Castle Mamba Monster 2 Drivers Ed Guide

A WORD ABOUT BATTERIES AND CONNECTORS
As with any extremely high powered electric power system, the primary limitations to ultimate vehicle performance are the
batteries and connectors. Use the best batteries and connectors that you can find. The better the batteries, the more punch you’ll
have!
Recommended capacity for 1/18th scale vehicles is 1500mah+, 1/10th, 1/8th, and 1/5th scale recommended capacity is
5000mah+. Do not use 20C continuous discharge batteries. We recommend 30C continuous discharge or higher for 1/18th scale
to 1/8th scale vehicles (or high quality 25C batteries such as Traxxas ® Power Cells ®), and 35C continuous or higher for 1/5th
scale vehicles. Using too low of a C rating or capacity will damage your ESC, and will not be covered under warranty.
Hint: Look for the batteries with the lowest resistance, not necessarily the coolest labels.
Top-of-the-line cells aren’t required for this system to operate normally, but the best cells will certainly allow your Castle system
to put more power to the ground! Poor quality battery connectors can be a roadblock to performance. Avoid the common “white
plastic” connectors commonly seen on many battery packs. A fast brushless setup will draw many times the power that these
connectors can safely handle. Invest in connector sets made for high powered electric systems such as our CC Bullets, Castle
Connectors, Traxxas® TRX® connectors, or Deans® Ultra plugs.
POWER
Wiring
Your Castle ESC has motor connectors on the motor wires or directly on the board and the battery input wires are bare. You must
add the connector of your choice to the battery leads. We recommend a connector rated for 40-100amps, such as CC Bullets,
Castle Connectors, Deans® Ultra, or Traxxas® TRX® connectors.
Proper polarity is essential here! Make absolutely sure positive (+) connects to positive (+), and negative (-) connects to
negative (-) when you plug in your battery! If reverse polarity is applied to your ESC from the battery, it WILL damage
your ESC. This WILL NOT be covered under warranty!
CONNECTIONS
Brushless Motor Wiring
For brushless motor connection, the three wires from the ESC to the motor
have no polarity. Connect the red, white and black motor wires to the three
wires coming from the motor or directly to the ESC in any order. If you are
using a motor other than a Castle Creations motor, you may need to either
solder on matching male bullet plugs to your motor, or solder the ESC wires
directly to the motor wires. If you choose to direct solder or to shorten
the motor wires, you may do so on the Castle Creations NC14XX series,
NC15XX series, NC1717, and NC2028 motors only.
DO NOT CUT any part
of the wire length from any other motor, regardless of brand or type.
In most cases, only the last 1/4 inch or so of most motor wires are able to
be soldered. If they are clipped shorter you may not be able to solder the
remaining portion of the wire and the motor will not run properly, if at all.
If
the motor is supplied with connectors you do not want to use, simply
unsolder the original motor connectors from the wires - do not cut
them o.
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. This will be explained below.
Note: If running a sensored brushless motor with a sensored ESC, DO NOT change the wire orientation. Change the motor direction
setting with Castle Link.
Brushed Motor Wiring
Reversing Brushed Motor Mode:
Use this mode if you wish to use reverse. Make sure you change the Motor
type setting to “Brushed Reversing” in the ESC before using a brushed
motor. Use only the red and black motor wires from the ESC, or the outside
connectors on the ESC. In most applications, the red wire from the ESC will
connect to the red wire (or positive + side hood) on your motor, and the
black wire to the black wire (or negative - side hood) of the motor. The white
motor wire (or center connector on the ESC) is not used. After calibration,
(explained later) you may need to swap the two motor wires to get the
wheels to spin in the right direction.