Electronic Guide

LynxmotionUAV
ElectronicConfiguration
C) ESC Wire Preparation
EachESChasabuildinBEC(batteryeliminatorcircuit)thatprovides5VDCtotheredwireon
theR/Cconnectorandisusedtopowerthereceiverfromthemainbattery.Thiseliminatesthe
needforonebatteryforthereceiver/controllerandanotherforthemotors.OnlyoneESCneeds
toprovidepowertotheflightcontroller/receiver.
Removethered(power)wirefromthreeoutoffourESCconnectors.
Wraptheexposedpinwithelectricaltapeorheatshrink.
Thered(power)wirefromtheotherthree(outoffour)ESCsshouldberemovedfromtheplastic
case,soonlyoneESC(ofallfour)shouldhavetheredpinstillinserted.Inordertoremovethe
pinfromtheplasticcase,gentlyliftthecenterplastictabwhichholdsthemetalcrimpinplace
(thisiseasiestwithathinknifesuchasanexactoblade)andpullthecrimpoutofitsslot.Itis
besttokeeptheconnectoronthewireincaseyouwanttouseitlater.Useshrinktubeorelectric
tapetoinsulateeachofthesethreeexposedpinstopreventshorting(doNOTconnectthem
together).
NoticethatonlyoneESCconnectorhastheredwireconnected.
ItdoesnotmatterwhichESChastheredwireconnected.