NOVAK SS4300 - PROGRAMMING & GEARING Manual

ATTENTION: Proper gearing is essential to get the best performance from your Super
Sport Plus brushless motor system when operating in the Brushless-Mode.
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proper gear selection
When using with SS5800 Motor
With the SS5800 motor on 6 cells, start with 2 teeth lower pinion gear
than you would use with a 27 turn "stock" brush-type motor. 3 teeth
lower pinion when using 7-cell.
When using with SS4300 Motor
With the SS4300 motor on 6 cells, start with 3 teeth lower pinion gear
than you would use with a 27 turn "stock" brush-type motor. 4 teeth
lower pinion for 7-cell.
Because of the broad power band of brushless, you can go 1 to 3 teeth
higher pinion than the above recommendations for more top speed, but
remember that going 3 or more teeth higher will produce excessive ESC
heating. Be sure to check the operating temperature of the ESC after making
any gearing adjustments--the Super Sport Plus ESC is designed to operate
comfortably from160ºF-180ºF (warmer than typical brush-type ESC).
If you had a low turn modified brush-type motor in vehicle before switching to the
Super Sport Plus system, and you do not change gearing, you will be under-geared
and the vehicle will be slow at top speed!
You will want the final drive ratio in the vehicle to be:
7.30 : 1
9.00 : 1
12.30 : 1
Higher final drive ratios will give longer run time at the expense of top speed. Lower ratios will
result in higher ESC temperatures--too low may result in overheating & thermal shut-down.
VEHICLE SPUR SS5800 PINION
Losi XXX-BK2 Buggy 78
Losi XXX Buggy 78
Losi XXX-4 Buggy 94
Losi XXX-TMF2 Truck 86
Losi XXX-T Truck 86
Assoc. TC3 Sedan 72
Assoc. B4 Buggy 81
Assoc. B3 Buggy 81
Assoc. T4 Truck 87
Assoc. T3 Truck 87
Traxxas Rustler Truck 84
Traxxas Stampede Truck 84
Traxxas Bandit Buggy 78
Traxxas 4-Tec Sedan 87
Note: Above chart shows basic starting points for gearing on larger tracks with 6-cell
battery packs & standard size tires--See our website for extended gearing chart.
switching between brushless-mode & brush-mode
switching from brushless to brush-modE switching from brushless to brush-modE
With ESC off & connected to a charged battery
1. REMOVE BRUSHLESS 6-WIRE SENSOR HARNESS FROM ESC
2. DISCONNECT BRUSHLESS MOTOR FROM ESC
3. PRESS & HOLD ESC'S ONE-TOUCH/SET BUTTON
4. TURN ON THE SPEED CONTROL'S POWER
While still pressing SET button, slide ESC's ON/OFF switch to ON position.
5. CONTINUE PRESSING UNTIL BLUE & RED LEDs COMES ON
Note: you will continue holding past the Red LED One-Touch indicator.
6. RELEASE BUTTON AS SOON AS BLUE & RED LEDs COMES ON
Blue & Red LEDs flash 9 times, then turn on solid after a few seconds.
7. QUICK PRESS
(& release)
ESC changes modes, and the Green LED will flash for a few seconds (with
Blue & Red LEDs still on solid) to let you know you have changed modes.
Note: there is a time constraint during this selection process.
8. ESC EXITS MODE SELECTION & RETURNS TO NEUTRAL
9. REPLACE BRUSHLESS MOTOR WITH BRUSH-TYPE MOTOR
Refer to BRUSH-TYPE MOTOR portion of STEP 3 on main instructions
IMPORTANT PRECAUTION: Never connect a brushless motor's 6-wire sensor harness to ESC when wired to a brush-type motor!
If ESC is powered on while in Brushless-Mode, and is connected to Brush-type motor {phase wires shorted together} & a battery pack, a 6-wire
brushless motor's sensor harness is connected to ESC, and ESC receives a transmitter's throttle signal, severe ESC damage will occur.
for Touring Cars
for Off-Road Buggies
for Off-Road Stadium Trucks
SS4300 PINION
22-23 21-22
21-22 20-21
21-22 20-21
18-19 17-18
17-18 16-17
24-25 23-24
22-23 21-22
21-22 20-21
18-19 17-18
17-18 16-17
18-19 17-18
17-18 16-17
22-23 21-22
24-25 23-24
(transmitter ON or OFF)
SET BUTTON WHILE LEDs ON SOLID
(pg.3)
&
throttle profile selection
The ESC is equipped with 6 user-selectable Throttle Profiles to choose from,
as shown below.
SUPER SPORT PLUS THROTTLE PROFILES
unlim. unlim. 24000 24000
RPM**
unlim. unlim. limited limited
Acceleration*
Programmable
w/Reverse
100
Reverse%
**Unlimited RPM in Brushless Profiles is based upon the motor's Kv rating. For example,
the SS5800 motor is a 5800Kv motor and produces 41760 RPM @ 7.2 VDC.
*Unlimited acceleration refers to acceleration only being limited by quality of batteries used.
Due to lower Kv rating, the Novak SS4300 motor will not reach RPM limit in programs 3 & 4.
NOTE: Super Sport Plus is factory set to Profile #1.
selecting brushless profil selecting brushless profile e s s
With ESC on & connected to a charged battery
1. IF TRANSMITTER IS OFF, DISCONNECT ESC FROM RECEIVER
To avoid possible radio interference from other transmitters, remove
the ESC's input signal harness from the receiver.
2. PRESS & HOLD THE ESC'S ONE-TOUCH SET BUTTON
Continue to hold SET button on ESC until all 4 LEDs turns on.
Note: you will continue holding past the Blue, Blue & Amber, Blue & Green,
and then the Amber LED programming indicators in the ESC's software.
3. RELEASE SET BUTTON AS SOON AS ALL 4 LEDs COMES ON
Once released, the 4 status LEDs will flash to indicate what Throttle
Profile is currently selected. The number of times the LEDs flash
indicates the Brushless Throttle Profile selection (1 of 5).
4. QUICK PRESS
Each press will change to the next consecutive Throttle Profile.
Profile 5 in Brushless-Mode, the sequence begins again at Profile 1)
Note: there is a time constraint during this selection process.
5. ESC STORES SELECTION & BEGINS TO EXIT PROGRAMMING
If SET button is not pressed for 3 seconds, ESC stores selected Profile in
memory, exits to neutral & is ready to go.
left to right, until just Red LED is on--Red & Green if no transmitter signal present)
REMEMBER: Whenever One-Touch set-up is performed, ESC automatically reverts to
factory default settings & the Throttle Profile reverts to #1 when in Brushless-Mode.
: :
switching from brush to brushlEss-modE switching from brush to brushlEss-modE
: With ESC off & connected to a charged battery
1. KEEP BRUSHLESS SENSOR HARNESS REMOVED FROM ESC
2. DISCONNECT BRUSH-TYPE MOTOR FROM ESC
3. PRESS & HOLD ESC'S ONE-TOUCH/SET BUTTON
4. TURN ON THE SPEED CONTROL'S POWER
While still pressing SET button, slide ESC's ON/OFF switch to ON position.
5. CONTINUE PRESSING UNTIL BLUE & RED LEDs COMES ON
Note: you will continue holding past the Red LED One-Touch indicator.
6. RELEASE BUTTON AS SOON AS BLUE & RED LEDs COMES ON
Blue & Red LEDs flash 9 times, then turn on solid after a few seconds.
7. QUICK PRESS
ESC changes modes, and the Green LED will flash for a few seconds.
8. ESC EXITS MODE SELECTION & RETURNS TO NEUTRAL
Green LED will flash continuously at neutral (w/Red on solid) indicating
that sensor harness for the brushless motor is disconnected from ESC.
9. RE-CONNECT BRUSHLESS 6-WIRE SENSOR HARNESS TO ESC
for wiring.
Refer to BRUSHLESS MOTOR portion of STEP 3 on main instructions
P5
For basic operation, there's no need to change from Profile #1.
BRUSHLESS BRUSHLESS BRUSHLESS
(unlimited) Sportsman Marine-Mode
1 2 3 4
yes yes yes yes
yes no yes no
0 100 0
SET BUTTON TO CHANGE SELECTION
(& release)
(LEDs turn off in a rolling motion
SET BUTTON WHILE LEDs ON SOLID
(& release)
2-2005
BRUSH-MODE
(unlimited)
5 6
unlim. unlim.
unlim. unlim.
no yes
yes no
25 n/a
: :
all LEDs
:
(transmitter ON or OFF)
(After
.
: :
(transmitter ON or OFF) :
(*IMPORTANT*)
(pg.2) for wiring.