User Manual

The easiest to make these changes is the ProgCard II. There
is also the possibility to perform the setup with the
transmitter; however it will not be explained here. You will find
it in the RC-setup manual under www.yge.de in the Download
area.
Please notice that the complete features set can only be
reached through the ProgCard II.
In case you get inadvertently in the programming mode
during a normal start-up (throttle stick at full power), simply
disconnect the battery, lower the stick to stop, and connect
the battery again. Thus you won’t modify the adjustments.
Helicopter settings
For helicopters in governor mode, the full throttle range
(100%) must be calibrated once. For some transmitters,
this range is indicated in the helicopter menu (throttle
curve 0-100%). This throttle curve will then correspond to
the controller throttle from 0 to 100%. Please refer also to
ProgCard or RC-Setup manual.
When activating one of the governor modes, all relevant
heli parameters are set to default. This default will fit
nearly all setups. You don’t need to program further at a
first step.
Here a listing of the default settings.
- Timing = 18°
- Brake off
- Act. Freew. on
- P-Gain = 0,9
- I-Gain = 0,05
- Startup Speed = Heli middle
- PWM-Frequency = 8 kHz )
- Startup Power = Auto 1-32% (sometimes is better 2 or
4%)
You should modify the default settings of P-Gain, I-Gain
and PWM frequency, only if you don’t get the desired
success, and if you are sure of the correct setting of all
other components.
Lipo protection / under-voltage protection:
Because of the tension driven load adjustment it is
possible to fly further with low power, since the battery
recovers with smaller load. However, if the tension
continues to break in, the motor is switched off.
Active free-wheel:
The unlimited partial load capability refers to the maximum
full power current of the 40 to 120A ESC types.
* The partial load capability of the 160FAI controller types
is in line with the requirements for pylon racing and
Hotliners.
Temperature / overload warning:
If the speed controller’s temperature exceeds its limit,
because of overloading or lack of cooling, after landing
and/or motor stop, a warning signal is issued (3 Beeps in
the interval). But the motor is not switched off in flight
unless the temperature becomes extremely critical, then
the motor switched off.
The partial load operation between half and nearly full
power is the most difficult area for an ESC. In addition the
running time becomes longer and longer with the Lipo
technology. If it should come to repeated temperature
warnings, better cooling should be provided or current
should be reduced. These warnings are to be regarded as
overload warnings and not as normal operating
condition. Because at high temperature the components
are strongly stressed, this leads to a decreased life time.
You achieve a better cooling not only through sufficiently
dimensioned air intake, but even more efficiently through
a larger air outtake, in order to avoid a heat accumulation.
You achieve smaller currents by using a smaller propeller
or a one cell smaller battery.
BEC:
Additionally to the use of the BEC a 4 cell NiCd/NiMH
receiver buffer battery can be connected through a switch
cable into a free plug of the receiver or a through Y-cable.
The buffer battery avoids tension drops on hard servo
maneuvers, protecting the receiver’s functionality.
Make sure that no discharged receiver battery is used,
because this would load the BEC additionally by charging
the battery. A half or fully loaded Battery will not be charged
and is only discharged in extreme conditions. The plus (red)
wire of the receiver cable does not need to be disconnected.
Several YGE ESC’s can be connected to a single receiver
without any special precautions (Parallel use of all the
BECs). The total maximum available load is the sum of the
individual BECs.
A configuration without BEC and with galvanic separation is
also possible. For that please use our opto coupler module.
Caution:
Fundamentally it is important to make sure that no objects
are within the propeller circle when batteries are connected.
The use of this speed controller is therefore allowed only in
situations where damages and personal injuries are
impossible. A damaged governor (e.g. broken, damaged by
polarity inversion or humidity) must not be reused under any
circumstances. Otherwise it can come to a later malfunctions
or failures.
The ESC may only be powered from batteries, a use from
power supplies is not allowed.
Trouble shooting:
1 Beeps/flashes: stick position and / or speed
for Gov.-Store not taught correctly.
2 Beeps/flashes: Under-voltage identification
3 Beeps/flashes: Temperature rise warning
5 Beeps/flashes: Receiver signals failed
6 Beeps/flashes: start up failed
The ESC signals any error that happened during flight
acoustically (motor) and optically with a blinking LED code.
Errors 2 and 3 are signaled after motor stop, but aren’t
stored as long as the ESC didn’t cut off completely (low
voltage / temperature warning). In case the error led to a
complete cut off, then it is not cleared by a tension RESET.
The deletion can take place only on purpose by connecting
the battery with the stick at full power and/or with 100%
throttle pre-selection (throttle curve), and disconnecting it
again after the interval beep. Please you leave the stick at
full power, while disconnecting, otherwise you activate the
RC-Setup.
Likewise the errors can be cleared by activating the
ProgCard.
With an activated brake, the error is only signaled after a
tension reset or in wind milling position.
Warranty:
We give 6 months warranty on this speed regulator. Any
other requirements are excluded. That applies in particular to
requirements for damage or injuries compensation due to
malfunction or failure. For damages to property or personal
injuries and their consequences, which developed from our
supply or craftsmanship, we do not take any liability, since
we have no control on handling and use.