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Author Topic: Action P68 "Pico" Speed controller ESC ( Brain fade moment)  (Read 2431 times)

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Action P68 "Pico" Speed controller ESC ( Brain fade moment)
« on: November 07, 2008, 10:18:03 am »
Am I missing something here? Am I being totally thick….or what?

The rudder servo plugs into the rx   :-))
The forward turret servo plugs into the rx   :-))
The stern turret plugs into the rx   :-))
The radio battery pack plugs into the on/off switch   :-))
The on/off switch plugs into the rx   :-))
The esc plugs into the rx   :-))
The drive motors connect to the esc   :-))

So where do the wires from the main battery pack go to?????    :embarrassed:

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Re: Action P68 "Pico" Speed controller ESC ( Brain fade moment)
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2008, 10:22:31 am »
The ESC usually!
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das boot

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Re: Action P68 "Pico" Speed controller ESC ( Brain fade moment)
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2008, 10:30:55 am »
Well, that's I thought Colin, but according to the instructions Dave supplied me with, the two wires from the "xxx" end of the esc go direct to the motors....so do I connect them to the battery pack, then onto the motors, via plugs and sockets, of course?

This modern day electrickery stuff totally confuses me.... :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:


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Re: Action P68 "Pico" Speed controller ESC ( Brain fade moment)
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2008, 10:46:29 am »
Ah! Now i've looked it up and see that the ESC draws its power from the RX pack 'cos it's only a little lightweight unit suitable for your boat. This means that you don't need a main battery pack, but you do need to beef up the RX batteries as already discussed as they will be powering the model as well as the RX.

Get a replacement pack from Modelpower or the Component shop and go for one which is over 3,000mah capacity.

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Re: Action P68 "Pico" Speed controller ESC ( Brain fade moment)
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2008, 11:51:06 am »
Thank Gawd it wasn't me being totally thick then!  %) %) %) ;)

Thanks for that Colin, that's solved the problem. It is only a tiny esc, about the only one I could fit in the Mighty Mo along with all the other stuff that's going in there.

Cheers me dear...


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Re: Action P68 "Pico" Speed controller ESC ( Brain fade moment)
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2008, 02:31:17 pm »
Topic renamed.  :-)
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