hv110 wont arm? i need some help from the pros

[Semi Pro]

so i have an hv110 in im my revo with pistix adapter and it is just flashing the red light and wont arm

my radio is a dx 3.0

is it my castle setting? i have it set for fixed throtle, should it be on auto detect?

what are your guys setting?

[BrianG]

It is possible to get it to arm with that radio, but you won't ever get it perfect. That is an airplane ESC, so you'll need a pistix adaptor to translate the radio signal into something the ESC understands. After that, it's easy.

[Semi Pro]

brian i have the pistix adaptor, its setup just like you said to in your post about your high speed car

what are your castle link setttings? i think thats my problem

[Semi Pro]

im just getting a red flashing led and the bec isnt sending any power to the servos

am i suposed to have an external bec?

( new update, if i plug in a recever pack it works!.............. so should i have an external bec or is it suposed to have an internal and its just not working?)

[mtfly2000]

That is correct. The HV series do not come with a BEC. You'll need to buy the CCBEC or simular UBEC, or stick with the reciever pack if you're running so much voltage that you need an HV controller.

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by mtfly2000

That is correct. The HV series do not come with a BEC. You'll need to buy the CCBEC or simular UBEC, or stick with the reciever pack if you're running so much voltage that you need an HV controller.

cool thanks, i have a castle bec but i though that the hv110 had an internal

thankyou for your help alsong with brianG

[BrianG]

Nope, the HV is an Opto-ESC. Meaning it requires brains power from an external source. We are just used to ESCs that have their own built-in BEC. Even when we "disable" it by removing the wire, it still is powering the internal circuits. Any HV ESC will be an Opto design unless it happens to have a switching BEC built-in. The losses of a typical linear regulator are too great after just 3s, and who runs 3s on a 10s-12s controller?

[mtfly2000]

That was my point too. If you need a HV controller, odds are that you're running too much voltage for the CCBEC to be of use to you. But maybe not.

[BrianG]

Yeah, there are few choices for really HV BECs. DimensionEngineering makes one, and so does Western Robotics. I chose the WR for it's obvious construction beefiness and to try something different. The KoolFlight UBEC is good for up to around 9s (10s is a tad too high at 4.2v/cell).

[Semi Pro]

Originally Posted by BrianG

Yeah, there are few choices for really HV BECs. DimensionEngineering makes one, and so does Western Robotics. I chose the WR for it's obvious construction beefiness and to try something different. The KoolFlight UBEC is good for up to around 9s (10s is a tad too high at 4.2v/cell).

can you give me a link to the western bec


thanks

[BrianG]

Here are their BECs: http://www.western-robotics.com/hercule.html

And here is a test I did on the HV one if interested: http://rc-monster.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11251