ESC Calibration | Quick Tip | Motion RC 

Wow, thanks so much for this video. I am currently building my first RC plane and am just testing the electrics. I've really struggled with the throttle and have been using other people's guides with no success. After spending all afternoon on it your super simple guide worked straight away!

Couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong, pulled out what little hair I have left. This video solved my problem! Thank you so much!

I'm not a lot into electric planes so I did not know this. And when I did try to calibrate, I did it wrong. So after pulling the plane apart and checking the connections and continuity checks 3 times I finally did a RU-vid search and found this. Very helpful.

Just found tuesday tips. I will watch often. Thank you.

Awesome quick tip James. I remember years ago when I figured this out for the first time. Now it's something I do regularly. Thanks for the video.

Thank you so much for saving my sanity today. I have never had to calibrate an ESC before but I am going to calibrate all of my ESCs after watching this. 👍👍😁

This was very helpful. I will be recalibrating my speed controls tomorrow. I didn't understand how to do that. I didn't know the number of beeps told you what size battery was being used. that's neat.

Keep it coming! Especially for those of us that are starting in electric rc

I never think about that ! Nice review my friend ! I Will remembrer that ! Thank you ! 💙✈️👍 life is good !

Thank You! I’ll be using this trick on all my models from here on out! Worked on my spektrum setup, btw. And fixed my glider’s throttle with a 75% dead band.

Keep the Quick Tips coming. They are very Helpful!

Glad I stumbled across this account right before I started my 3D print project.

Thanks for the tip . Sometimes you can't make the simplest mistakes. I wanted to complain about the ESC. Everything works now.

Another great tip. What I needed when I started out👍🏻

Thanks for the help! I accidentally set my min throttle at half way on analog stick without knowing how to switch it back. This helped a lot thanks

Thank you! I hope this will work for an XK 280 TX entry level I'll give it a go when I get back to the garage ( don't know enough to call it a hanger ) 😂

Thanks for these, fundamentals are always good to be reminded of. I look forward to more

Very helpful..awesome james..these tips helps alot..look forward for more up and comming tips..💯💯💯👊

Im on cloud 9 tonight thanks to u and the video! Ive been flying for a few years and havent run into this problem till a attempted my first scratch build . The only thing a couldnt figure out why the motor would be full power at 3/4 stick and half throttle and full stick . looking foward to flying my 540 edge tomorrow now that is 100% dialed all thanks to this video and the people behind it . subed too yah.

Keep these coming!

I always thought dipping my ESC in salt water would calibrate it. Guess I've been doing it wrong this whole time, thanks for the help!

Good video!

Quick great video, Jeff in LA USA

Good video thanks

RC model plane, useful tip on calibrating, ESC, throttle, power, dead zone

Syncing multi-motored models would be a good tip as well unless it's the same procedure, haven't gotten to that part of the build yet, but soon! I hope?

Lv u 3000

Hi James, thanks for the great vid! I have an application though where I need my motor to basically start at full throttle when I power up the esc. Is this possible?

also helpful to explain this should be done without any " throttle hold " switch active ......

Good video, but you can support your argument by using a white meter to show before and after calibration. Of course, the prop would need to be attached for this so additional safety precautions would be needed.

thanks

Are these instructions only for Futaba (Tx and Rx) or does this apply to all brands? I have a Detrum brand. Thanks! (Haven't received my planes yet, that's why I'm asking now.)

👍😊 P.S. It is also possible that ESC has programed "Brake" function (admittedly, rarely out of the box ..) In that case, you will also have first few noches seams "inop" ..

Good video. Just some food for thought, Always set throttle cut in your transmitter, especially with propeller type planes. Also never reverse your throttle in your transmitter, if the propeller is spinning backwards. It is best to swap out a motor wire to the esc.

You did NOT say switch your transmitter on first! Essential info for beginners!

Hi can you please make an video about how to get higher RPM rate for calibrate the ESC of the xk k110 helicopter please

Is that all I have to do when I calibrate my new ESC . Is there anything else I have to do with ESC before installing it in my model ?

Hello James i'm a french pilot yours videos help me for my corsair Arrow F4u but during the maiden fly i notice i have to calibrate the esc 40A. I watch your video and try to do the same thing but impossible to calibrate the ESC. I have a 3S battery and i don't have the 3 bips...Can you tell me the procedure to follow please thnaks

I’ve got an issue with either my esc or motor. I just bound my spectrum 4channel receiver and when I turned on the motor to more than half throttle, it starts to sputter and then it stops moving not sure what the problem is

Question: Do you bring the throttle up with the throttle cut switch on or off? My gut says with it OFF as if you were going to power the model for takeoff. But, I would really love to know a 100% answer either way. Thanks, James!!

Hey please help ! My rc plane is already calibrated and works well up to 75% throttle but when I pass 75% throttle I can no longer throttle it down . It takes a couple seconds and then turns off the motor what should I do ?

Hi my edf Vulcan from yourselves just beeps way faster than that included in your tutorial do you know why this is ? Even following your steps doesn’t calibrate it.

If you reverse the throttle channel after calibration, how do you re-calibrate the ESC?

On a brushless speed controller . Do you allways leave it plugged into your received or do you unplug the 3 prongs after callibration . . Just ordered a brushless ESC but it's not a 2 in 1 like my old one was.. I'm wondering do I connect it into my receiver just for quick callibration then unplug it . Because I have to use that 3 prong spot for my steering servo. I'm new to RCS but I'm trying to convert a car to brushless .. I may just stick to brushless 2for1 receiver/ESC. Because this makes no sense to me lol can you use a basic ESC on a car with built in ESC/receiver. Sorry if that's a complicated questions . I know you guys have the knowledge on here

I've never calibrated any ESC of mines on any of the planes I have I just move the trim up to where 1 notch the motor starts spinning but I will definitely do this for all my planes now to get that full range, Here's a video idea I'm not sure if it's been done before but doing a video on Rx that have antennas placement in the plane, making sure the Rx is getting the best connection while up in the air to avoid brown outs 🤔🤷🏾‍♂️

Расскажите подробнее по калибровку по сигналам

What's the Huey behind you? I've been looking for something like that.

Can you help me to reset ESC Emax Bidirectional back to Normal direction?

What do you do when your align helicopter moves its pitch servo instead of spinning the electric motor, when you move the throttle stick on the transmitter? Im like is it a ESC, transmitter programming issue or the 3gx flybarless system? Any ideas, ive tried everywhere to get answers. The connections are in correct place

Hi, what’s about eflite bnf models? Do we need the same way to calibrate the throttle end point or is it pre-programmed in bnf model?

i was trying to calibrate mine and it wouldnt work so i moved on, then later it decided to calibate its self with the throttle stick in the wrong position and now its effed up. good times.

what if my ESC won't calibrate using the traditional upstick/two beep method?

Ensure throttle trim all the way down prior to setting the esc. Don't skip this step.

Hello, How would I apply this to a dual edf, like the Mig29, or does this not apply to edf's, or edf's that have 2 motors?

is it any different to a drone?

My esc on my new Dora still has a 0-8% dead zone per the nx10 interface ... the brake seems to be programable by the 1st or 2nd set of tones

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Seems checking throttle hold is not on is seldom mentioned in these instructions......maybe obvious for some......not me

can you do edf like this to james

But what about trimer

I was watching this video because my throttle stick is set up the opposite way, when I go full throttle i doesnt move and when i go down it gives full power...

Awesome quick tip James. I remember years ago when I figured this out for the first time. Now it's something I do regularly. Thanks for the video.