Brand new Z.T.W esc won?t work

[montymike]

Got my new 300 amp Z.TW. Seal in the mail with program card soldered on Leeds programed it hooked it up to radio transmitter receiver that I knew worked . Thing just beeps in motor otherwise does not work. I have various esc?s first one that did not work at all. Any help please thanks mike.

[fweasel]

Did you calibrate the throttle?

[Jesse J]

Same for me until I tried a pistix. Is there another solution?

[plinse]

You can not set up the ZTW controller with the progbox alone, you always have to calibrate it to the RC.
If the ESC does nothing but beeping it has not accepted the calibration.

If you think that you did a calibration with your RC and the ESC did not accept it, it might be the pistix-issue.

With my Graupner SJ RC I just need to programm 2 mixer to enlarge the travel, even though it is a colt transmitter. 0-100% is often not enough to be accepted by the ESC but using 2 mixer I can get -150% to +150%.
This works well with every ESC so far including the ZTW 300A Seal. Without the mixer I would have problems with many ESC.

It also took me quite some time to get the ZTW running. Since I got it calibrated it just works like any other ESC. Setting it up with the prog box alone is not enough. It is my only ESC that is so "complicated" but with a 300A ESC I appreciate that they make sure that the motor does not start running by mistake.

[Rich]

I'm having a problem with my ztw 300 too. I have a spektrum radio system set to 150 both directions. It calibrates but the throttle has no resolution. I give it throttle and it spins the motor but it doesnt vary speed with the trigger movement. I just held full throttle and is spins up a few seconds later shutters, then spins fast. Any idea what's going on? I'd really like to get this boat in the water!

[fweasel]

I'm having a problem with my ztw 300 too. I have a spektrum radio system set to 150 both directions. It calibrates but the throttle has no resolution. I give it throttle and it spins the motor but it doesnt vary speed with the trigger movement. I just held full throttle and is spins up a few seconds later shutters, then spins fast. Any idea what's going on? I'd really like to get this boat in the water!

Try reversing your throttle channel in the transmitter setup, then re-do your calibration procedure.

[Rich]

I tried that it didnt work. I played around with it some more on the software and got it to work. It seems the soft start setting was making it act weird. I hooked up a different motor, tried 3 different radios and messed with the settings somehow I got it to work. Weird...not sure what I did but it works!

[hispeed10k]

I tried that it didnt work. I played around with it some more on the software and got it to work. It seems the soft start setting was making it act weird. I hooked up a different motor, tried 3 different radios and messed with the settings somehow I got it to work. Weird...not sure what I did but it works!

Where do you find the software for them as i am having a issue with mine doing almost the same thing!!! Brand new 200A!!!

[Peter A]

Where do you find the software for them as i am having a issue with mine doing almost the same thing!!! Brand new 200A!!!

I found with my 200 that I had to manually program it with the tx before the program box would work, bit of a thing getting used to the beeps!. Until then it would not even connect with the program box, after that no problem. make sure your throttle is at zero trim.

[Rich]

Where do you find the software for them as i am having a issue with mine doing almost the same thing!!! Brand new 200A!!!

Look at the ztw 300 on offshoreelectrics he has a link for it in the description.

[hispeed10k]

Look at the ztw 300 on offshoreelectrics he has a link for it in the description.

Not seeing a link there...??

[hispeed10k]

I found with my 200 that I had to manually program it with the tx before the program box would work, bit of a thing getting used to the beeps!. Until then it would not even connect with the program box, after that no problem. make sure your throttle is at zero trim.

What's happening with mine is once i take my finger off the throttle and i turn the wheel, the esc engages and spins the prop. I added a battery to the reciever and it stopped!!! But i know this is not supposed to happen!

[Rich]

What's happening with mine is once i take my finger off the throttle and i turn the wheel, the esc engages and spins the prop. I added a battery to the reciever and it stopped!!! But i know this is not supposed to happen!

My bad it's not there but here https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pr...-usb-201000010

What do you mean by wheel? Are you using a pistol grip radio?

[hispeed10k]

My bad it's not there but here https://www.offshoreelectrics.com/pr...-usb-201000010

What do you mean by wheel? Are you using a pistol grip radio?

Thanks for the link!! Yes i'm using a pistol grip radio...7PX Futaba.

[Rich]

Thanks for the link!! Yes i'm using a pistol grip radio...7PX Futaba.

Do you have a mix programmed? That's the only thing I can think of that would cause that to happen, or the esc is plugged into the wrong channel