Electric Stunt > ESC Settings
The Cookbook?
Paul Taylor:
I am just starting to get a handle on some of the electric stuff. I going to try and go electric.
I have downloaded and digested the cook book.
Just wondering if it needs updating. With all the new products that are available maybe some things are needing updated.
I am definitely not the person to do it though. 😉
Ken Culbertson:
My only suggestion is that the cookbook was written before many of the active timers in use today. You do things a bit differently with an active timer but, since I am only one generation removed from being the new kid on the block with them, I will leave that to others if you are headed that route from the start. My advice would be to keep the first one very simple and cheap at least till you make most of the dumb mistakes we all made learning electric.
Ken
Brent Williams:
Norm Whittle's cookbook is still valid for its intended product use, which is for programming Hubin FM-9 Timers and Castle ESC's in Hi-Governor mode.
For the active timers like those from Igor Burger and Fiorotti, you will just have to rely on the info supplied by the designers and the community of users.
Ken Culbertson:
--- Quote from: Brent Williams on November 27, 2022, 03:30:42 AM ---programming Hubin FM-9 Timers and Castle ESC's in Hi-Governor mode.
--- End quote ---
To combine my comment with Brent's - Start With that combination. y1
Ken
Dennis Toth:
Paul,
Since you are just starting in electric you can do a very simple setup that will work really well until you reach expert level in competition. Just use the control line mode in the ESC (I use Castle ESC's). Set for fixed rpm, set the rpm you want in all three throttle sections (make sure you set the cutoff for sensitive and fast, this saves the ESC if you have a prop stopping event). Set the brake to fast and 90%ish. Now use the timer set to 100% throttle in all sections, use the timer just to set the start delay (I use 20 sec) and flight time.
This system setup gives you power as needed to pull vertical and brake as the ship goes downhill. Electrics by nature add power as the load increases and reduces it as the load comes off, they hold a pretty constant speed. After you get a little more familiar with how electrics work you can add the other more complex stuff.
Best, DennisT
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