User Manual
User Manual of “TURNIGY” Series Brushless Speed Controller Doc Ver. HK-13-V2-101119 Page - 1 -
USER MANUAL
TURNIGY SERIES
SENSORLESS BRUSHLESS
SPEED CONTROLLER
FOR
CAR AND TRUCK
【DECLARATION】
Thanks for purchasing “TURNIGY” series Electronic Speed Controller (ESC). High power systems for
RC models can be very dangerous, so please read this manual carefully. In that we have no control
over the correct use, installation, application, or maintenance of our products, no liability shall be
assumed nor accepted for any damages, losses or costs resulting from the use of the product.
【FEATURES】
1. Specially designed for RC car and truck, with excellent start-up, acceleration and linearity features.
2. Compatible with sensorless brushless motor.
3. 3 running modes suitable for different applications (“Forward with brake” mode, “Forward/Backward with
brake” mode and “Rock crawler” mode).
4. 4 steps of maximum reverse force adjustment.
5. Proportional ABS brake function with 4 steps of maximum brake force adjustment, 8 steps of drag-brake force
adjustment and 4 steps of initial brake force adjustment.
6. 9 start modes (“Punch”) from “Soft” to “Very aggressive” to be suitable for different chassis, tires and tracks.
7. Multiple protection features: Low voltage cut-off protection for lithium or nickel battery / Over-heat protection /
Throttle signal loss protection / Motor blocked protection.
8. 8 steps of timing adjustment.
9. User programmable. Several program methods are supported, such as: The “SET” button on the ESC, the
digital LED program card,。The program card is pocket-sized and it have friendly user interface to be easily
used.
10. Waterproof and dustproof.
【SPECIFICATIONS】
Model
TURNIGY-18A-SL
TURNIGY-25A-SL
TURNIGY-35A-SL
TURNIGY-60A-SL
Cont. Current
18A
25A
35A
60A
Burst Current
50A
90A
190A
380A
Resistance
0.01 ohm
0.005 ohm
0.0015 ohm
0.0007 ohm
Suitable Car
1/18, 1/16 car
1/10 car
Suitable
Brushless Motor
2 cells Lipo
6 cells NiMH
On-road: ≥12T
Off-road: ≥18T
2030 size motor
On-road: ≥9T
Off-road: ≥12T
3650 size motor
On-road: ≥5.5T
Off-road: ≥8.5T
3650 size motor
3 cells Lipo
9 cells NiMH
On-road: ≥18T
Off-road: ≥24T
2030 size motor
On-road: ≥12T
Off-road: ≥18T
3650 size motor
On-road: ≥8.5T
Off-road: ≥13T
3650 size motor
Battery
4-9 Cells NiMH or 2-3 Cells Li-Po
1) For 4-6 cells NiMH or 2 cells Lipo: You needn’t change the fan combined with the ESC;
2) For 7-9 cell NiMH or 2 cells Lipo: You must change the fan combined with the controller
because it cannot work with such a high voltage, so please choose a high voltage fan or supply
the fan from the receiver (+5V); (*Note1)
BEC Output
6V/1A
6V/1.5A
Motor Type
Sensorless Brushless Motor
Dimension
31.5* 24* 15
31.5* 27.5* 16
31.5* 27.5* 24
(The height of fan is not included)
Weight
19g (W/O wires)
23g (W/O wires)
30g (W/O wires)
32g (W/O wires)
Note1: For information about the high voltage cooling fan,
please refer to the brief introduction on page 3.
【BEGIN TO USE THE NEW ESC】
1. Connect the ESC, motor, receiver, battery and servo
according to the following diagram
“+” and “-” wires of the ESC are connected with the battery
pack, and #A, #B and #C are connected with the motor wires.
The “SET” button is used for programming the ESC.
The control cable of the ESC (trio wires with black, red and
white color) is connected with the throttle channel of the
receiver (Usually CH2).
The #A, #B, #C wires of the ESC can be connected to the
motor wires in any order. If the motor runs in the opposite
direction, please swap any two wire connections. Note: You
can use the transmitter to set the throttle channel to
the “Reverse” direction, and then the motor will run in
the opposite direction. Please calibrate the throttle
range again after changing the direction of throttle
channel.




