How to program a Align ESC

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[TheLuiCyfer]

I'm assembling the TREX 550 E V2 with flybar. I have 3 DS610 on cyclic (1 of them just died) and the RCE-BL70G as ESC. Everything original from Align. In the past i built a 250 and a 450 sport and never got something like this, that's why all the servos were plugged in. Maybe the buzzing on start up should have made me worry...

What do you think ? ESC failure ?

[dbutzer]

@TheLuiCyfer I've never heard of any Align ESCs burning while trying to set them up with no load on the motor, not that it hasn't happened before though. Did the whole thing set on fire, or did a puff smoke just come out? It may have just been the internal BEC that burned out. Either way, it sounds like a failure of the unit, I don't think you did anything wrong, unless you plugged a 12S battery in or something, which I doubt. See if the distributor you bought the kit from will help you out.

[chubbychicken1234567]

Would I be able to solder a female deans to an 250 esc

[dbutzer]

@chubbychicken1234567 As long as you know how to solder you can. The normal full deans might be a little bulky, but they will work. There are some small connectors and even smaller "deans" brand connectors as well, but you can use any connector you choose. One thing to make sure of is that you put the male end on the ESC and the female end on the battery. If you use a male end on a battery then you are asking for a fire. Small piece of metal will create a short, and you don't want that.

[TheLuiCyfer]

Hi, i followed this procedure today, but i didn't have the time to get to setup mode, the ESC burned out. Before that,with throttle stick in low position,when plugging in the battery, i could not ear any sound but just a ''buzzing'' something like ''nznznznznzn''. I thought that was because it wasn't setup. I WAS WRONG. After the first beep indicating the setup mode i got flame and smoke. So, ESC and PITCH's servo gone!!! Any idea on what went wrong ?

Thank you

I can still smell the smoke.......

[dbutzer]

@TheLuiCyfer wow, I'm sorry to hear that the smoke came out of your ESC. Usually during the programming I don't have the servos plugged in, just in case something were to happen. The buzzing when it was plugged in and low stick doesn't sound normal at all. Exactly what ESC were you using (how many amps) and what battery were you using (how many cells)? Usually these have a default set up, but during programming it doesn't pull a lot of current, so it shouldn't smoke.

[dbutzer]

@TheLuiCyfer Another question, what servos were you using that were plugged in at the time? The internal BEC of these things can't handle the current needs for a lot of the newer digital servos.

[TheLuiCyfer]

Well, it was like a lightning blue flash and then thick and stinky smoke.

But probably i have a why, do you have an email adress where i can send you a pic ?

[MentalTeleprosy]

@dbutzer Maidened my T-Rex 500 last Sunday. I now have 18 flights on it and yesterday an old pro XFC pilot, Dan Roysdon flew it. WOW...piro flips, crazy stuff and more. I just do sport flying aka loops, rolls, flips, piros and some light inverted flight...but he showed me what it could do. Got four batteries charged tonight and your video was a giant piece of the puzzle to get my bird up and flying the way it is now. Many thanks again! -Squiggy Wigginz in Cincinnati Ohio

[420choky]

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