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MGM 160/24 PLANE ESC - Can't Program It?!?!?!
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MGM 160/24 PLANE ESC - Can't Program It?!?!?! - 12.25.2005, 03:21 AM

Hey all - hoping i can get some advice or tips or anything i can get! -lol- Got 3 problems here - hoping u guys are feeling merry and helpful! -lol-

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I am having some problems trying to program my ESC. It is an MGM-Compro 160/24 Plane ESC, but i am running it in a converted Team Losi LST, with 18 nimh cells and a lehner 2230 11 wind motor. I am using mechanical brakes, and a Futaba 3PM-FM 'Megatech' radio.

I have had the thought that the ESC may need a "Stick" radio to be used instead of the pistol grip radio? I am hoping i don't need to change from my pistol grip radio to a stick radio - if that's the case, i'll need to buy another controller to substitute, as i hate sticks for land vehicles -lol-

I've tried all my different throttle trim settings, but can only get one outcome, or the other... If i leave the TX alone, and plug in the batteries, it will just sit there and beep at me - i feel it is the "0.25 second delay" beeps.

*i am getting either of the following two 'outcomes'...

a) (with no throttle pressed) series of beeps (have a feeling it's the 0.25 delay constant beeps) OR

b)(with no throttle pressed) 2 beeps - 10 second delay - 3 beeps - bout 3 second delay - then 4 short beeps - then red LED turns off and nothing.

Usually i get 'outcome a' with the throttle trim at zero, and pressing nothing. If i change the throttle trim up to about 64 (towards brake) i get 'outcome b' - but with trim at 63 - i get 'outcome b'. Same thing with sub trim - one or the other.

Sort of as if there's no neutral or something? I've also tried ending with throttle max brake instead of leaving it sit - just do

I also get 'outcome b' with throttle pressed full the whole time...

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Having probs with the USB aswell.... the PC makes the lil noise (same one as when any USB device is connected) but when i connect the USBCOM - it makes a similar - but different noise - and i don't get the lil msg where i can click the bubble to install drivers for the device etc that usually comes up in the bottom right corner in windows XP. Is there a way i can manually do this?

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Crap - one other thing -lol- I have probs with the mechanical brake - When the TX hits Forward throttle - the ESC is forwards, but the brake servo is actually braking...when the TX hits brakes - the ESC hits brakes - but the servo lets go of brakes...

So they are swapped and reversed to one another if that makes sense.... from the RX - they're connected as this....
RX--->FailSafe--->Y-Harness--->splits to esc and mechanical brake servo.


Sorry for the encyclopedia of questions - but is there anything you fellas can do to help me out here on either of the probs i'm having? I am desperate to get this truck up and running - the wait has been too long already! -lol-
   
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