How to: Program the Hobbywing 1080 ESC 

For #13, we pick the highest setting, #5 for the smoothest acceleration available. The acceleration will be more aggressive at the initial stage when the drive frequency is low; a higher drive frequency is smoother but this will create more heat to the ESC

Everytime when I need to change a setup in my 1080, I come to this video LOL

This guy did an awesome job at explaining the equipment setup. Finally got this little guy set up for my tamiya 1/14 scale truck!!

Best video I have ever found on the 1080.Thank you very much.I am new to the hobby (10 months) and have learned enough to use the 1080 on all vehicles (5).I know, I went crazy. have searched everywhere and found a little info.By trial and error, I was VERY close to your suggestions.A few settings that I did not understand,you have helped me with.

That is an incredibly helpful guide! Nicely done. I love the way you describe each setting one by one. Thank you for this!

Thanks! Bought this 3 years after the video for my FTR Mountain Rescue and this video helped alot! :)

Love your videos. You have the best info out there. I have a TRX4 Blazer. My first crawler, and I don't add nothing until I listen to your video first. Thanks! 👍🏁

Just finished installing and programming the Hobbywing QUICRUN 1080 ESC. I used your recommendations, and it looks like they will be perfect for how I run my Axial SCX10 II 1956 Ford F100.

Thank you. More and more do I find your videos to be helpful and crystal clear on information. Keep them coming.

got a competition next week, and got this baby in a MST CFX, a class 1 unimog, thank you!

Oh man thank you so much for this setup Bro. I just dropped the 1080 in TRX4 and oh my gosh. I’ve never experienced such control and a bec beefed up before. I’m so giddy right now.

Thank you Francis for making this video. It helped me to better understand this esc and it's settings.

Thanks for all your knowledge. Whatever I have to fix I just look it up on your channel seems like you’ve fixed everything. If only there was a video out there for trucks with leaf springs. How to keep them from flattening out

Awesome instructional video! This helped my wife and I set up our 1080. Thank you!

This is an excellent video, gave just enough explanation of each function to satisfy most people, I modified one setting based in my driving style (drag brake at 80%), the rest are exactly as in the video. Thanks!

Excellent Thank you buddy appreciate the help 😎🌇just finished reprograming the 2 I have

Omg thank you for posting this vid saved me doing trial and error testing saved me so much time and the settings are spot on

you guys are great. lots of knowledge. I enjoy all youre videos. keep it up. thanks

You kind of bobble number 15, but then nail it with granular control during descent. I find it useful to enable Freewheeling first since Fw tends to make its presence felt elsewhere--particularly drag brake. With Fw enabled I drive some steep ramps while dialing in the rest. Great video. Thanks for doing this.

I hope to someday get a 1080 ESC... I've got the 1060, and love it - at least after I made a twin Capacitor Glitch suppressor for it. You're RIGHT! The print on all Hobbywing products are MICROSCOPIC!!! 😡😠 My 55 year old eyes have trouble with it. Good tip for screenshotting it! Carmine ✈🚂🚙

Hey thanks for the video !! Just built my first rock crawler with your recommendation. Of the hobby wing esc and fly sky transmitter. Wow just wow . Thanks for your Awesome videos . Great job! I've been out of the rc world for about 10 years. Was heavily into 3d helicopter, and planes . Now I'm back and into short course and rock crawlers . Thanks for your spot on reviews . Has been a wealth of tech savvy knowledge. Keep up the good work 😁👍. Oh and just incase your wondering I built the trx-4 sport build kit .

I needed this video, thank you! Your videos are the best.

Great video, it’s bout time I turn my truck into a boat 😁

Love this esc. So smooth and so many setting options. And that price! Great vid brother!

One of the best video for information quality, explaining really well some not clear configuration points (expeciall "freewheel", but some other too). I have bought one recently and paying with settings is really enjoyable ! Good job, thanks !

I need this for the “freewheel” setting. That is specifically what i was looking for in a esc. Didn’t know what was called. Thx

Thank you very much, RC Review. I will wait for the settings of this ESC with great desire.

You said “the white wire should be closest to the outside edge of the ESC.” White wire should be towards inside, not outside edge.

Awesome video!! Can you please do a video like this on the hobbywing axe system 😁

thank you so much, the best information on line, !!!!

Awesome video! good explanations on what everything means and does.

I love your videos! Thank you for providing them.

Great explanation, really useful and clear !

Thank you for this! I appreciate you and what you do!

Thank you Sir !! Great great content. Helpfull! Entertainment! Everything

great breakdown mate and with your endorsement i have mine on the way

when setting the bec to 7.4 V and the servo can handle that doese it matter whatvoltage the reciever can handle?

Amazing..Thank you for posting this.

Perfect for my Panda x1 6x6 :)

how come you didn't talk about #13

Tanks, very good explaining👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you for the great video !

Thank you! Such a great help. You rock.

Hopefully you are still checking this video. If you upgrade a TRX4 to something like this ESC how can you use the BEC options without frying your small servos? Are there multiple BEC connections that you can keep some at 6v and some at 7.4?

thank you for doing this vid

Francis. You skipped over the #13 PWM Frequency setting. Better put on those glasses...LOL

More great information! Thanks

Awesome, dude! Thanks a lot! 😃

Very very usefull and great explained

Awesome video 👌 thanks so much!

Trying to set up my new one and it doesn’t beep at all?? Please help. Tried reversing the motor cables several times, made sure the plug is in receiver correctly

Really really useful video, thank you.

Can you explain what the FREEWHEELING function does?

I got my 1080 hooked up when I power on I heard the servos work. But I have no steering, throttle, or reverse any ideas

Hi. Thanks for an excellent instructional video. Perfect!!!! Please share which servo you use.

Where to connect a program card that esc come without input for program card?

So I did what you said and my esc the led just blinks and I have no power help please

Hello. Can you show how to calibrate the 1080 with the flysky GT5, please?

I have the quick run. But I'm getting no power or steering. I'm new to the hobby and feel stuck. I have a tamiya tt02d with absima transmitter sr2s. Quick run esc and a cheap servo.. what am I doing wrong. Can't even get my first kit car going

very well explained, Does the quality of the radio influence the result?

Please would it be possible for a link to the radio that your using. Thank you Jo

I used your settings for my vanquish ultra, perfect! Thank you! btW How does this ESC handle lihv batteries, any issues?

Awesome video thanks

Thank you very much, helped me a lot

Thank you

Brilliant help thanks 👌

Hi, I'm new to the hobby. Does 80% drag brake have the same braking force as 80% manual brake?

Very helpful 👌

How many volts can the skyfly reciever take?

How do I configure my esc with new transmitter, if I buy it?

What if you just have lines ?

Do you have an instructional video like this for the axe 2800kv system? These are extremely helpful for setting up a nee combo.

Very good and helpful... Thx broo. By the way, what do you thing if : 1. this esc a company with 20T motor? 2. use 3S lipo for a long times? Success broo...

Hey Francis, thank you for sharing your knowledge here! What i found out: If you run it in in Forward/Reverse mode, the Brake is disabled and so Parameter 7 (Max. Brake force)and 8 (Initial Beak Force)has no more function. Maybe i missunderstood something, let me know... Thanks!

Fantastic video :) thx

is it the same program card for the G2?

Dear friend, please explain what 13. PWM FREQUENCY is. Thanks

Can someone help? After installing the hobbywing esc I can only use the traxxas tq remote in 70/30 and not in 50/50 mode. If I put it in 50/50 the car automatically accelerates and a constant slow speed. I’m not a fan of the 70/30 and I would like to revert it. Please help.

Can the Fly Sky Reaciver take 7.4v ?

Thanks! This is very helpful! Why did you skip setting 13?

7.4V BEC on an Annimos 25mg will work but burn out on a stock TRX-4 radio, though right?

Hey brother love what you do you make great videos. John Holmes from homes hobbies just made a video and programs the 1080. Your numbers are off? Again I love you and appreciate everything you do

Really helpful - thank you. One question... The settings in the video differ to those shown on-screen at the end for settings 4, 6, 8, 10, and 13. I went with the ones discussed in the actual video.

Is this esc supposed to flash while moving the vehicle fwd/rev?? It seems to be working fine. If i recall correctly when moving with the traxxas esc, the light stays steady..is this just a different design??

My battery is a Nimh 7.2 volts will it work on the 7.4 volts or do i need to use the 6 volts im not sure

Hey on ur last chart you got it wrong. 6.0?

How would I program this speedo for an f1 car? I don’t want brakes as they make the car spin, but I don’t want to go straight into reverse either.

The numbers don’t show up on mine and the buttons dont work. There are just 3 red lines

What about #13? I went back 3 times and couldn't find. Was it skipped because it is so obvious? I'm a 52 yr old newb and have no clue

My wp1080 is stuck on calibration mode can somebody help

Can I use this with the stock trx4 sport motor(titan 550 21T) This is what concerns me being new to RC. This is in the product description on Amazon for the ESC.....Motor Limit 3S LiPo: 16TSize Is 16T the highest T motor that can be used, or the lowest T motor that can be used??

If you let a lipo get down to 3.3v per cell, you MUST put it on the charger as soon as you get home. Ruins the chemistry in the battery. I wish it would have a cut off of 3.8

can a sx107 micro servo handle 7.4 volts is for the dig on capra

So I'm using the same flysky controller and I was wondering do you leave your dual rate down? Have you used this controller on a sensored brushless esc with turbo and timing modes?

Do you have any driving / testing/ adjusting videos for this esc? i'm super interested in "a day in the life using the HW 1080"

you showed how to setup this escc already... did u miss something?

Hi, I am writing to you from Italy, I always follow your very interesting videos. I don't understand English very well: could you explain the difference for settings 9 and 10 (drag brake & drag brake rate)?

What is setting 13?

#RCReview - I have a few questions - i just got the Dynamite LED Program Card (DYNS3005) and I am trying to figure out if this will program my ARRMA Notorious that has a Spektrum SR60100AT DSMR w/ AVC Telemetry receiver thats installed, also what port should I plug into the bind port or the one of the AUX ports?

Sending my gift. Hope to see u around