Programming Guide
Trouble
Possible Reason
Action
Motor doesn’t work, but there are
audible tones signalling the
number of cells after powering up
ESC.
The ESC throttle calibration has
not set up.
Set up the ESC throttle
calibration.
Motor doesn’t work and no
audible tone emitted after
connecting the battery. Servos
are not working either.
Poor/loose Connection between
battery Pack and ESC.
Clean connector terminals or
replace connector.
No power
Replace with a freshly charged
battery pack
Poor soldered connections (dry
joints)
Re-solder the cable connections
Wrong battery cable polarity
Check and verify cable polarity
ESC throttle cable connected to
receiver in the reverse polarity
Check the ESC cable connected
to the ESC to ensure the
connectors are in the correct
polarity.
Faulty ESC
Replace ESC
Motor doesn’t work and no
audible tone emitted after
connecting the battery BUT
servos are working. Or Motor
doesn’t work after powering up
the ESC. An alert tone with single
beeping tones followed by a short
pause (* * * *) is emitted.
Poor / loose connection between
ESC and motor
Clean connector terminals or
replace connectors
Burnt motor coils
Replace motor
Poor soldered connections(dry
joints)
Re-solder the cable connections
The battery pack voltage exceeds
the acceptable range.
Replace with a freshly charged
battery pack
Check battery pack voltage
Motor doesn’t work after
powering up the ESC. An alert
tone with continuous beeping
tones (****) is emitted.
The throttle stick is not in the
minimum position at power up.
Move the throttle stick to the
minimum position.
Motor doesn’t work after
powering up the ESC.ESC emits
two audible tones followed by
short beeps (●● ●● ●● ●● )
Reversed throttle channel caused
the ESC to enter the
programming mode.
Enter the servo reverse menu on
your transmitter and reverse the
throttle channel. Note: For
Futaba radios set the throttle
channel to Reverse.
Motor runs in reverse rotation
Wrong cables polarity between
the ESC and the motor.
Swap any two of the three cable
connections between the ESC
and the Motor or access the
Motor Rotation function via the
ESC programming mode and
change the pre-set parameters.
Motor stops running in flight.
Lost throttle signal
Check proper operation of the
radio equipment.