britscoot]

new esc and its not doing its thing.
all i'm getting is a beep beep etc and a red flashing light.
steering is working but no throttle.
freshly charged battery and i have the program card.

i am stumped.


thanks in advance

ian:help:

[LiPo Power]

Did you calibrate with your radio?

[britscoot]

if you mean holding throttle on full while connecting power, yes.

I have even tried a different motor.I have other smaller seakings and this is the first problem
i've had.
I cant get the program card to work with either.

I really appreciate your help.

[m4a1usr]

What battery are you using? 2S? 6S?

John

[britscoot]

4s lipo fully charged.
I have the dx3 tx.
The 180 is beeping and the motor is twitching as it beeps.
If that makes sense....lol

[BakedMopar]

Yes that usually happens when you connect power but have no radio signal. When holding the throttle open on start up are you returning to neutral while its still beeping? I'm going to assume your using the internal BEC, which means power is getting through it and powering your reciever. Try re-binding your tx to you rx and try setting the throttle perameters again.

BTW make double sure your esc is plugged into the correct port and the right way into your rx. Iv'e made that mistake a few times myself.

[britscoot]

i've tried everything i normally do.
re bind etc.
I have installed new esc's before bit this is new problem for me.
The red light on the esc flashes and the motor twitches even when its not plugged in to the rx.
I have also tried another rx.

Looks like its a paper weight or is the 180 different to my 120 and 35amp seakings?

thanks again

[BakedMopar]

i've tried everything i normally do.
re bind etc.
I have installed new esc's before bit this is new problem for me.
The red light on the esc flashes and the motor twitches even when its not plugged in to the rx.
I have also tried another rx.

Looks like its a paper weight or is the 180 different to my 120 and 35amp seakings?

thanks again

Did you try reversing the throttle channel?

[electric]

Did you try reversing the throttle channel?

Try this. I bet that is it.

[blackcat26]

I had a similar problem one time when my esc was programmed for a higher voltage. If the input voltage is not high enough it won't do anything but blink blink blink.

[sailr]

Don't use the auto-detect setting for lipos. Manually set it for the number of cells you are using.

[britscoot]

all i have is a red flashing light and the motor twitches.
I tried using the program card but got nothing.
reversed the tx etc.

this really sux.

[britscoot]

if its not working with the program card it must be f'ed?
I just hooked up the card to my seaking 120 no problem.

what are your thoughts?

[sailr]

The motor twitches because that is where the sound comes from!

[britscoot]

i just tried different voltage and still nothing.
I still dont understand why it wont work with the program card.
Hobbywings website isnt really helpful either.
I emailed them once regarding another esc problem i was having and got no response.
Guess you get what you pay for.

[785boats]

Have you tried moving your throttle trim down or up. That some times is the problem. It's not reading zero on the TX. It's happened to me.
Cheers
Paul.

[boatinjoe]

my swordfish was doing the same thing twitching, these are all made by hefei? look down at my thread ''any swordfish 240 hv users'' I tried everything then 'disar' posted to set my throttle trim 25% B and hold until it beeps 4 times then go to nuetral it worked!!

[britscoot]

Yeah tried almost everything!

Its only futabas that require rev throttle.I tried it anyways.
I'm using spektrum dx3 tx and a mr200 rx which work well with my other seakings.
My brain hurts now and i have to admit defeat.

[britscoot]

i still think if its NOT working with the program card its got a major problem.

I hate this esc....lol

thanks for trying guys!

[simo71]

Have you tried a different motor? You could also disconnect the motor from the esc, leave it for 5 minutes or so then reconnect & redo the calibration. Is this a DX3S transmitter you are using?

I'm running the same esc with a dX3s & have no issue. Be sure that your ESC receiver plug is plugged in the right way round. What is the receiver doing? is the light steady or flashing?

[britscoot]

i have tried a lot of different combinations,motors,rx etc
Using the DX3e with other esc's no problem.The tx is bound to the rx and the steering works.
So the esc is providing power to the rx but all i'm getting is a green flashing light.
Did i mention i hate this esc for giving me grief.

[sailr]

Sounds like you should try a different motor as Simo71 suggests.

[britscoot]

things i have tried.
different motors,rx's, battery voltage etc.
I must correct my previous post,i'm getting a RED flashing light,NOT GREEN.

when i connect it to the program card,nothing on the card lights up.
This esc has won!
I hate to give up though.

[sailr]

Bummer

[simo71]

Did you go over the things I mentioned? With that radio you need to check all your switches are in the correct place. The 180's are a good ESC, perhaps you could try another ESC from some where else & see if motor etc operates as normal.

Also what slot are you using on the program card?

[ENCORE MAN]

things i have tried.
different motors,rx's, battery voltage etc.
I must correct my previous post,i'm getting a RED flashing light,NOT GREEN.

when i connect it to the program card,nothing on the card lights up.
This esc has won!
I hate to give up though.

britscoot, it is time to end this frustration, shipped in four days from OSE, an ETTI 150.....these puppies are precious. BG

[britscoot]

i have the seaking 120 also and had no problems with my DX3e.
I didnt have a problem setting that one up.
If you have to jump through hoops to get an esc to work,then its not for me.
All you should have to do is program and go.
I am using the right hand slot on the card as per the instructions but nothing lights up.
I just think i have a bad unit.

[BakedMopar]

With a light tester make sure the white wire is sending signal. Check that it's not pinched or frayed.

[britscoot]

I just finally heard back from the place i got it and they are going to exchange it.

Thanks guys for trying to put me out of my misery.

Your the best!

[ozboater]

I just finally heard back from the place i got it and they are going to exchange it.

Thanks guys for trying to put me out of my misery.

Your the best!

nice...

where did you buy it ???

good luck with the replacement :buttrock:

[britscoot]

Got it from hobbypartz and they replaced it in 7 days.
Must say i was pleasantly surprised with the result.

[Team FFRB]

if its not working with the program card it must be f'ed?
I just hooked up the card to my seaking 120 no problem.

what are your thoughts?

Buddy,

Sounds like the bec has shat it self.

Plug in a receiver battery.

[Diesel6401]

my swordfish was doing the same thing twitching, these are all made by hefei? look down at my thread ''any swordfish 240 hv users'' I tried everything then 'disar' posted to set my throttle trim 25% B and hold until it beeps 4 times then go to nuetral it worked!!

Negative. Seaking's are made by hobbywing. They are also sold by Hobbycity as "Turnigy marine" and Venom also sells the 60 amp esc's as "Venom Pro Marine", Swordfish esc's are made by Hifei they are also sold by hobbycity as "Turnigy Aquastar"