Swordfish esc

[T.S.Davis]

I'm having zero luck with these. Ran the 120 with the same settings as my hobbywing. 3 laps in it shuts down. Not sure if the LVC is the culpret. I'll have to mess with it to see.

My brand new 220 burned up on the bench. Never got to run it.

What's the deal with the calibration beeps? They don't sound like the instructions describe. Is there a video with decent sound showing how to do it?

Not giving up but really frustrated with these.

[wiljm]

I think I used this video from OSE as an example when I did mine.

[tlandauer]

The manual was not clear, something lost in the translation, I just waited the first series of tones and immediately released the trigger, it seemed to arm. I then turned up the throttle EPA to 120%. I will try either tomorrow or Thursday.
Frankly I am a bit nervous as some of you who are more experienced than I am are having tough times with this ESC.

[T.S.Davis]

Great video Steve. I'll try it again once I'm ready to play boats again. Taking a little break after last week. Like maybe a week off. LOL

[rickwess]

The manual was not clear, something lost in the translation, I just waited the first series of tones and immediately released the trigger, it seemed to arm. I then turned up the throttle EPA to 120%. I will try either tomorrow or Thursday.
Frankly I am a bit nervous as some of you who are more experienced than I am are having tough times with this ESC.

With the latest FW, you shouldn't need to turn up the throttle trim. My logs show me hitting 100% throttle with my trim set at neutral. I'm running a Spektrum as well.

[ezhitz]

What is the current version? Mine is AHKB 3A16 11MS 2202 .

[rickwess]

What is the current version? Mine is AHKB 3A16 11MS 2202 .

I don't have my boats with me, but the last 4 digits look familiar. Hefei doesn't include the FW version in their naming conversion.

[tlandauer]

With the latest FW, you shouldn't need to turn up the throttle trim. My logs show me hitting 100% throttle with my trim set at neutral. I'm running a Spektrum as well.

Thanks, good to know. How is yours holding up?

[rickwess]

The lake was just too busy this weekend (Canada Day long weekend). Three water dogs at my cottage alone. With the high heat and humidity, everyone seemed to be in the water playing and keeping cool. Didn't want to risk it. I was really wanting to test my cooling mods.

The consultation prize was I got to spend more time playing with the 228" gas boat:

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[tlandauer]

Wow! She is a beauty!
Enjoy!

[T.S.Davis]

Must have been horrible for you. Not sure how you survived.

[tlandauer]

I guess this is my lucky day. The ESC didn't go boom. Everything worked out. I am using this in a Zippkits JAE21 FE rigger with a TPPOWER 3640 6D motor (3670/2460kv) with a H7 prop. Speed increased from 99kph to 112kpm. That is 69.6mph.
Temp was never higher than 124 at the capacitors and motor was 127 at the hottest. Battery was 111 . I ran 2 packs of Grim Lipo and 1 pack of Dinogy.
The graph shows my average amp draw was 138a, 2009w.
I realized perhaps I also have the latest FW (2002), but I left the throttle EPA @120%, no issues, log showed throttle 100%. Timing was manually set via the USB to 2 degrees advance. I wanted to leave it at low as was set with the box, but changed my mind before leaving the house.
Thanks to everyone who gave me advice!

[Fluid]

Great Tim! That's a big increase due to the ESC. Different settings? Congrats!



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[rickwess]

I realized perhaps I also have the latest FW (2202)

If you purchased it recently, you probably do. The 220+ I purchased from OSE in Nov'13 needed to be updated, but the 220+ I purchased from OSE in Feb'14 was already at the latest release.

I know you were on the fence about trying the Swordfish ESC. What do you think of it compared to the SK180?

[tlandauer]

Great Tim! That's a big increase due to the ESC. Different settings? Congrats!



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Thank you Fluid!
Other than leveling the turn fin dead level with the top of the tub when viewed from the port side as suggested by Doug Smock, there is not much I can do to improve this rigger---it was bought used and although built well, it had its share of mileage. Also made sure the strut is touching the floor of the skid, I could only made .5mm difference, but small changes yield dividends I guess in the end!
I learned so much just fiddling this rigger.
I know my progress is slow compare to more adventurous people, but I know my limitations all too well.