Hobbywing 10BL60 / 10BL120 Sensored - Brushless Speed Controller Manual

Introduction

Congratulations and thanks for purchasing the QUICRUN series electronic speed controller (ESC).

The power system for RC model can be very dangerous, so please read this manual carefully. Since we have no control over the installation, application, use or maintenance of this product, in no case shall we be liable for any damages, losses or costs.

Features

• High performance but low price, users can own this reliable race-ready ESC at an affordable cost.
• Compact size, suitable for various car chassis.
• Auto identification system can recognize sensored / sensorless brushless motors automatically.
• Core competition program for excellent control feel & multiple programmable items.
• 8 steps of timing adjustment greatly increase the output power of the motor, and unlock its maximum potential.
• Proportional brake with 4 steps of Maximum Brake Force adjustment, 8 steps of Drag Brake Force adjustment and 4 steps of Initial Brake Force adjustment.
• 9 steps of acceleration (punch) adjustment, from "soft" to "very aggressive" to fit for different kinds of cars, tires and tracks.
• Multiple protections: Low voltage cut-off protection for Lipo or NiMH battery / Over-heat protection / Throttle signal loss protection / Motor Lock-up protection.
• One-button (the "SET" button on the ESC) to set the ESC, and easy to reset all parameters to the factory default settings.
• Compatible with the optional device - the portable Digital LED Program Card, especially convenient for outdoor use.

Begin to Use a New Brushless ESC

Connections

Sensored motor wiring
When using sensored brushless motor, please connect the "SENSOR" port of the ESC and the the "SENSOR" ATTENTION port of the motor with a sensor wire. For sensored brushless motor, the #A, #B, #C wires of the ESC MUST be connected with the motor wire #A, #B, #C respectively. Do not change the wires sequence optionally! (#A is Blue, #B is Yellow, #C is Orange.)

Sensorless motor wiring
When using sensorless brushless motor, the #A, #B, #C wires of the ESC can be connected with the motor wires freely (without any order). If the motor runs in the opposite direction, please swap any two wire connections. Please disconnect the battery from the ESC after running the car!

Specifications

Note: "T" indicates the limit value of motor turns when the ESC timing is set to 0 degree. The larger the timing, the more turns the motor needs. Please pay close attention to temperatures of the motor and the ESC to avoid any damage to these two equipments.

Set the Throttle Range

In order to make sure the ESC fits the throttle range of your transmitter, you must calibrate it when begin to use a new ESC, or a used transmitter if some of its settings have been changed, like the Throttle Trim, D/R, EPA or other parameters. Otherwise, the ESC cannot work properly. Besides, we strongly recommend users to enable the "failsafe" function of the transmitter, set the "F/S" of the throttle channel to the Shutdown mode or set the protection value to the neutral position, so the car can be stopped if the receiver fails to get the radio signals from the transmitter. Please calibrate the throttle range according to the following steps.

Hold down the SET button

Turn on the switch

1. Turn on the transmitter, and set parameters (of the throttle channel) like "D/R, "EPA", "ATL" to 100% (if there is no LCD display on the transmitter, please adjust the corresponding knob to its limit). Set the throttle trim to 0 (if there is no display, then adjust the knob to the neutral position). For FUTABA TM and similar transmitters, set the throttle direction to "REV", while the throttle direction of others to "NOR". Please disable the built-in ABS brake function in your transmitter.
2. Hold the SET button while sliding the switch to the ON position, and then release the "SET" button the moment when the Red LED starts to blink. (If you don't release the SET button in 3 seconds, the ESC will enter the program mode, in such a case, please switch off the ESC and re-calibrate the throttle range again from Step 1.)

Move the throttle stick to the neutral position and press the SET button.

Move the throttle stick to the end position of forward and press the SET button.

Move the throttle stick to the end position of backward and press the SET button.

Set the 3 points according to pictures

• The neutral point.
• The end point of the forward direction.
• The end point of the backward/brake direction.

When the process of calibration is finished, the motor can be started after 3 seconds.

Check the LED Status in Normal Running

1. When the throttle stick is in the neutral range, neither the Red LED nor the Green LED lights up.
2. When the car moves forward, the Red LED solidly lights; the Green LED also lights up when the throttle stick is at the top position (100% throttle).
3. When the car brakes, the Red LED solidly lights; the Green LED also lights up when the throttle stick is at the end position and the maximum brake force is set to 100%.
4. When the car reverses, the Red LED solidly lights; the Green LED also lights up when the throttle stick is at the end position and the maximum reverse force is set to 100%.

Set the ESC by the SET button

ATTENTION

• In the ESC setting process, the motor will emit "Beep" tone at the same time when the LED is flashing.
• If the "N" is bigger than the number "5", we use a long time flash and long "Beep—" tone to represent "5", so it is easy to identify the items with the big serial number.

For example, if the LED flashes as the following:
"A long time flash + 1 short time flash" (Motor sounds "B—B") = the No. 6 item,
"A long time flash + 2 short time flash" (Motor sounds "B—BB") = the No. 7 item,
"A long time flash + 3 short time flash" (Motor sounds "B—BBB") = the No. 8 item, and so on.

Set the ESC by Program Card

The Program Card is optional equipment which needs to be purchased separately. It has 3 digital LEDs to display the programmable items' number and the options' number. It is portable and very easy to use. (For detailed information, please refer to the user manual of the program card).

Reset All Items to Default Values

At any time when the throttle is located at neutral position (except in the throttle calibration or parameters program process), press and hold the "SET" key for over 3 seconds, the red LED and green LED will blink simultaneously, which means each programmable item has be reset to its default value. It needs to be restarted to complete the whole process.

Programmable Items

1. Running Mode: With "Forward with Brake" mode, the car can go forward and brake, but cannot go backward, this mode is suitable for competition; "Forward / Reverse with Brake" mode has reverse running function, which is suitable for daily training.
   Note: "Forward/Reverse with Brake" mode uses "Double-click" method to make the car go backward. When you move the throttle stick from forward zone to backward zone for the first time (The 1st "click"), the ESC begins to brake the motor, the motor slows down but it is still running, not completely stopped, so the backward action is NOT happened immediately. When the throttle stick is moved to the backward zone again (The 2nd "click"), if the motor speed is slowed down to zero (i.e. stopped), the backward action will happen. The "Double-Click" method can prevent mistakenly reversing action when the brake function is frequently used in steering. By the way, in the process of braking or reversing, if the throttle stick is moved to forward zone, the motor will run forward at once. "Forward/Reverse" mode uses "single-click" method to make the car reverse. When moving the throttle stick from neutral zone to backward zone, the vehicle reverses immediately, so this mode is usually used by rock crawler.
   
2. Drag Brake Force: Set the amount of drag brake applied at neutral throttle to simulate the slight braking effect of a brushed motor while coasting.
   
3. Low Voltage Cut-Off: The function mainly prevents the Lipo battery from over discharging. The ESC detects the battery voltage at any time, if the voltage is lower than the threshold for 2 seconds, the output power will be reduced 70%, after 10 seconds the output power will be completely shut off and the red LED flashes in such a way: "☆-, ☆-, ☆-". Please stop your car at the track side as soon as possible to avoid obstructing other racing cars.
   Note: For NiMH battery, if the voltage of the whole NiMH battery pack is higher than 9.0V, it will be considered as a 3 cells Lipo battery pack; If it is lower than 9.0V, it will be considered as a 2 cells Lipo battery pack. For example, if a NiMH battery pack is 8.0V, and the threshold is set to 2.6V/Cell, so it will be considered as a 2 cells Lipo battery pack, and the low-voltage cut-off threshold for this NiMH battery pack is 2.6x2=5.2V.
   
4. Start Mode (Also called "Punch" or "Acceleration"): Level 1 has very soft start acceleration, while level 9 has very quick start acceleration. From Level 1 to Level 9, the start force is increasing. If you choose "Level 7" to "Level 9", you should use good quality battery with powerful discharge ability, otherwise you cannot get the burst start effect as you want. If the motor cannot run smoothly (the motor is cogging), sometimes it is caused by the weak discharge ability, please use a better battery or increase the gear ratio.
   
5. Maximum Brake Force: The ESC provides proportional brake function. The brake force is related to the position of the throttle stick. Maximum brake force refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the end point of the backward zone. A very large brake force can shorten the brake time, but it may damage the gears.
   
6. Maximum Reverse Force: Sets how much power will be applied in the reverse direction.
   
7. Initial Brake Force: It is also called "minimum brake force", which refers to the force when the throttle stick is located at the initial position of the backward zone. The default value is equal to the drag brake force, so the brake action can be very smoothly.
   
8. Throttle Neutral Range: This setting adjusts the width of the neutral range.
   
9. Timing: This function can be used to fine-tune the output power of the motor, the bigger the timing, the faster the motor runs or the larger output power of the motor. As the Boost Timing technology has been introduced into this ESC, so under the sensored mode, adjust the ESC timing can greatly increase the motor speed. Therefore, please remember to enlarge the gear ratio of the chassis and carefully check temperatures of the motor and the ESC after increasing the timing.

Parameter List of QuicRun-10BL60SD

(Italics in the form below indicate factory defaults)

Note: Fwd= Forward, Rev=Reverse, Brk=Brake

Recommended Power System

ATTENTION
The reference gear ratios in the above form are based on the 1/10 RC cars with 2S Lipo and 0 timing ESC. If the ESC timing is increased, then the gear ratio needs to be increased accordingly. Besides, please pay attention to the temperature of the ESC and the motor to avoid any damage to the equipments.

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