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Our new ESCape32 ESC
- Thread starter Jarron
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macr0t0r
New User
Might be worth putting a wattmeter on an oversized BEC and work those servos hard. Add a safety margin to figure out your BEC. Like you, I prefer an oversized BEC on my bigger aircraft....wait, the 08? The 8g servo? What in blazes are you flying that is small enough to run on 3x 8g servos yet consumes 65amps! That's a BEAST!
Anyhow, 4amps should be good for 3x of those servos, but I can't find any specs that define the stall current (frankly, it seems no servo producer is willing to give that number anymore). If you don't have a way to hook up the wattmeter directly to the servo, then just connect it to the battery. If it is accurate enough, you should be able to measure the current with no servos, then plug in a servo to get the idle current, then apply resistance to the servo arm and give it some control to measure the stall current. Don't do this for too long, as digital servos will apply full power to get to their destination, so you could eventually burn out the motor. 2 or 3 seconds should be plenty.
Anyhow, 4amps should be good for 3x of those servos, but I can't find any specs that define the stall current (frankly, it seems no servo producer is willing to give that number anymore). If you don't have a way to hook up the wattmeter directly to the servo, then just connect it to the battery. If it is accurate enough, you should be able to measure the current with no servos, then plug in a servo to get the idle current, then apply resistance to the servo arm and give it some control to measure the stall current. Don't do this for too long, as digital servos will apply full power to get to their destination, so you could eventually burn out the motor. 2 or 3 seconds should be plenty.
macr0t0r
New User
Ah, Wayne had already responded on the 2nd page. Anyhow, just thought I'd chime in that I've been putting the little ESCs to use. The size of the 25A is amazingly tiny, as it's smaller than some of my 6A ESCs. I'm pretty much running on default settings, but I'd like to experiment with braking and reversing on my Skipper seaplane for some extra fun. I'll need to experiment a little to determine the correct settings, since there are a ton of settings devoted to crawlers.
macr0t0r
New User
What firmware type do I download if I wish to update the 25amp Escape32 ESC? Here's the current list of options: https://github.com/neoxic/ESCape32/releases/tag/rel14
Wayne - above you write:
FrSky telemetry is very simple to setup. add a single wire to the ESC, and set the telemetry to Sport via the wifi link. And you are off and running.
I used the sport connector with male servo plug on my twin GR8 receiver. I then soldered a servo wire to the telemetry pad (between the black and white wires) and added a female plug to connect to the sport connector (one wire). I set the ESC to sport telemetry with the wireless adapter. I try to discover the telemetry in my X20R and it never sees anything. Obviously it is powered up and I can run the motor. Any clues on what I might be doing wrong?
FrSky telemetry is very simple to setup. add a single wire to the ESC, and set the telemetry to Sport via the wifi link. And you are off and running.
I used the sport connector with male servo plug on my twin GR8 receiver. I then soldered a servo wire to the telemetry pad (between the black and white wires) and added a female plug to connect to the sport connector (one wire). I set the ESC to sport telemetry with the wireless adapter. I try to discover the telemetry in my X20R and it never sees anything. Obviously it is powered up and I can run the motor. Any clues on what I might be doing wrong?
OldRCFlyer
New User
I just bought an ESCape 32 from Aloft and received NO documentation whatever so I have no way of knowing where and how the wires go on the board. I have looked at some links and they are all different from the one i have. They had three when I first looked so at least two other people are in the same situation. Any help would be appreciated.
OldRCFlyer
New User
Thanks, that would be nice. Can you please mail them if I don't buy something else in the meantime??
Which ESC did you buy from us?
OldRCFlyer
New User
It was the ESCape 32 mini 2 25 amp without wires.
