Wiring
 

Well, I finally received my motor and esc. I am getting down to wiring it all up now and I am sure I will need some counsel. Mike I hope that you can source any bits I need?

FYI these are used. No lecture needed.:p
The Motor= lehner1940/6
The ESC=BK 9918

My first Questions:
I need to connect the ESC to the motor. What plugs do I need for these three connectors? What order ought they be plugged in?

The negative battery wire is worn, will shrink tape handle that?

I thought I attached a pic of the motor? Any ways here it is.

What is the little red plug under the positive wire?:C: ALso the red wire from the group of three had its pin remoned from the 3 pin connector. Why?

I can only help with question number 2. If the copper wire itself is undamaged you can use some heatshrink over it.

The strands of copper are intact. It had been covered with electrical tape. I took it off to investigate. Thanks!:)

these are the connectors you want for connecting controller wires to motor:

Jeti's Gold Plated Brushless Connectors

can be found here:

http://www.hobby-lobby.com/connectors.htm

justin

The red plug/jumper is the programming jumper mentioned in Mike's writeup on how to program the 9920 controller, you should read it. It's a sticky in the BL forum.

The red wire is removed from the 3 pin plug to disable the internal BEC. There is also a black jumper behind that red one that will do the same thing.

Mike has the 3.5mm gold connectors for motor/esc you need, and the order doesn't really matter as long as the motor is turning in the right direction. If the motor turns reverse direction, you just swap the two outside wires and then it should turn the right way.
Hope that makes some sense!
--JD

Thanks Standard
I have read the sticky on programming a few times. I am sure a few more times might help. Now that I have one in my hands.
So... if I peel back a bit of the shrink wrap, I will find the black Jumper, pluggy looking thingy?:L:
I was under the impression that the 3.5mm gold connectors were a wire to wire connector?


If you have not noticed I am a big fan of pictures. They speak a thousand words. :cool:

The 3.5mm connectors can be used for both. You just need the male ends sind the female is on the motor. The little black jumper looks like the red one just under the shrink wrap. A little bit of shrink wrap or tape will fix the wire damage to since the strans are still in tact.

Hi Papa!

The red is for programming, i attached the manual, you might find some helpfull use.

The motor you are using takes plugs, The motor can be used in different configurations. can't find the appropriate documentation at this moment. the wire can be covered with shrink, or can be replaced. (mike could do this, i pressume) covering it with shrink would work..

If I pinch on to the little plug looking things on the Motor, are you saying that they ought to pull out? Then solder wire?

No, those are the sockets.. (for the plugs, or are those the plugs?? can't you pull them out?)

I gave them a good tug with a needle nose plier, they are in there solid.

Okay, you need male plugs that fit in those then!