Went out and flew the C&D timer today.  Sometimes it went well and other times it was frustrating.  I believe the frustration was caused by the Jeti Spin Pro 44 ESC that I'm using.  The first flight the system armed and gave me a beep.  Then I got the momentary spin after 3 seconds.  After the delay time was up the motor started to spool up then shut off!  This happened several times.  Back to the pits.  After fiddling with the ESC settings ( I don't remember what I changed) the motor would stay running.  I flew a couple of 2 minute flights to set the lap speed.  Then programmed the timer for a full flight.  The next flight went well.  I then adjusted the Climb and Dive settings to see how I liked it.  The next flight the motor started and then shut down again.  I disconnected the battery and connected it and then the motor stayed running.  All is well for the next several flights.  Then on full flight 4 I stated to run out of battery in the OH8.  After I landed, I checked each cell and they were all about 3.5V each.  This is what they normally show after a good flight.  Back into the ESC program and I noticed that it was set for the Glider Outrunner setting and when I checked the manual settings the minimum cell voltage was set to 3.2V.  I'm running a Li-ion pack and this setting needs to be 2.7V.  I changed it along with the cell count from Auto to 6 cells.  The next flight went well.  However I was not getting the momentary spin up of the prop when activated.  Time to go home.

On the bench tonight I tried many combinations of ESC settings and I still cannot get the momentary spin up when activated.  The LED goes from GREEN to a momentary RED, then to BLUE, and then the flashing LED till start up.  Why don't I get the momentary spin up?

My settings are:
SPIN 44 PRO
Manual Setting
Temp - 100
Brake - Medium 50/100/1s
Operation Mode - Normal
Timing - 23
Freq. - 8KHz
Acceleration - .2s
Accumulator Type - Li-ion/Pol/Fe
Number of Cells - 6
Li-xx Cut Off - 2.7v
Off Voltage Set - 16.18v
Cut Off - Slow Down
Initial Point - Fix
Fix Initial Point - 1.00ms
End Point - 2.00ms
Auto Inc. End Point - Off(Fix)2.00ms
Throttle Curve - Linear
Rotation - Left
Start Up Power - Auto
Setting Throttle R/C - off

The C&D Timer Settings
1) Start Delay Time - 35s
2) Flight Time - 325s
3) Rpm Setting - 9800
4) Climb Gain - 5
5) Dive Gain - 6
6) Motor Poles - 14
7) Motor Accel. - 8
Last Lap Time - 0
9) Mounting Position - -Z, -Y
10) Overhead Boost - 6

Again I'm running a BA 3515-710, Spin 44 Pro, 6S Li-ion 2600ma battery, Igor 12 x 5N 3 blade prop.  I like to fly about 5.3-4 sec laps on 63 foot eye to eye Spectra lines.

Paul,
I got it working this morning.  I'm pressed for time.  I'll elaborate later today.

You can position it normal/parallel to any axis on the plane you want, just have to go into your bluetooth settings and "teach it" which axis is which and which way is up/forward. Explained clearly in the directions, no worries!

Cheers,

Steve Manganelli

Went flying today.  The Jeti Spin 44 Pro and the Climb and Dive timer worked very well for 2 flights.  I then reduced the RPM by 200 for the 3rd flight.  On the 3rd flight after the arming beep and the 3 second on "button" push, it started then stopped!.  I disconnected the battery and tried again.  Same thing.  I tried 1 more time and the same thing.  I wound up my lines and went home.

As of right now I cannot recommend using this combo.  An exercise in frustration for sure.

Did you note any flashing fault codes on the timer?

Sorry I didn't look.  I should have.

A member here suggested that I change the contacts in the ESC plug because they can get loose.  So I did and will try again tomorrow.  If it does it again, I'll check the codes.

That's great.  PM replied to.

OK gang....
Here's MY setup and working well.
PointsFinder Profile original design 620 sq in at 54oz ready to launch 5.25 sec laps on 61' eye to eye .018 stranded lines
Cobra 3515/18 KV740
APC 13x5.5P cut down to 11.5 diameter
6S Li-Ion "P28A" cells. 2800mah 35A max draw
Talon 35 ESC
Data file:
Auto Rotate Enabled: False
Auto-Lipo Volts/Cell: 3.0 Volts/Cell
Brake Delay: .6 sec (Delayed) (*)
Brake Ramp: Slow
Brake Strength: 100% (Hard)
Current Cutoff Type: Hard Cutoff
Current Limiting: Insensitive
Cutoff Voltage: 162 (2.7v/cell)
Desired Head Speed 1: Optional
Desired Head Speed 2: Optional
Desired Head Speed 3: Optional
Direction: Forward (*)
Governor Gain: 50
Governor Mode Type: Simple
Head Speed Change Rate: 20
Hex55: 85
Initial Spool-Up Rate: 15
Link Live Enable: Disabled (*)
Motor Start Power: Medium (59) (*)
Motor Timing: Normal (5) (*)
Power-On Beep: Enabled (*)
PWM Rate: 8 Khz
Throttle Response: Medium (5) (*)
Throttle Type: Fixed-Endpoints
Vehicle Setup - Battery Type: LiPo
Vehicle Setup - Battery Voltage: 22.2000
Vehicle Setup - Gear Ratio: 1.000
Vehicle Setup - Motor Kv: 740
Vehicle Setup - Motor Number of Poles: 14
Vehicle Setup - Number of Cells: 6
Vehicle Type: Multi-Rotor
Voltage Cutoff Type: Soft Cutoff (*)

Climb and Dive Unit settings:
Ver 1.4
Mounted with double sticky foam pad @ 1/16" thick
1- delay 30
2- duration 310
3- rpm 9550
4- climb boost 3 (was 5)
5- dive boost 3 (was 6)
6- poles 14
7- accel 5
8- sec after boost 3
9- orientation -Z, -Y
10- Overhead boost 4

I added wing seating tape to fuse behind the connectors to assure a good connection.

Above may not be optimum. More test flights this evening.  Although feeling pretty good.

OK back on topic...
I flew some additional flights last evening and adjusted the climb and dive boost values.  See post #63 in BOLD.
Plane is VERY consistent speed wise throughout each maneuver now.  The overhead boost is a welcomed feature.  Wind was 9MPH and it made the OH8 comfortable.  I did notice IF the boosts were to high the maneuvers were "jerky".  Maybe just enough is better than a bit too much?
Anyway...Good job Paul!

I received the new timer and installed it and took out the Pathfinder.  It flew without a hitch.  My settings below for both the Jeti Spin 44 Pro and the C&D timer.  Thank you Paul!