Furitek Momentum ESC Final Version Unboxing & Setup Tutorial

[@BeaversHobby]

Recording the audio live cut down the filming time significantly. However the audio is still a bit iffy so please bear with me until I get a new microphone. There are a few steps in the tutorial so click the time stamps to skip to your preferred topic. Intro 00:00 Unboxing 00:17 Soldering 04:31 Battery plug 05:55 Installation 06:26 Android app 08:28 Connecting car to app 08:53 Throttle calibration 10:06 Motor direction 10:54 Low voltage cutoff 11:42 On-off button setup 12:43 Test run 13:42 Release date 15:19

[@shasyb4301]

Awesome you are the man!!!

[@ulmwurttemberg1682]

I was going to post a question to Chan RC or the K989 Facebook page but i iknew, I KNEW, if i skipped around in your videos i'd find my answer. Note to self: battery plug is JST-PH 2.0. Send thank-you note to Beaver.

[@thomasbuser6975]

When it is aproved by Master Beaver then it is a must buy. Thank you Master Beaver for your great and very useful content.

[@shasyb4301]

Hello old friend been a subscriber 3 or 4 years now. Back when you modded 989. So i had a DRZ 1 was last chassis, when they first came out. Never could get that thing tuned and drifting. So recently I saw one of your new vids for XRX and now im back from 2 year lay off. I finally got that car too drift then grabbed a XRX, so few more chassis later and now I have a Drift Art 2 from chanRC. The hobby has come along way since first 1/28 DRZ. So after ordering DA2 i saw this review, I order one. So had to come back to this video too connect blue tooth. Man your vids are a big the reason i got in the hobby, and have got me out of a lot of situations i couldnt figure out. Thanks Bro ps if you do a video for servo programing AGF A11CLS thats last part of this build.

[@BeaversHobby]

Glad you are still in the hobby. The AGF programming still got something I want to experiment. Right now I only use the re-centring feature so the car can go straight with 0 trim and left and right swing feel equal.

[@shasyb4301]

@@BeaversHobby OO ok Im gonna try to find that. thanks bro

[@BeaversHobby]

@@shasyb4301 My pleasure. A11CLS will not fit on a standard Sports version of XRX DPA but if you have the wheelbase adjustable chassis plate, it'll fit.

[@shasyb4301]

@@BeaversHobby I do have the extension, but I’m using in Drift Art 2

[@fwfefrtefdv4719]

Good video! A very technical hobby Must have electronics, electrical and mechanical engineering and even IT knowledge to play this hobby

[@BeaversHobby]

I'd say it depends on what level you want to dive into. If you want to build everything from scratch, yes, you'll need to know a bit from all that.

[@addicted2rcs49]

Hey there my KZbin friend, your information is awesome and very well presented too. Your English is amazing also, very fluent too my dear friend. Your definitely the go to guy for any kind of help. Very informative indeed matey. Please do keep up the good work fella. A massive thumbs-up to you. I really enjoy watching your videos mate. 👍 👌 👍

[@beesod6412]

Love you Beaver!

[@Corruptlol187]

Great video as always now it's up to them to make this actually available

[@BeaversHobby]

They already rolled out the ESC for crawler. This one is next. Hopefully they make enough first batch to satisfy the market. The crawler ESC was sold out in a heartbeat.

[@ieism1]

This looks exactly like the crawler ESC, I wonder if I can just change the setting in the app to configure it for drifto

[@BeaversHobby]

I think the difference is at the drag brake so if you turn that off I you can use it as a normal ESC.

[@kamelr1f]

Thanks! as always, everything is useful! Beaver, please review esc rocket mini 18A.

[@BeaversHobby]

I have that for a while now. Filmed it a bit and in the end didn't get round to publish the video because I'd just say it's bad, don't buy it. I have a written review for it though. facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2681817142070597&id=1979091059009879

[@donaldsneffe]

Rocket is super bad! Only looks cool.

[@fabrizioformenti7649]

Hello Beaver and thanks for this video. If I have a motor (which I believe is a PN racing one) having M1, M2, M3 on it instead of A, B, C... Is M1 the same as A in your opinion? All of this thinking about correct soldering to the Furitek esc.

[@BeaversHobby]

I think so. But it doesn't really matter because this is sensorless and you can wire them however you like. If it spins in the opposite direction, just swap 2 wires.

[@fabrizioformenti7649]

@@BeaversHobby but the middle wire for esc and motor should always be the one phisically placed in the middle, right? So I might have to swap the external wires. And to your knowledge, what's the difference between swapping the wires and set the esc to counter-clockwise? Thanks again

[@BeaversHobby]

@@fabrizioformenti7649 That doesn't matter either, we just put it in the middle for easier wire routing. As for the direction from wiring and setup, it's just programming. You should wire the motor so it works according to the programme.

[@fabrizioformenti7649]

Hello Beaver! What if I have a PN 2.5W chassis and have to solder positive and negative wires separetely? Does that furitek plug allow for that (to part the two wires and solder them)?

[@BeaversHobby]

Yes, you can do that. There are small pates for each polarity on the ESC so there's no worry about that. There will always be + and - separately.

[@fabrizioformenti7649]

@@BeaversHobby Beaver, since the Momentum with metal case comes without the wire to connect to receiver, could you tell me what kind of wire it is precisely so I can buy one? Does Furitek sell it separetly?

[@BeaversHobby]

@@fabrizioformenti7649 Yes, Furitek sells that wire. I think it should come with the wire for micro receiver (JST-ZH 1.5mm) already. If you use a standard receiver (JR/Futaba) you'll have to buy a new wire. There should be a listing on the Furitek shop.

[@ErCaAi]

I'm relatively inexperienced in RC, but I'm interested in this ESC. Can I use it with a normal receiver? The connectors you use are the JST Mini, i only have normal Radio Control here.

[@BeaversHobby]

Yes, you can use it with any normal receiver. They also sell the JR/Futaba plug for normal receivers too. It should have already bundled with the ESC but I'm not sure. Well, ask them anyway if the wire for normal receivers is already included.

[@extremecaliber2662]

Heya, I picked up this ESC that comes with the 3500kv motor, it's the first version but for some reason I just can't get it to connect to the motor. It just blinks slowly, not the rapid one where it doesn't find the receiver. I'm wondering if you ever encountered this issue and if you have some advice on troubleshooting if it's either the ESC or motor that's defective. Thanks!

[@BeaversHobby]

I haven't got that problem yet but here are some diagnostic you can do. - Check the soldering joints on the motor and see if there's any bridge between 2 terminal. - Take the motor out and see if it still blinks the same. - Try and connect it to bluetooth, check if it appears in the app. - Check the motor mode, switch to brushless if it's brushed (some firmware has brushed as default). - If you have another motor to try it'll be nice, otherwise just re-solder the same one back in to see if it works. If nothing works please contact Furitek, they are on facebook at facebook.com/furitekelectronics Or the support group at facebook.com/groups/433779831145508 .

[@extremecaliber2662]

@@BeaversHobby Figured out the problem! For others whom has the same issue, I checked my battery's voltage which was 4.5 volts, way below the 7.4 it needs to output. Tested with a bench power supply recently which I completely forgot I had, and the esc, motor works fine. Fortunately the battery was under warranty so the issue is solved. Thanks for still getting me into this hobby, can't wait to start messing around with the car!

[@BeaversHobby]

@@extremecaliber2662 Oh... I really didn't think of the battery. Glad you found the problem.

[@danibacsur9318]

Great Video! What do you think? Which is the best drift rc if you can only choose one?

[@BeaversHobby]

If I can only choose one then I'd choose GL Racing GLD. It's the best design of this generation. Everything is well thought out and it is very easy to tune. It's also a true 1/28 narrow chassis as well. Unfortunately it's been let down by dodgy parts quality so once it's got some aluminium upgrades on it, it's the best.

[@JStudio-RC]

Hi Bro, I also buy one Momentum with my Driftart2 and I found something interesting. If I kept battery plug with ESC after it shutdown, after hours the battery will certainly run out of energy. I already modified the button function as you did, however I can tell it's not really "off" while keep the plug onto. Have you met the same issue yet?

[@BeaversHobby]

I never left the plug in so I think this ESC doesn't really cut the power when off, it just cuts the motor control and BEC out.

[@piinkydakiing6236]

Hey Beaver. I have a Gl receiver and a Kyosho ex6-r receiver. How can I pair them? It’s so confusing. Please help me and thanks.!

[@BeaversHobby]

Which receiver do you have? It only needs one so I presume you have the GL ESC (it has a plug on the top so it might look confusing) and a receiver. You'll need to plug the ESC into the channel 2 of the receiver. Let me check how a micro receiver for Kyosho ASF bind and I'll get back to you. Normally it should be holding the button on the receiver and turn the ESC on, the put the transmitter in bind mode.

[@BeaversHobby]

This is the type of receiver you need for EX6-R. www.aliexpress.com/item/4001326910465.html As it turns out, here's how to bind: turn on both transmitter and ESC (that plugs into channel 2 of receiver), set EX6-R to pair and hold the button on the receiver for 2 seconds or until the light starts flashing and let it go.

[@JStudio-RC]

I'm wondering if it's able to start-up the ESC power just like PS3 or switch that assigned button on the transceiver

[@BeaversHobby]

I guess technically it could, just like a drone when you arm the motors through radio but it only connects to 1 channel so that could be tricky.

[@Auranapse]

That looks really smooth :O

[@BeaversHobby]

It's super smooth. As smooth and as responsive as a sensored system, I must say.

[@Auranapse]

@@BeaversHobby That's really impressive

[@jeffreymeeks9080]

Hi Beaver, I just got a Furitek Momentum ESC and soldered it up to a Yeah Racing 3500kv motor (looks just like the Surpass Rocket motor). I'm getting a lot of cogging and sometimes the motor stalls and whines, and telemetry shows the RPM maxed out even though it's not moving. Has this ever happened to you? Did you have to play with the settings at all with your ESC? Do you still feel like this is the best, even better than DasMikro?

[@BeaversHobby]

I'd say check the wiring and calibration then see the working mode if it's brushed or brushless. Using brushed mode will result in the symptoms you have.

[@jeffreymeeks9080]

@@BeaversHobby Thanks for the reply. I checked and played with all of the settings. No matter what I do the motor acts up. It seems to cog all throughout the rev range. But what's weird is that it seems to be smooth in reverse. It's mainly forward where the issues come up. But anyway, I hooked it up to a brushed motor (and changed the setting to "brushed") and it works great. Really smooth and quiet. So I think my brushless motor must be bad.

[@BeaversHobby]

@@jeffreymeeks9080 That's a strange problem to have. Perhaps you can contact Furitek about this problem.

[@jeffreymeeks9080]

@@BeaversHobby Agreed. First I'll try a different brushless motor and then if I still have issues, I'll reach out to Furitek

[@DanPRC]

Very informative video. I have a couple Furitek systems in my crawlers and just picked up a 1/24 drift and was debating on getting this esc. And what gyro are you using?

[@DanPRC]

Disregard. I just saw your video on the gyro.

[@BeaversHobby]

@@DanPRC AFRC GYS2 V3 is the best option right now for micro because of the size. However if you can manage the space, PowerHD G1 is the best I've tried.

[@DanPRC]

@@BeaversHobby Ok thank you.

[@weebparadisecollection3691]

Hi can you make a budget build between 100 to 300

[@BeaversHobby]

Thanks for the suggestion. 100-300 is pretty good unless you just started and haven't got a transmitter and charger yet. So it depends on which point you are on, if it's 300 for just the car and electronics then you'll get some great stuff. If you just started then it'll be all budget stuff. If I made a video about how much it would cost to start the hobby on a budget, would that answer your question?

[@weebparadisecollection3691]

@@BeaversHobby yes please do that video it would help a lot

[@hendranandradrone7064]

Good..thanks 👍🙏🔔

[@_sqrrl3299]

Im kind of new to this but I want to get into the hobby without spending too much money if it turns out to not be my thing so... Is it possible and would you even recommend to do a complete drift build (including everything, starting from basically 0) for around 100 bucks? What are my options? Thanks in advance for any reply!

[@BeaversHobby]

It would be similar to the K989 touring project from stage 1-4 but instead of fitting it with grip tyres, install Mini-Z drift tyres instead. You can get either K969 or K989, they are the same chassis and you'll have to change the wheels & tyres (then for K989 lock the differentials) anyway. kzbin.info/aero/PLS79G3YjA2fAEez9GVeLW3JIy_LUIb6Mb At a start to get a decent drifting machine it would be around 60-70 USD. If you add some front one way it would add around 35USD to it because you'll need new drive shafts too.

[@_sqrrl3299]

Wow did not expect such an extensive answer, thank you! Will look into that!

[@BeaversHobby]

@@_sqrrl3299 My pleasure. Best of luck with the project.

[@_sqrrl3299]

@@BeaversHobby Ok here I am again with one more question about tyres. Have you ever tried drifting on cork floor? It feels a bit more grippy than even hard wood flooring. Would slippy tyres like the ds racing lf-1 be sufficent here and are there similar or even less grippy alternatives?

[@BeaversHobby]

@@_sqrrl3299 I've never run on that type of floor before but when it's sticky and has a lot of grip there's LF-5 which is the lowest grip compound available.

[@earlyculyer4103]

Hey Beaver can you build a motorcycle nobody's doing that but there's a lot of people interested in motorcycles. They're hard to find nowadays kyosho came back out with the a kit. That seems challenging I think it's something that you can sink your front teeth in!

[@BeaversHobby]

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll look into it.

[@earlyculyer4103]

@@BeaversHobby www.towerhobbies.com/product/18-honda-nsr500-hang-on-racer-electric-motorcycle-kit/KYO34932B.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjw16KFBhCgARIsALB0g8I9eAvxznExQDcgxGqOCHDcvYMFta_69MNtmRvc6Ne-79JQ2N_SzaoaArSuEALw_wcB

[@YOOPDLRC]

Great 👍😍👍 ~~~!!!!!!

[@braelighty6212]

Link to battery?

[@BeaversHobby]

Here bit.ly/3ihR6g3 The plug is JST-PH so you will need an adapter for charging. You can either make one yourself or there should be some on Mini-Z and 1/28 shops.

[@braelighty6212]

@@BeaversHobby thanks, also can I use 2 receivers and switch between cars with one radio link transmitter ?

[@BeaversHobby]

@@braelighty6212 Yes, you can. A transmitter can bind to multiple receivers. That's why a hobby-grade transmitter has model memory so it can keep the settings for each car.

[@นายวรพลสุณีแก้ว]

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[@BeaversHobby]

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[@นายวรพลสุณีแก้ว]

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[@BeaversHobby]

@@นายวรพลสุณีแก้ว คุ้มครับ ชุดแรกจะแพง เพราะต้องเอาบลูทูธด้วย แต่หลังจากนั้นซื้อเฉพาะตัว ESC ได้ครับ

[@geo2472]

What cars are they please?

[@BeaversHobby]

This is XRX DPA.

[@BVDsGoneFishing]

I really wish these didn't cost $19 to ship to the US.

[@BeaversHobby]

There's US distributor. Maybe you can try that. www.furitekusa.com/