roundhouse LOCOGLYDE Quick Start Manual

Electronic Speed Controller
Features of this Unit:-
100% Waterproof
10A motor limit
6.0V to 14.4V Operating voltage
0.025V drop at 10A
Maximum current rating, 10A
1.2A BEC
In built Directional Lighting
circuit
Please read the instructions carefully before use. If there is anything that you do not understand
or are unsure of, check with Roundhouse before fitting.
Installing the Roundhouse LocoGlyde Electronic Speed Controller.
Mount the LocoGlyde Electronic Speed Controller (LESC) as far as possible away from the receiver
to avoid any interference. Care should be taken to position the LESC so that it is kept as cool as
possible. Ensure that the motor being used is fitted with 2 motor capacitors (0.1uF) - one from
the negative terminal to the can and one from the positive terminal to the can.
Receiver Connections
The servo load on the LESC is
wired for all current
manufacturers apart
Airtronics - for these receivers
the black and red wires require
swapping in the plug.
N.B. - Be aware that this speed controller should only be used on a channel
which has a sprung neutral. If you intend using an Aircraft/Helicopter
Transmitter, Do Not plug the LESC into the Throttle side of the receiver. Doing
so will cause permanent damage to the LESC.
N.B. The LESC requires a battery pack to be connected to the Tamiya connector to power it.
It is essential that the correct polarity is observed. If the battery pack is connected wrongly it
will immediately destroy the electronics in the speed controller which cannot then be repaired.
Connecting the battery pack incorrectly is not covered by the warranty.
LESC's are fitted with a 1.2A BEC plug (Battery Eliminator Circuit). This means that the battery pack
powers the Speed Controller, and this in turn supplies power to the receiver - Do Not connect a
separate battery pack to the receiver.
Incorporated in the LESC is a directional lighting circuit, which
allows up to 4 LED's to be powered (max two in forward and two in
reverse). Connecting a couple of suitable LED's (as shown in the
diagram opposite), to the thin black and red lead coming out of the
LESC, will result in one LED lighting up when running in either
direction. N.B. Do not use high-powered White or Blue LED's.
Receiver Type
Futaba, Sanwa, KQ
R/C
Hi-Tec
from
Graupner, JR, Kyosho
Acoms
Airtronics
The LESC is fitted with a Tamiya style plug and bullet connectors.
Tamiya connector: Black = Battery –ve
Bullet connectors: Red = Motor +ve
N.B. Always disconnect LESC from battery cells when not in use.
Optional directional lighting
ROUNDHOUSE ENGINEERING CO. LTD.
Units 6-10 Churchill Business Park. Churchill Road.
Wheatley. Doncaster. DN1 2TF. England
Telephone 01302 328035
Email
ONLINE
www.roundhouse-eng.com
Position 1
White / Blue
Yellow
White / Orange
Yellow
White / Orange
Battery Connections
Fax 01302 761312
mail@roundhouse-eng.com
Position 2
Red
Red
Red
Red
Black
Red = Battery +ve
Black = Motor –ve
Position 3
Black
Black
Brown
Black
Red