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application. If you have problems calibrating your transmitter with the Castle ESC, please see
the troubleshooting guide on page 37 for more tips or visit our website’s FAQ pages. Once
you are calibrated and armed, do one last check before going out and experiencing the Castle
brushless dierence. Slowly advance the throttle and check the rotation direction of the motor
and the color of the LEDs on the ESC. If the motor is spinning in the right direction and the
GREEN LED is blinking green, then you are ready for a test run before going into the settings
of the ESC. If the ESC shows the green LED with throttle, but the wheels spin in the wrong
direction, you’ll need to switch any two of the motor wires (example: switch from red to red
and black to black to red to black and black to red). Castle Link capable Castle products may be
connected to your PC using the Castle Link USB adapter. The Castle Link software will give you
access to a whole new world of tuning options. You may use Castle Link to tune your throttle
curve and brake curve, set your drag brake feel, and use the incredible
Torque Limit
to keep
the front end of your car on the ground with all the power you have at your command. As new
features become available, you can install them in your Castle ESC for “real time” updates! All of