Skyrc Leopard v2 Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Version 2
1/10 SCALE BRUSHLESS ESC
INTRODUCTION
Leopard 60A ESC is high performance 1/10 Scale Brushless Motor Electronic Speed Control.
The speed controller is specially designed to offer high power and high efficiency combined
with low weight and compact dimensions.
SAFETY NOTE
WARNING: This is an extremely powerful brushless motor system. We strongly recommend
removing your pinion gear for your own safety and the safety of those
calibration and programming functions with this system. Please keep your hands, hair, cloth, clear
from the gear train and wheels of an armed high performance system.
WATER & ELECTRONICS DON'T MIX!
Never allow water, moisture, or other foreign materials to get inside ESC, motor, or on the PC
Boards.
Water damage will void the warranty!
NO REVERSE VOLTAGE!
Reverse battery polarity can damage ESC & void warranty. Disconnect battery immediately
if a reverse connection occurs.
DISCONNECT BATTERIES WHEN NOT IN USE
Always disconnect the battery pack from the speed control when not in use to avoid short
circuits and possible fire hazard.
2 - 3 LI-PO CELLS ONLY
Never use fewer than 2 or more than 3 LIPO cells in the vehicle's main battery pack. The
Leopard 60A ESC handles up to 3S LIPO input (12.6 Volts MAX).
TRANSMITTER ON FIRST
Turn on the transmitter first THEN turn on the speed control.
1/10 SCALE
The Leopard 60A ESC is intended for 1/10 scale vehicles.
INSULATE WIRES
Always insulate exposed wiring with heat shrink tubing or electrical tape to prevent short
circuits, which can damage ESC.
CONNECTIONS
Brushless Motor Wiring
Connect the blue, yellow and orange motor wires to the motor. There is no polarity on the
three ESC-to-motor wires, so do not worry about how you connect them initially. You may
find it necessary to swap two wires if the motor runs in reverse.
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ESC/TRANSMITER CALIBRATION
around you before performing IMPORTANT NOTE: Calibration is necessary for the first use of the ESC, or whenever used
with a new/different transmitter.
For users with a Futaba Transmitter, you must reverse the throttle channel signal on your
transmitter. Please refer to your Futaba instructions.
Individual transmitter's signals for full throttle, full brake and neutral vary. You must calibrate
your ESC so that it will operate more effectively with you transmitter.
How to Calibrate ESC
ESC switch OFF.
Turn on the Transmitter.
Hold full throttle on your transmitter and turn the ESC's switch ON.
Keep holding full throttle on the transmitter. The ESC will ring the
initialization tones.
Wait 2 seconds
The motor will rings 4 times indicating full throttle measured.
Whiles beeping,indicating it's time to push full brake.
Move throttle trigger to full brake and wait few seconds, the ESC will
rings 4 times indicating full brake measure.
Whiles beeping,indicating it's time for neutral. Relax trigger to neutral
(center). The ESC will now ring 4 times and flash the yellow LED
rapidly to accept the neutral position.
ESC will ring twice indicating that it is armed.
From this point on, when you connect batteries and turn on the switch, the ESC will give the
initialization tone, and the arming tone will ring second or two later. If the ESC is programmed
for the Auto-Lipo setting, it will beep the number of cells in you Lipo pack between the
initialization tones and the arming tones. After the arming tone plays, the ESC will ACTIVE
and will respond to the throttle application.
ESC PROGRAMMING
1) Programming Card(Optional Part)
V2
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Programming Card allows you to modify the most commonly used settings in your Leopard
60A ESC controller all at the touch of a single button. No computer needed. Simply connect
the Programming Card to the throttle lead of the controller and power the programming card
as described below. Click the button to scroll through and change the indicated settings. All
the settings will show on the programming card at once. Can't get any easier!
Instruction for Program Card
Turn off the ESC and disconnect the throttle lead from the receiver.
Connect the throttle lead from ESC to the 3 pin connector on the
Program Card.
Turn on the ESC to apply power to both ESC and Program Card.
All the current settings will be displayed on the correspond LEDs.
Press and release button to move between settings.
Press and hold button to change the value for that setting.
Turn off the ESC and disconnect the throttle lead from Program
Card and connect it back to the receiver.
2) Manual Programming
Manual Programming Leopard 60A ESC is as simple as answering a few questions. The Leopard
60A ESC asks questing by beeping a setting number, followed by the possible setting values.
There are eight settings that can be programmed in the Leopard 60A ESC.
You must answer "yes" (full throttle) or "no" (full brake) to the setting
values as they are presented by Leopard 60A ESC. When you enter
programming mode the ESC will emit a sequence of beeps that tell
you which programming step you are in. There are two parts to the
beep sequence. The first set of beeps indicates the 'Setting Number
(Question), e.g. Brake/Reverse Type, and the second set of beeps
indicates a Setting Value, e.g. Reverse Lockout. Answering "No" to
a Setting value will cause the ESC to ask for the next value in that
section. After a "Yes" answer is accepted, the ESC knows you aren't
interested in any other option in that section, so it skips to the first
option in the next section.
Note: If you answer "no" to all Setting Values for a particular Setting
Number, the ESC will keep whatever value had been previously
programmed. Only by answering "Yes" to a Setting Value will the ESC
store/change that value.
How to Enter Programming Mode
Plug Battery into the Leopard 60A ESC
Hold full throttle on your transmitter
Turn the ESC switch ON
Leopard 60A ESC rings once
Wait few seconds
Leopard 60A ESC rings 4 times indicating
that it is ready for CALIBRATION mode
Continue to hold full throttle
Leopard 60A ESC beeping
Wait another few seconds
Leopard 60A ESC rings 4 times
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Yes(full throttle)
No(full brake)