ESC QUESTION, Hifei Swordfish PLUS 200 amp

[Mecka1990]

Hi,

someone got the listed ESC like me and can give me a detailed information?

when i give full throttle, what color and how the esc flashs? mine blinks green every 0,5 seconds with full throttle, i think i read somewhere that it must be red and constant with full throttle, is that right?

[drwayne]

solid green

turn the throttle adjust on transmitter to 120% and try again.
some 2.4ghx Tx do not calibrate SF esc properly...


DocW

[Mecka1990]

solid green

turn the throttle adjust on transmitter to 120% and try again.
some 2.4ghx Tx do not calibrate SF esc properly...


DocW

i tryd, still flashing green every 0,5 seconds, set my spektrum to 125% throttle, tryd to calibrate the throttle endpoints new, esc new calibrated, still the same, hmmmm

[drwayne]

on spektrum, set throttle to 100%
Calibrate esc again with this Tx setting.
-- turn on Tx.
-- hold throttle 100%
-- turn on esc.
-- "music" dling dling dling dling .. pause beep beep ..pause.. beep beep .. pause ... beep beep ...
-- somewhere in middle of 2 beeps ( pause ) you release throttle back to zero

now adjust Spektrum throttle to 125%

try again.

DocW

[Mecka1990]

on spektrum, set throttle to 100%
Calibrate esc again with this Tx setting.
-- turn on Tx.
-- hold throttle 100%
-- turn on esc.
-- "music" dling dling dling dling .. pause beep beep ..pause.. beep beep .. pause ... beep beep ...
-- somewhere in middle of 2 beeps ( pause ) you release throttle back to zero

now adjust Spektrum throttle to 125%

try again.

DocW

thats what i have done, hmmmmm


maybe the esc dont get enough power? 37mm 2075kv dwind, twinsetup with 5s 80c 4000 mah

[Mecka1990]

latest firmware for ish 200+ amp i get from hifei.com via skype, before 3 days, so the firmware isnt the problem

[Mecka1990]

on spektrum, set throttle to 100%
Calibrate esc again with this Tx setting.
-- turn on Tx.
-- hold throttle 100%
-- turn on esc.
-- "music" dling dling dling dling .. pause beep beep ..pause.. beep beep .. pause ... beep beep ...
-- somewhere in middle of 2 beeps ( pause ) you release throttle back to zero

now adjust Spektrum throttle to 125%

try again.

DocW

got a vid for you, help me getting this stuff runnign corectly haha, i have no idea what to do. just uploading...

[Mecka1990]

so, here it is, on the first vid you can see i hold the throttle on the transmitter on 100%, connecting the esc with lipo, no 2 beeps with pauses between, hahaha, whats next?
i tryd: spektrum 100% th settings, set esc with the first 4 beeps, not solid green with full throttle (as you can see), set throttle 125%, still not solid green, but a little bit more power.

1. vid esc settings with weird sounds:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjfgrdrXW3o&feature=youtu.be

2. Spektrum dx20 125% throttle:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLdx8wNEnJk&feature=youtu.be

im getting frustrated :help:

[Mecka1990]

and yes i set the esc´s first with 100% spektrum throttle settings and after setting them i change to 125%, i tried 125% first to and then tested, not working.
lipos are fully charged for the tests.

still same esc settings like lvs, startup, and the rest

[Mecka1990]

as you can see on the first vid the leds are only flashing with full throttle

when setting up the esc´s i tried to realese the throttle after the first period of beeps and this funny sound, but when i do so it starts again, i tried to realese, press, realese, bla bla, when i realese it with the 5. beep, it starts 5x beep, funny sound, and again beeps till 10.

[drwayne]

in video #1
you need to release throttle at 0.19 or 0.20 or 0.21 !
there is one beep ... beep ... beep ... beep !
not 2 .. have not heard this routine before, but means same.,
W

[Mecka1990]

thats what i did, hmmmmm, any other ideas?

[Mecka1990]

i try today the traxxas transmiter when i get home, this poo must works -.-

[drwayne]

what usb setting for this esc ?

[Mecka1990]

what usb setting for this esc ?

lvc: 5cells (tryd already 2 cells lvc, maybe lvc was on, wasnt)
Startup: standart (tryd soft and fast, fast startup is not good because he jumps from 20% throttle instantly to over 60% and he is screaming, dont want my boat try to fly)
pwm rate: 8 khz (tryd 12 and 16)
timing: auto
Cutoff Voltage/Cell: 3.1
Brake Types: no brakes
Cutoff Type: Hard Cutoff

[Mecka1990]

i got a traxxas XO-1 and will take the receiver and transmitter to test it on the esc´s, there is definetly something wrong, 6 months im searching for a reason why this crap wont work, everythign done what is in my possibility, maybe tomorrow it works ;(

[Mecka1990]

with the last drve of my zonda i get only 34 km/h, lvc was off, 39mm props on 2075 lv dwind sss 37mm motors with 5s, thats really not ok ;(

[Mecka1990]

so, i tryd today 3 different transmitters, 1,5 hours working on this and i cant set the esc´s for 100% throttle, i tryd everything that is possible, still not solved, i writed a mail to hifei, lets see what they say to this.

[drwayne]

When you use USB it will show the throttle range setting. if this is more than 700us it is 100%....
China has Chinese New Year holidays now.. every one is closed until maybe 20th !


This is most strange
1. does your Rx use power from esc ? I would try outside Rx battery ( use USB to turn of Rx power from esc )

I hear the esc play tone for 4 cells in video #1
You have set by USB to 4cell ?

Set by USB the timing for medium.

very unusual for 2x esc same fault..

cheers
W

[Mecka1990]

ah thats right, i will try to connect the esc´s with usb again

[Mecka1990]

Only 512 throttle range, what now?

[drwayne]

Only 512 throttle range, what now?

2am here.
Let me sleep !
Maybe I dream of answer haha

[Mecka1990]

HAHAHA, yesterday i writed and workd on the boat from 22 pm till 7 am, and yes i was here and writed everything ;) good night, hahaha, i hope you find a answer :p

[Mecka1990]

drwayne, got a screenshot for you.

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you can show me yours? or someone others can show me that he really get 100% throttle?

[Mecka1990]

and this one is the second esc:

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whats now wrong? -.-

[Mecka1990]

i tryd now the traxxas TQI and the second both ESC got the same Parameters like before, nothing changed...

[drwayne]

here is SF200 on 4S.
I think your problem is somehow Tx/Rx.

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[Mecka1990]

what exactly you mean with Tx/Rx?

[Mecka1990]

SOLVED, i get it, finally, i needet to set my spektrum DX2.0 on 75% throttle, then i Setted up the Esc: 3 beeps when plugin in with holding Throttle Max forward, then comes 1 beep, pause, 2. beep, pause, 3. beep (release).

after that, i give full throttle to record the data for the data logger, with about 20% throttle i change on the transmitter from 75% to 125%, and then i get the 100% throttle.

oh man, that was a hard job, about 3 months working on this -.- (not all the time, every week 2-3 times)

screen 1 = Esc on the Right side
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screen 2 = Esc on the left side
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how you can see the motors are working a little bit different, shoud i see that when driving in water?