Castle X Series Drivers Ed Guide

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Recommended capacity for 1/18th scale vehicles is 1500mAh+, 1/10th, 1/8th, and 1/5th scale recommended capacity is
5000mAh+. Do not use 20C continuous discharge batteries. We recommend 30C continuous discharge or higher for 1/18th scale
to 1/8th scale vehicles (or high quality 25C batteries such as Traxxas® Power Cells®), and 50C continuous or higher for 1/5th
scale vehicles. Using too low of a C rating or capacity will damage your ESC and will not be covered under warranty.
Top-of-the-line cells aren’t required for this system to operate normally, but the best cells will certainly allow your Castle system
to put more power to the ground.
You cannot trade off capacity (mAh) for C rating or vice versa. You MUST meet the requirements listed above.
CONNECTORS AND POWER WIRING
Poor quality battery connectors can be a roadblock to performance. Avoid the common “white plastic” connectors seen on many
battery packs. A high-performance brushless setup will draw many times the power that these connectors can safely handle.
Invest in connector sets made for high-powered electric systems such as our CC Bullets, Castle Polarized Connectors, Traxxas®
Power Connectors, FlightPower Star™ Plug, or Deans® Ultra Plugs.
Your Castle ESC has motor connectors on the motor wires or directly on the ESC and the battery input wires are bare. You must add
the connector of your choice to the battery leads. We recommend a connector rated for 40-100 amps, depending on your setup.
Check the amperage ratings of your connectors to make sure they meet the amperage requirements for your application, e.g.,
don’t use 40 amp connectors on a 1/5th scale setup.
Proper polarity is essential here! Make absolutely sure positive (+) connects to positive (+), and negative (-) connects to
negative (-) when you plug in your battery! If reverse polarity is applied to your ESC from the battery, it WILL damage your ESC.
This WILL NOT be covered under warranty!
MOTOR WIRING
Brushless Motor Wiring, Sensorless Motors (Figure 1)
For sensorless brushless motor connections, the three wires from the ESC to
the motor have no polarity. Connect the three wires coming from the motor
to the ESC’s motor connections in any order. If you are using a motor other
than a Castle Creations motor, you may need to either solder the included
bullet plugs to your motor, or solder the ESC wires directly to the motor wires.
If you choose to direct solder or to shorten the motor wires, you may do so
on the Castle Creations 14XX series, 15XX series, 1717, and 2028 motors
only. DO NOT CUT any part of the wire length from any other motor,
regardless of brand or type. In most cases, only the last 1/4 inch or so of the
motor wires are able to be soldered. If they are clipped shorter you may not
be able to solder the remaining portion of the wire and the motor will not run
properly, if at all.
If the motor is supplied with connectors you do not want to use, simply unsolder the original motor connectors from
the wires - do not cut them off.
Brushless Motor Wiring, Sensored Motors* (Figure 2):
For sensored brushless motor connections, the three wires from the ESC to
the motor DO HAVE polarity. Connect the ESC to the motor. Connect A to A, B
to B, C to C, and install the sensor harness after removing the dust cover. In
order to change the motor direction, use Castle Link.
*Not available on all ESCs. See product Quick Start Guide for clarification.
Figure 1
Figure 2