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Features

Begin to Use a New ESC

Specifications

CAUTIONS

ATTENTION

Thanks for purchasing the Turnigy Marine series of Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) for RC boats.

High power system for RC models can be very dangerous, so please read this manual carefully. Because

we have no control over the use, installation or maintenance of the speed controller or other related

electronics, no liability may be assumed nor will be accepted for any damages, losses or costs resulting

from the use of this product. Any claims arising from the operation, malfunction and others will be

denied. We assume no liability for personal injury, consequential damages resulting from our product or

workmanship. As far as is legally permitted, the obligation to compensate is restricted to the invoice

amount of the aected product.

CAUTIONS

ATTENTION

Connections

For safety, please always keep the

propeller away from human body

or any other objects.

Red color input wire is positive

pole, Black color input wire is

negative pole.

Model

30A

60A

120A

180A

2-3 Not Available

Available

2-3

2-6

30A

60A

120A

180A

360A

720A

1080A

6V/1A

6V/2A

6V/5A

Boat ApplicableLiPo (S)

54.5x28.3x18.7mm

60.5x38.5x25.6

68.5x39.4x32

72x48x36.6

Size (incl. the

Water Cooling Pipe)

Continuous Peak Current

Water Cooling Pipe

Inside/Outside

41g

93g

150g

207g

Weight

External

Programming Port

BEC Type BEC Output

Users need to recalibrate the throttle range when

using a new ESC or a used transmitter with some of

its settings have been changed like the Throttle Trim,

D/R, EPA or other parameters.); otherwise the ECS

cannot work properly.

IMPORTANT

1. Turn on the transmitter, set parameters on the throttle channel like “D/R”, “EPA” and “ATL” to 100% (for transmitter without LCD, please turn the

knob to the maximum) and the throttle “TRIM” to 0 (for transmitter without LCD, please turn the corresponding knob to the neutral position). For

FutabaTM radio transmitter and similar ones, the direction of throttle channel shall be set to “REV”, while other radio systems shall be set to

“NOR”. We strongly recommend activating the “Fail Save” function of the radio system and set it (F/S) to “Output OFF” or set its value to the

“Neutral Position” to ensure the boat can be stopped when there is no signal received from the transmitter. Note: if the transmitter has the ABS

brake function, please disable it.

Connect the ESC, motor, receiver, battery and servo according to the wiring diagram below (Picture 1/2). Three wires from the ESC to the motor have no polarity, so you can connect them freely. Please recheck all the

connections and ensure they are correctly connected before proceeding to step 2. (And you may nd it’s necessary to swap two wires if the motor runs in reverse.)

1) Picture 1 is for

Turnigy Marine-30A, Turnigy Marine-60A and other ESCs that

work with one LiPo battery pack; that is a wiring diagram with 1 battery pack.

2) Picture 2 is for Turnigy Marine-120A, Turnigy Marine-180A and other ESCs that

may work with two LiPo battery packs; that is the wiring diagram with 2 battery

packs.

ATTENTION

2. If you are using a pistol transmitter:

a) Pull the throttle trigger to the top forward position (/full throttle), connect the ESC to the battery pack,

then turn the switch on; 2 seconds later, a row of “Beep- Beep-” can be heard, that means the full throttle

position has been conrmed.

b) Release the throttle trigger to the neutral position, a steady and long “Beep—” can be heard, that means

the neutral position has been conrmed.

Note: When the motor emits “Beep”

tone(s), the red LED in the ESC ashes at

the same time.

“Beep- Beep-” “Beep—”

The Normal Start Process

1. Move the throttle stick to the bottom position (/full brake), then turn on the transmitter.

2. Connect the battery pack to the ESC, the turn the switch on.

3. The motor emits several “Beeps” to denote the cells number in your Lipo battery pack. Please make sure that the number is correct. If only one “Beep” tone is emitted, that means the “Low-voltage Cuto

Threshold” (Please refer to the “Programmable Items” in the following form) is set to “No protection”, and it’s only suitable when you are using a NiMH/NiCd battery pack. Please never use the “No protection”

mode for Lipo battery; otherwise the Lipo battery will be damaged irreversibly.

4. One second later, the motor emits a steady and long “beep—” to conrm the zero-speed position of the throttle. If the throttle is not at that position, the motor will emit the continuous “beep-beep-beep...”

till the throttle returns to the zero-speed position.

5. Move the throttle stick upwards, the motor starts spinning and speeds up gradually.

3. If you are using a stick transmitter:

a) Push the throttle stick to the top position (/full throttle), connect the ESC to the battery pack, then turn the switch on; 2 seconds later,

a row of “Beep- Beep-” tone can be heard, that means the full throttle position has been conrmed.

b) If you want to set it (/the throttle range) to half-range, please move the throttle stick to the neutral position, a steady and long “Beep—” can

be heard, that means the neutral position has been conrmed. If you want to set it to full-range (In such a case, the boat cannot run

backward), please pull the throttle stick to the bottom position (/full brake), a steady and long “Beep—” can be heard, that means the bottom

position has been conrmed.

Note: When the

motor emits

“Beep” tone(s),

the red LED in

the ESC blinks at

the same time.

ATTENTION

“Beep—”

“Beep- Beep-”

• The water-proof level of the Turnigy Marine series has reached IP67, indicating the speed controllers can operate in water and users can directly use them without taking any precaution measures. (Note: please fully dry

all the connectors after use for avoiding rustiness.)

• The Copper Bar Heat Conduction technology (exclusively patented), water-cooling system and MOSFET with extremely low internal resistance, all these greatly upgrade the over-current withstanding capability and

reliability of the speed controllers.

• Brand-new software specially designed for RC boats, featured by excellent start-up & acceleration performance. In addition, it has outstanding adaptability to sudden load change caused by the hull bumping in sailing.

• 2 running modes: “Forward Only” and “Forward and Backward” for dierent applications.

• Multiple protections like low-voltage cuto protection, over-heat protection and throttle signal loss protection, those features specially designed for RC boats are reasonable and personalized.

• 8 options for timing adjustments, compatible with most kinds of sensorless brushless motors.

• Pocket-sized program card can help users to set the speed controller easily. (Note: The program card is optional)

Throttle Range Calibration

Linear Mode

Switch Mode

Length<45cm

Length<70cm

Length<110cm

Length<130cm

Picture 1 Picture 2

Battery

Motor

Receiver

Switch

Blue

Yellow

Orange

Electronic Speed Controller

Battery

Switch

Motor

Receiver

Electronic Speed Controller

Blue

Yellow

Orange

Ф2.0/4.0 mm

Ф3.0/5.4 mm

MARINE ESC

30A 60A 120A 180A

Summary of content (2 pages)

PAGE 1
MARINE ESC 30A 60A 120A 180A Thanks for purchasing the Turnigy Marine series of Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) for RC boats. High power system for RC models can be very dangerous, so please read this manual carefully. Because we have no control over the use, installation or maintenance of the speed controller or other related electronics, no liability may be assumed nor will be accepted for any damages, losses or costs resulting from the use of this product.
PAGE 2
Programmable Items 1. Running Mode: With the “Forward Only” mode, the boat can only go forward; while The italics in the following form are the default settings. in the “Forward and Backward” mode, the boat can go forward and reverse, which is Options suitable for some specially-designed boats. Please read the user manual of your boat to Programmable Items check if it can run backward. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2. Lipo Cells: We strongly suggest setting the “Lipo Cells” item manually.