Multiplex MULTIcont BL-60 SD Operating Instructions Manual page 8

4. W
IRING
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Note: if you wish to use a different connector system for connecting a MULTIcont BL-60 speed controller to your motor
and / or battery, please note the following infor-mation:
Soldering requires some care, as the quality of the joints is crucial to the reliability of the power system:
• Use electronic-grade solder for all soldered joints
• Do not use acid-based solder flux
• Parts to be soldered must be hot enough (the solder must flow), but must not be overheated (damage to components)
• If you are unsure, ask a modeller with experience in soldering to help you
• Carefully insulate all solder joints and bare wires (e.g. using heat-shrink sleeving)
Attaching the battery connectors
The battery connectors have to be attached to the two wires (red = +, black = -). Keep the wires as short as possible. If necessary, cut
the battery leads to the required length. Fit a piece of heat-shrink sleeve on each wire, and shrink the sleeve over the soldered joint.
Take great care to maintain correct polarity when soldering the battery connectors to the leads. Reversed polarity inevitably and
invariably wrecks the controller.
Connecting the speed controller to the motor
The motor is connected to the three wires which exit one end of the controller. Solder sockets to the wires which match the motor
connectors, and insulate each soldered joint with a separate heat-shrink sleeve. Keep the leads as short as possible.
If you need to reverse the direction of rotation of the motor, simply swap over two of the three wires leading to the motor; alternatively
change the direction by programming ( 6.3.).
Connecting the three-core lead (UNI connector system) to the receiver
Connect the three-core receiver lead (attached to the speed controller) to the receiver input socket used for motor
speed control:
- With MULTIPLEX RC systems: channel 4 = throttle / motor
- With HiTEC RC systems: channel 3 = throttle / motor
Pin assignment
Negative pin (−)
Positive pin (+)
Signal ( ) orange
Do not connect a separate receiver battery to the receiver, as the controller supplies current to the receiver and servos via
the BEC circuit. Always keep to the maximum servo count limit in BEC mode ( 2.). Disable the BEC system if necessary
5. S :
ETTINGS
1. Brake: ON/OFF
* ON- Sets the propeller to the brake position when the throttle stick
* OFF- Sets the propeller to freewheel when the throttle stick is at the minimum position.
2. Battery type: LiPo or NiCad/NiMh
* NiCad/NiMH – Sets Low Voltage protection threshold for NiCad/NiMH cells.
* LiPo – Sets Low voltage protection threshold for LiPo cells and automatically detects the number of cells within the pack.
Note: Selecting the NiCad/NiMH option for the battery type, triggers the ESC to automatically set the cutoff threshold to the factory
default of 60%. The cutoff threshold can then be subsequently altered through the Low Voltage protection function, if required. The
ESC will read the initial voltage of the NiCad/NiMh pack once it is plugged in and the voltage read will then be used as a reference for
the cutoff voltage threshold.
3. Low Voltage Protection Threshold ( Cutoff Threshold ):
Low / Medium / High
1) For Li-xx packs- number of cells are automatically calculated and requires no user input apart from defining the battery type. This
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Operating instructions
MULTIcont BL-60 SD
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is at the minimum position (Recommended for folding props).
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