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Technical, Techniques, Hints, and Tips => The "Black Arts!" ( Electrics & Electronics ) => Topic started by: Ghost in the shell on September 20, 2007, 01:04:34 pm

Title: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: Ghost in the shell on September 20, 2007, 01:04:34 pm
based on some information that has been asked, This is a wiring diagram thread.

Please keep them simple and easy to follow.

2 batteries parrallel with 2x speed controllers using a seperate battery pack to supply Rx
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: Ghost in the shell on September 20, 2007, 01:15:51 pm
Two Channel setup using seperate battery pack and BEC enabled reciever such as Mtroniks "VIPER" or the Proboat Tornado 50
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: Ghost in the shell on September 20, 2007, 01:18:27 pm
One Motor, One battery, BEC type ESC supplying power to Rx,
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: Ghost in the shell on September 20, 2007, 01:23:45 pm
One battery with ESC supplying power to RX, two motors Parrallel wired
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: maninthestreet on September 21, 2007, 11:44:59 am
Very useful!  O0  O0

Can you please do one for a non-BEC ESC (or a mechanical SC), with a BEC-enabled receiver taking it's power from the motor drive battery, powering a single motor?

Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: malcolmfrary on September 21, 2007, 01:40:46 pm
Unless someone knows better, BEC receivers should not be used above 7.2 volts nominal (6 cell nicad pack).  RX makers are happy to put a BEC sticker on the case, but are remarkably shy about just what their built in BEC is capable of.  If the main battery is 6 volt, that is what model radios were designed around in the first place (4 dry cells or 3 lead acid cells, both 6 volts, a happy co-incidence), so no extra components are needed.  Higher than 6 volts, several manufacturers offer a separate BEC, either kit or ready-built.
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: Ghost in the shell on September 21, 2007, 01:59:47 pm
Quote from: maninthestreet on September 21, 2007, 11:44:59 am
Very useful!  O0  O0

Can you please do one for a non-BEC ESC (or a mechanical SC), with a BEC-enabled receiver taking it's power from the motor drive battery, powering a single motor?




its identical to the bec type esc, however the red wire isn't pulled from the servo-plug on the esc.
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: maninthestreet on September 21, 2007, 02:16:01 pm
Quote from: Ghost in the shell on September 21, 2007, 01:59:47 pm
Quote from: maninthestreet on September 21, 2007, 11:44:59 am
Very useful!  O0  O0

Can you please do one for a non-BEC ESC (or a mechanical SC), with a BEC-enabled receiver taking it's power from the motor drive battery, powering a single motor?




its identical to the bec type esc, however the red wire isn't pulled from the servo-plug on the esc.


Maybe I confused you - the receiver would have no separate battery pack here - it's getting it's power supply from the motor drive battery (because the receiver is BEC enabled).
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: Ghost in the shell on September 21, 2007, 02:25:28 pm
man in the street, look at reply #2. each part is labled.
Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: maninthestreet on September 21, 2007, 02:54:23 pm
Well, the diagram in Reply #6 has an extraneous receiver battery/connection, compared to diagram in Reply #2.




Title: Re: Wiring Diagrams
Post by: Ghost in the shell on September 21, 2007, 02:58:26 pm
thats because I was using a bec type esc (Mtroniks VIPER 15 for example), when you run this type of esc with a seperate battery for the rx, you must remove the red wire from the servo-plug, hence the red wire being shorter than the other two.  a relay or mecanical type esc doesn't feed power to the rx and so needs to have all 3 wires in place as the relays are powered by the rx power source.