Your ESC Won't Arm ? Motor Won't Run ? Try This.!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2017
- ( Caution, Always a Good Idea to Remove Props BEFORE Trying This. SAFETY FIRST.)
Having an issue getting motors to run with different esc's. Sometimes they need a little coaxing.
This has Worked for over a Thousand Viewers so far.
Doing this the way I did was for easier Viewing purposes, However One should Never stand in Front of a plane with props spinning. Also a Good Idea to Clear the Table under and in front of plane.
FYI... Skip
Saving people’s sanity for 7 years. Thanks for this. I dug an ESC out of the bottom of a bin in my workshop, did what you said and it now works perfectly!
That's Awesome buddy 😎👏👏
Thanks 👍. Love your message
Thank you for sharing this. You saved my sanity and cured cancer in a single video!
That's awesome 😎. Glad to hear that it helped you out. I remember almost losing my sanity on it at first. Not sure what you mean by the cancer though.
I ordered a new ESC thinking that mine was broken. Waiting for the new ESC to arrive I wanted to try anything I could find to troubleshoot my current ESC. After watching your video I tried reprogramming the throttle and sure enough BAM it worked. Thank you so much!
So glad it worked for you.
Hopefully you can cancel the order for the new one. Happy Flying brother ✈️
My new jet seemed DOA with the motor unresponsive. Found this video in a Google search and worked like a charm! Amazing! THANKS!
My pleasure. Amazing at how many people have found this useful. Happy to help
WOW!! Wish I had seen this before I bought another ESC for my 1700mm P51. I had the same problem ........everything worked but no motor........hmm glad I didn't throw away that ESC because it is probably OK. Thanks for sharing this Skip.
This worked for me, sort of. It got the motor running, but when I turned on the throttle kill, even with the throttle off, it made the motor start! Clearly something more fundamental was at the root of this problem. Turned out, for me, it was ESC calibration, a simple and easy procedure explained in other TH-cam videos.
Great. Thats all most need. That should have been 1st step. Good Job Buddy
Hey Skip - I'm so lucky I came across your video. Before you got your motor running in the video the sound the ESC made when you connected the battery exactly matched the sound my ParkZone Sport Cub S2 was making. So I copied what you did with the throttle trim and it worked a treat. Thanks a lot! As Holden fan said - You're a bloody legend mate!!
Thanks Lee. You know I didn't think about making this video till I heard a lot of people had similar issue. Didn't think this video would be so popular. lol But Thanks buddy. I appreciate your comment. Happy Flying Mate. Skip
Wow these videos sure get around. So yes, another victory! Your video was the first one I watched and thought that your headline was a sure thing. Thanks. I was really thinking about buying a whole new setup because of this and you saved so many people’s headaches. Congratulations for doing this and thank you very very much I hope to see you in the field!
Thanks Buddy. I really appreciate that. Glad yo help out ANYTIME. Happy Flying my Friend, Skip
This trick works with the new NX radios as well.
The whole reason I came here was because I knew Skip has the 1.1m corsair like mine, and I wanted to see if he had changed the ESC, I wasn't expecting to find the solution to all my problems here.
Way to go skip! Hope the Corsair is going well.
It's been in a mid air 2x, but still flies. Thanks for stopping by. Happy Flying buddy
Thank you so much!
I new to the hobby and I was doing a Flitetest plane and the motor did the THING!
I did what you said to, it worked!
I am now happy
So glad it worked 😃. Happy Flying
Skip, This is the best tip!!! Cheers mate, I was about to pull my plane down and get ready for a big replacement mission. You saved the day, plane, my sanity, haha. A big cheers from an Aussie living in China.
Hey there. Thanks buddy, I appreciate your comment. Cheers back from Illinois, USA.
Glad to help
Dead set man mine was doing the same thing but in a rc car I just tried it and BAMMMM she runs....your a bloody legend mate....cheers
I had this same problem with my HK Belt CP 450TT helo! Works like a charm now! Thanks for the video!!!
Fabulous! Just spent a couple of hours puzzling over this problem and almost by chance found your video. One of those obvious once you see it things but many, many thanks. Will be a subscriber.
Mike Griffiths Well thank you for that. And Happy to be of assistance. Happy Flying, Skip
Hey Skip , Cheers from Calgary Canada ... I was has the same issue with a new product I bought. searched high and low for a solution and I came across your video.. thank you so much my friend.. it is the simple things that can make a difference... I am good to go ..
Sorry I didn't see this message. Happy Flying bro
Many thanks for that tip Skip. Just did it per your instructions- motor started working!! Thanks again!
That's awesome pal. It's helped so many other people I didn't think anybody would ever really need it but it's turned out to be one of my most popular videos. I'm glad I was able to help. Happy Flying, Skip
Legend...!!! I just pulled an old funjet out or retirement after 6 years and couldn't get it to arm... It works now after your instructions ... Thank you
Thanks Buddy. My Pleasure.
THANK YOU.. i just bound a new plane and was going crazy trying to figure this out
This is the only video that have helped me today and i’ve probably watched like 100 videos! Thanku!!
Thanks Buddy. My Pleasure.
thank you so friggin much lol, i just spent 5 hours rebuilding a this board and couldnt figure out why it only worked every few times i started it, youve saved me some cash , thank you
Man, I'm glad to hear that. Glad to be of help. Anytime my friend
You just solved the problem I’ve been scratching my head over for the last 24 hours, than you. Ray M in UK
Glad I could be of help. Anytime, my Friend.
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Fantastic info to pass on Skip. I love learning man haha.
Dude thank you 🙏 so much. I installed my new ESC from China on my HSP Brontosaurus RC MT and the ESC wouldn't stop beeping I identified it as the red ESC cable and was ready to toss it in the bin but I stumbled across your video and sorted it. Many thanks 👍
Glad to be of help buddy. Skip
HAPPY RC.ing
Thank you for sharing this . I was having same trouble with my Blade Heli and it worked for it also. Great Info .
That's awesome buddy glad I could help 😁
Thank you man!!! i had that problem with my drone... yes my drone, complete different configuration and controller, but it works!!
Thanks a lot. I had been trying to figure this out for hours.
My pleasure. You wouldn't believe how many people out there already have had use for this video. Honestly it's one of my most successful videos oh, and the easiest one to make. LOL LOL glad I was able to help. Happy flying, skip
You are an absolute LEGEND mu friend... you saved me $20
Good tip I'll keep that in mind Thank you
This really helped my friend, thanks
Worked perfectly. Thank you so much
Lovely. So glad 😊
This helped tremendously! Obviously a glitch in the firmware. They really should do something about that. Thank you for this. IT saved me from pulling out my hair…. what’s left of it. :)
Cool buddy. Thanks for tuning in. Happy Flying
Glad to hear that it helped you out
Thanks your video Helped Working like A Champ!!!
Thank you good sir - perfect solution!
worked for me with a toro 120 :D thanks for the good info !!
Thanks for the advice, it worked for me but instead of leaving the trim set to -125 I adjusted the servo setup in my DX6 throttle travel adjust to -125.
All working fine now.
Thats an AWESOME solution brother. Good Job. Thumbs up
Thank you so much....it works every time!!!
Old trick, but glad it worked out for sure.
Thanks man it totally worked!!!
Absolute legend thank you!!!!!
Absolutely my pleasure
Thanks. I’ll try it tomorrow. I’m using a FMS 120A ESC going in a 1700mm (67”) Corsair. My Radio is my old Reliable Spectrum DX 8. Hope that does the trick! 👍🏽
Good luck. It's worked for a ton of people.
Comes down to a calibration problem, but this is an easy go around. Happy Flying bro 😄
Yes! Had this problem with my super cub but it fixed it! Thanks
My Pleasure sir
It worked thanks 1 million. After I tested everything else and took the whole playing a part
good going dont give up
Thanks Man! I never knew that!
Hello Skip, I spent about 4 hours trying to work out why my ESC refused to arm. I tried your advice not expecting it to work but i was wrong, it solved the problem. I'm not sure what's going on but to make it run properly I've had to reduce the Throttle Travel to minus 105 instead of the normal minus 100. It's either this or setting the Throttle Trim 2 or 3 clicks down. Either way I'd never have found the problem without your help. Really happy, Phil, England UK.
So Happy to hear. May try to calibrate the esc the traditional way, otherwise this worked for me too 😉.
Cheers my Friend. Happy Flying and Happy Holidays to you and yours.
Saved my sanity man calibrated afterwards and bang it all works. Thanks
Glad to help bud
thanks for info
Thanks! You solved my issue.
AWESOME buddy. Glad I could be of help
Thank you you just save me 100 dollars For a new rc speed controller this is the most helpful video I have watch on TH-cam
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching and for the big compliment. Happy Flying, Skip
Recalibrate and lightly reach all srick end movements.
It worked with a new tmotor ty
Yeah thanks man worked for me
Excellent cheers
Thanks for the visit
You da man! Rd crawler started doing this and I was beating my head against the wall trying to figure out why. Well your trick worked but still wondering why?
Usually a calibration problem. Good luck. Thanks for watching
Yes thank you so much it worked
You're welcome! Glad it worked. Usually it's just a calibration issue, but sometimes that doesn't work either, so this was a last stitch effort I found. Happy to share. Happy flying my man. Skip
Please subscribe if not already. And Thank You, for watching my channel.
Woo Hoo.. Awesome my friend. Have a great day
THANK'S
Same problem I have thanks
Have you run into this when you set up your Spektrum receiver and run through forward program after you unplug the battery and plug it back in the servos have to be reset up?
Nope. I haven't messed with forward programming yet
I hope I don’t misinform anyone, but I believe Betaflight has a min_check value that the throttle must be below in order to arm; for safety. You can calibrate your sticks to ensure it goes below that value, set the min_check a litter higher, or do the temporary trim thing. I hadn’t thought of the trim thing. Thanks.
Could you help I have a similar problem but with a servo tester it's only arms at about half throttle of the adjuster and considers that as the starting point for the throttle
Hiii…. I’ve the same problem with some of my plane motors but till now I couldn’t know why is that!!!! Is there someone knows?!
Sometimes when i try to connect to my plane especially after a gap of a day or so, my esc keeps on beeping continuously for 10 20 seconds and then arms the motor, after that it arms the motor normally (in 3 beeps only) ,why it takes so long sometimes? and the prop would do weird half rotations and vibrations too...
Wonky connections dude
I had the same problem
You can also try setting the end points again
great
I was waiting for the shredded finger/arm/tablecloth/dog. Let's try to sort out an ESC problem in the kitchen with the prop still attached???
Yeah, I know. But it's hard to see the prop spinning in the video with it 📴.
But Very SAFE Thinking on you're part.
Happy SAFE Flying dude.
I know im pretty late, the throttle for our rc plane works although when we accelerate the power slowly decreases and when the motor has stopped, the controller resets and asks for commands. Any fix on this?
Not Sure on that one. I would try a reset. In program mode, wait till you hear the 4th set of sounds, and drop the throttle. Unplug all and retry. IESC should be reset. Then just calibrate your controller. Program mode and 1st sounds drop to zero throttle. Hope this helps, Skip
After connecting 2 motors to 2 ESCs, without knowing to remove the red wire on one side of the BEC, I connected them together to the servo controller of 1 and tested the operation for about 30 minutes?? So, only one motor worked, the other motors operated randomly, and in the end, the ESC on the motor side, which was working well, was damaged and did not work at all. When I went to TH-cam, I saw a video about removing one BEC. I removed the ESCs one by one, reset them, and tested them. Of the two ESCs, only the motor side, which had been malfunctioning uncontrollably, works. When I turn on the power, the motor makes the same beeping sound that it made before starting, but even when I move the throttle, it works. The motor doesn't move at all. Is there no way to save it??
Dual motors. Sounds like one of those are bad. Not sure about yours without seeing it 😕. Sorry
Thank you, When do you know trim is neutral?
That all depends on the manufacturer's recommendations sometimes they like the elevator up a little bit sometimes they like it down. Sometimes you've got full flying stabs and you have to have the elevator set at a precise angle for neutral and you have to go to the manufacturer's recommendations for that. But in general just a regular normal stabilizer with a elevator on it or a wing the control part of the flap should be even with the wing surface top and bottom. Especially on bottom cuz that's where it glides on if the top is off just a little bit because of thicknesses of foam being a little bit different make sure the bottom is at least even you'll have a neutral position on that. I hope this helps, and happy flying. Skip build RC. Please subscribe, would love to have you on my channel as a subscriber. It's free!!
Could you do the same with servo tester and see if you have the same problem cause that all I got is a servo tester and that's my problem
Give it a try, but if you are going to fly it, you need to do it with radio trim or sub trim.
My goolrc brushless motor and ESC combo is beeping and I have no throttle or steering and it will not bind to my transmitter it’s a Traxxas rustler
If its just beeping, somehow it may have gotten into esc programming mode. Not sure on that product. I take it you tried turning the throttle trim all the way down 1st. If that doesn't do it make sure all batteries are charged, including Transmitter, so often overlooked as a source of problems. Good luck buddy, Skip
ahhhhh haaaaaa. OK let me try that and I'll get back to you. Thanks for the video brother.
Sure thing my Friend. Nice flight vid today. cool
Thanks bro. So ya that freewing esc is toast. The video was great. Thanks for making it. So those change sun 50 mm edf's. They only work on 35 amps or more. They recommend a 40 amp. So I just bought a few so I can get this little f22 set up with change sun edf. Can't wait. Freaking what a cold snap we are having. It must be freezing as cold there too.
yeah man here too. saw the sun today in high wind and about 18 degrees less the wind chill. damn sam...!!
So my fly spot has a thick layer of ice that's nice and flat. It actually holds my weight. So I think I'm going to take the F 16 out and put it through its first pace's. If everything feels right I'm going to give her a maiden flight. I won't retract the gear because of the cold, buy I should be able to get her in the air.
Sorry but
My esc goes through its steps and then when I give it throttle it does nothing but reset and go through its steps again you think this could work for me as well?
I'd give it a try. Sounds like the esc may have been put in program mode. Do a simple calibration first and try it.
that fixed it, guess the esc thinks the throttle is up, which it is, and doesn't start the motor. mine didn't even beep until I lowered the trim. thanks.
Your Welcome. If I had a dollar for everyone else this has fixed, I'd be buying the Motion RC Airliner. Lol
Trying to get back into flying RC after quite a few years. Am a complete noob regarding electric flight. I screwed up my ESC on a new plane - have never been able to arm the ESC. Now I get one beep followed by three beeps, and that's it. I am using a 3S battery. How the heck can I get the ESC to go back to default. No one had told me about using throttle to initialize the ESC. Futaba radio in a Turbo Timber.
OK. Here's how I remember.
Plug in battery with radio on and throttle set up to max. Wait for the esc to start series of beeps. When it gets to 4 beeps, after 4th beep drop throttle back to off position. This should reset the esc back to factory settings. Hope this helps, Skip
@@SkipBuiltRC I figured out what the problem was. The ESC on my Turbo Timber had some extra wiring, apparently for the lights. One of the leads was labeled "Receiver, 5.0 v." I plugged that into CH3 slot on receiver. I noticed in a photo of that ESC on a website that it didn't even have that wire. So I yanked that wire out of CH3 slot and plugged in the braided wire. I was then able to arm the ESC and the motor turns now, and in the right direction.
@@SkipBuiltRC Oh, and thanks for the advice. Once I had the wiring right, I used your advice and got the ESC armed immediately. Getting back into RC flying, I am also trying to figure out a new radio...
Thx for the help. One sub more :)
Damn mine still isnt working. When you turn the throttle down all the way the prop slowly tics backward. We just flew it and now it's messed up
When you trim down throttle for the fix, remember to set trim back to neutral position
All ESC's should have a throttle calibration done when you first turn them on. Put your throttle to full, turn on the radio, then plug in the ESC, after it beeps 3 times for 3s battery and 4 times for 4s battery, there will be one beep, drop the throttle stick to bottom position, that's it, power cycle the transmitter and ESC and your done, the ESC will know the correct throttle range for your transmitter now. You probably know this skip, but just in case.🤓😳👍
Actually turn your radio on first then put throttle to full.
yep, but on a few escs on 3 of my planes this step sets the throttle (low)throttle setting. Then do the high trhottle calibration. Don't know why this happens on some but it works.
i have a problem. I upgraded from CC3d setup to APM 2.8 recently. So the wireing and ESC + other parts should working fine. But when i try to do esc calibrating (both single and all in one methods) my ESC s keep beeping. how to fix this?
i coudnt fix mine but i appreciate the effort all the same.
Sorry to hear that, it is worked for most. You might want to try recalibrating the ESC with the throttle trimmed up a little. And then try firing up the ESC and trimming the throttle down giving you more range? Just an afterthought, but it might work. Good luck and hope it helps. PS thanks for watching and thanks for your comment, I hope I can help. Skip
Yeah this is still not working for me. Tried the trim idea, tried increasing the channel weight etc also. Jumper T12 Pro with a DSM2 ESC.
Sorry to hear that
It's ok I figured it out eventually.
I tried with my supercub and it did not work but I think it is because my remote does not have an electric trim
If you do not have electronic trimming, then just try a standard recalibration only run the throttle almost all the way back down after you hear the beep on the ESC. That should service the same idea of electronically trimming it down then just plug it back up and work it as normal and see if it resets and arms on it's own
Well, son of a bitch! IT WORKED! Thanks for sharing.
You don't even know my mother...LOL Glad to help out. Skip...LOL
it didn’t work for me . any other way of fixing this?
Besides recalibrate ESC I'm not sure.
Try calibration 1st??
jitters has been my enemy
Mine too. I have anxiety disorder. And I picked this for a hobby...? $#!/
My motor suddenly stops mid flight- works fine on ground checking it out- larger aeroscout - full batteries charged ok
Check your connections. Wires etc. Sounds like an intermittent connection problem
Man it's still not working, I am using fly sky 6 channel 😩😩😩
I don't know about FlySky, but I use Spektrum. And it's worked for me and thousands of others
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THANKS AGAIN SKIP!!!!!
Hey there buddy. Hope you are doing well.
Great to hear from you 😊
@@SkipBuiltRC Hope all is well with you also
What about on a car
Not sure about a car???
My throttle trim is stuck on max
Esc. Needs to be recalibrated for throttle.
There is a proper procedure for that. Very standard thing.
Skip-Built, RC. I’m quite new to rc so I don’t really know how to do that
@@GIGATHEBOT there are a ton of videos out there that will show that process. Horizon Hobby has a video on just that. Just go on TH-cam and type and ESC / throttle calibration, and you should be able to get a choice of a bunch of them. Your problem seems to be that when it was first initialise the throttle was in a full accelerated position and then brought down. Proper procedure is turn the radio on and bind the aircraft. Now unplug the plane. With the radio on Advance the throttle all the way wide open. Now plug the plane back in. As soon as you hear a series of beeps do not wait too long I mean as soon as you hear them bring the throttle back down to fall off position unplug the plane turn the radio off and you're done. This should do it for you. But like I said if you want video as well there's plenty of them might even be one on my channel somewhere. I don't recall if I did that one or not as there were already so many. Good luck and happy flying my friend. You found yourself a good sport to make you happy the rest of your days. And trust me it gets easier and easier and easier day by day. Happy flying, skip
Skip-Built, RC. Ok I dident really hear anything
Also I think it might have been already calibrated because everything worked when I first hooked in the servos and throttle then the ailerons started to move a little on its own the moter turned on and it got dead
also check that the throttle is not in reverse on your radio.
My ESC won’t even turn on
Be sure all connections are good including the motor wires. They like to come loose at times unless they're taped
Doesnt work
Maybe not for you, but hundreds of others are happy. Good Luck 🤞
I looked up multiple videos including a vid made by the company that made my esc and this was the only one that solved the issue 🤌
Awesome. Glad you got it going. Happy to help. Thanks for watching.