User manual

Special Features (further explanations)
Repair Procedures / Limited Warranty
Troubleshooting Guide
Mode Programming
Spare- & Optional Parts
Double Action Brake/Reverse Function: inordertogivebestcarcontrolduringbraking,evenwhenusing
reversefunction,thebrakefunctionisintegratedasa„doubleaction“brake.
Thismeansthatyou‘llhavenormalbrakeinthereverserangeforthefirsttimeyouhitbrake,itwillswitchtoreverse
operationifyouletthetriggerreturntoneutralafterbrakingandthengobacktoreversetriggerposition.
SwitchingBEC: apowerfulandefficient6.0V/2AswitchingBECallowstheusageofstrongservosincombina-
tionwithawiderangeofdrivebatteries(2S-4SLiPoor6-to14-cellsNiMH‘s).
1S LiPo use: thespeedocanalsooperatewithlowerinputvoltagethen7.2Vbutbeawarethatyouneedtoruna
receiverbatterywhenyou‘reusinga1SLiPoor4cellNiMHbatterypack.
Connectasuitablereceiverpackdirectlytothereceiver,makesurethereceiverpacksvoltageiswithinyourrecei-
vers&servo‘slimitations(thespeed-controlitselfcanacceptupto7.4Vfromreceiverpack).
Boost Zero:ifvalue#0ischoosenforMode.3thegreenLEDwillflashinneutraltriggerpositiontoindicatethat
speed-controlisoperatinginBoost0modefor„truestockracing“asrequiredbycertainfederations!
Changing Mode Settings without the Transmitter: simplydisconnectthereceiverleadfromthereceiver
andchangetheMODEsettingsonthespeed-controlasdescribedunder„ModeProgramming“.
Sensored Brushless Technology: AdvancedDigitalallowstheperfectknowledgeofthebrushlessmotor’s
magnetposition.ThisresultsinperfectmotorcontrolathighandlowRPM‘s,aswellasperfectbrakecontrol.
LED flashes Remark #0 #1
Yellow/Red
(alternate)
TorqueSetting 0% 30°
Value#1:thismodeshouldonlybeusedLRPK4/X12/X20motorsasitwillincreasethemotorstorqueandeffici-
ency,allothermotorsshouldbeusedwith#0inthismode.
Value#0:Boost0mode,thegreenLEDwillflashinneutraltriggerpositiontoindicatethatspeed-controlisopera-
tinginBoost0modefor„truestockracing“asrequiredbycertainfederations!
LED flashes Remark #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Yellow/Red
(sametime)
Autobrake% 0 5 10 15 20 25
allowsyoutosetaslightbrakingactionwhenyourtriggerisinneutralrange.
SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY
Motoroverheats Toohighmechanicalmotortiming Decreasemechanicalmotortiming
Toolittlemotorcooling Addcoolingfanand/orheatsink
Insufficientperformance.
E.g.poorpower,topspeed
orbrake
WrongGearratio Adjustgearratio
Transmittersettingschangedafterset-up Repeatset-upprocedure
Motororsensor-boardinmotordefective Replacesensor-boardormotor
Speed-controldefective Sendinproductforrepair
Servoisworking,nomotor
function
Speedopluggedinincorrectly PlugspeedotoreceiverasCh.2
MultiprotectionSystemactivated Checksettingsforyourapplication
Wiringproblem Checkwiresandconnectors
Sensorwiremissing/defective Install/replacesensorwire
Motordefective Replacemotor
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Noservoandnomotor
function
Speedoconnectedtoreceiverwithwrongpolarity Connectspeedowithcorrectpolarity
Wiringproblem Checkwiresandconnectors
Batterydefective Replacewithdifferentbatterypack
Crystal,receiverortransmitterdefective Replacecomponentsonebyone
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Motorstutterswhile
accelerating
Sensorwiredefective Replacesensorwire
Motororsensorboardinmotordefective Replacesensorboardormotor
Radiointerference Changelocationofcomponents
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Motorrunsinreversewhen
acceleratingforwardonradio
Modelwithreversedgearbox! Cannotuseasensoredbrushlesssystem!
Speed-controlswitchesoff
frequently
Modelusedtoooftenwithoutcool-downperiods Letcooldownaftereveryrun
Motorstrongerthanmotorlimitorinputvoltage
toohigh
Useonlymotorsandbatterieswhicharewithin
thespecificationsofthespeed-control
Stuckdrivetrainorball-bearing Maintainmodel
Motordefective Replacemotor
Motorneverstops,runsat
constantslowspeed
Transmittersettingschangedafterset-up Repeatset-upprocedure
Motororsensorboardinmotordefective Replacesensorboardormotor
Radiointerference Receiverorantennatooclosetopowerwires,
motor,batteryorspeedo.Receiveraerialtooshort
orcoiledup
See„InstallationTips“and„Installation“
Receiverdefective,toosensitive;
Transmitterdefective,transmitteroutputpower
toolow,servoproblem
Replacecomponentsonebyone
Onlyuseoriginalmanufacturerscrystals
Poorbatteryconnection Checkplugsandconnectingwires
Transmitterbatteriesempty Replace/rechargetransmitterbatteries
AllproductsfromLRPelectronicGmbH(hereinaftercalled“LRP”)aremanufacturedaccordingtothehighestqua-
litystandards.LRPguaranteesthisproducttobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipfor90days(non-
europeancountrisonly)fromtheoriginaldateofpurchaseverifiedbysalesreceipt.Thislimitedwarrantydoesn’t
coverdefects,whicharearesultofmisuse,impropermaintenance,outsideinterferenceormechanicaldamage.
„Thisappliesamongotherthingson:
• Cutofforiginalpowerplugornotusingreversepolarityprotectedplugs
• Receiverwireand/orswitchwiredamaged
• Mechanicaldamageofthecase
• Mechanicaldamageofelectronicalcomponents/PCB
• SolderedonthePCB
• Connectedspeed-controlwithreversedpolarity“
Toeliminateall otherpossibilitiesorimproperhandling,firstcheckallothercomponentsinyourmodelandthe
troubleshootingguide,ifavailable,beforeyousendinthisproductforrepair.Ifproductsaresentinforrepair,which
dooperateperfectly,wehavetochargeaservicefeeaccordingtoourpricelist.
Withsendinginthisproduct,thecustomerhastoadviseLRPiftheproductshouldberepairedineithercase.If
thereisneitherawarrantynorguaranteeclaim,theinspectionoftheproductandtherepairs,ifnecessary,ineither
casewillbechargedwithafeeatthecustomersexpenseaccordingtoourpricelist.Aproofofpurchaseincluding
dateofpurchaseneedstobeincluded.Otherwise,nowarrantycanbegranted.Forquickrepair-andreturnservice,
addyouraddressanddetaileddescriptionofthemalfunction.
IfLRPnolongermanufacturesareturneddefectiveproductandweareunabletoserviceit,weshallprovideyou
withaproductthathasatleastthesamevaluefromoneofthesuccessorseries.
Thespecificationslikeweight,sizeandothersshouldbeseenasguidevalues.Duetoongoingtechnicalimpro-
vements,whicharedoneintheinterestoftheproduct,LRPdoesnottakeanyresponsibilityfortheaccuracyof
thesespecs.
LRP-Distributor-Service:
• Packageyourproductcarefullyandincludesalesreceiptanddetaileddescriptionofmalfunction.
• SendparceltoyournationalLRPdistributor.
• Distributorrepairsorexchangestheproduct.
• ShipmentbacktoyouusuallybyCOD(cashondelivery),butthisissubjecttoyournationalLRPdistributor‘s
generalpolicy.
Toeliminateallotherpossibilitiesorimproperhandling,firstcheck allothercomponentsinyourmodelandthe
troubleshootingguidebeforeyousendinthisproductforrepair.Ifproductsaresentinforrepair,whichdooperate
perfectly,wehavetochargeaservicefeeaccordingtoourpricelist.
AlwayscheckerrorbycheckingLEDerrorcodefirst,thisgivesyouagoodindicationweretosearch!
LED flashes Remark #1 #2 #3
Red
Forward 100% 100% 50%
Reverse 50% none 50%
theSpin includesadjustabledriveselection.Youcandisablereverse,ifyouplanonusingforward/brakeonlyfor
racingandthere‘sevena„TrainingMode“whichonlygives50%oftheavailablepowerinforwarddirectiontogive
easiercontrolforthelessexperienceddriversorkidsandtheirfirstrunswiththenewvehicle!
LED flashes Remark #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Yellow
Cut-OffVoltage 3.2 6.4 9.6 12.8 xxx
usefor 1SLiPo 2SLiPo 3SLiPo 4SLiPo NiMH
ensuresthatallbatteriescanbeusedsafelyforallapplications,pleaseselectthecorrectvalueaccordingtoourta-
bleunder„ModeProgramming“.Whenthebatteryvoltagereachestheselectedcut-offvoltage,themotorfunction
willbedisabledandtheLED‘swillindicatethattheshutdownhasoccuredduetoundervoltageofyourbatteries
(see„MultiProtectionSystem3“forfurtherdetails).
Caution:WorksDefaultsettingis2SLiPo,soifyouuseotherbatteriesyouneedtoadjustMode.1beforefirstuse!
TheSpin featuresthreesimplemodeswhichenableyoutoadjustittoyourrequirements.TheWorksDefaultset-
tingsareshowningreycolour.
ThisisthefirstLRPspeed-controlusingasinglebuttonwhichisusedastheOn/Offbutton,forcalibrationtoyour
radioandalsothemodeadjustments.ThereforeitworksinaslightlydifferentwaythanknownfromLRPspeed-
controlsbeforebutwehaveretainedthesimpleandintuitivelogictomakeitsuperuser-friendly.
•Howtogetinto„programmingthemodes“? Withspeedoturnedon,pressbuttonfor3secuntil
   yellow+greenLEDstartflashing.
•Howtoknowinwhichmodeyouare? checkLEDflashingsequenceofred/yellowLED‘s.
•Howtocheckthestoredvalues? CountthenumberofflashesofthegreenLED.
 
(*=value1|**=value2|etc.).
•Howtochangethevalue? Pressbuttontoincreasevaluebyonestep.
•Howtogettothenextmode? thisisdoneautomatic,thevalueswillbeshown
   3timesbeforeitjumpstothenextMode!The
   „jump“tothenextmodeisindicatedbyall3LED‘s
   flickeringveryquickly.
•Howtoleavetheprogrammingmode? letthespeedo„hop“throughtheremainingmode‘sand
  itleavethemodeprogrammingautomatically.
•Tableofsettings,valuesandmodes:seerightside(grey-shadedvaluesshow„defaultsettings“).
*** Mod e.2 *** D r i v e Selec t ion
*** Mode.1 *** AutoCell System 2
*** Mod e. 3 *** Tor q ue S et t in g
*** Mod e.4 *** Au t o ma tic B ra ke
flash alternatively
flash same time
LRPoffersacomprehensivelineofaccessories,aswellasparticularspare-andoptionalitems.Hereyoufindan
overview,forafullpicturepleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.lrp.cc:
#819307 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“70mm
#819310 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“100mm
#819315 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“150mm
#819320 Sensor-Wire„HighFlex“200mm
#81801 USBBridge„Spec.2“-SpeedoFirmwareUpdate+PC-Link
Thecrossed-outwheeledbinmeansthatwithintheEuropeanUniontheproductmustbetaken
toseperatecollectionattheproductend-of-life.Donotdisposeoftheseproductsasunsorted
municipalwaste.