How to: Calibrate a Brushless Hobbywing ESC in your RC Car

[@_Furey_]

Spent 20 mintues with instruction and couldn't figure it out. It took me 10 seconds after you video. Great work!

[@Thescarpelli]

Same with me!

[@RO04]

Same 🤣🤦🏼‍♂️

[@onepiecetrapremix4263]

Bro I cannot say how thankful I am, my motor was stuttering and cogging, and I gave up on it until today, once I recalibrated the esc to the motor it runs so smooth, I’ve been stuck with this problem for the past year.

[@Gray-xr2ew]

Same

[@grindertacos]

Wait really? Hopefully it works for me

[@Nuggets-mw5bc]

Yeah same

[@nikolamitrovic9484]

Oh thank God my servo was making a vibration sound

[@hoopshooper9102]

Cool man, tried to read the instructions on how to do this and was left so confused. You've shown how easy it is which is great. Cheers man 🍻

[@cliojjg]

Fantastic video with clear instructions thank you so much, got a happy kid now all the best

[@MidlifeVices77]

Dude, your a life saver. Bought a used Kyosho mad van and never been happy with the setup. The manual is not very descriptive and couldn't get an answer on forums etc. Now setup perfect. Great video 👍👍👍

[@adzysmusic]

Thanks dude, I was wondering why my car was going faster in reverse. My Tamiya r34 is now built and running perfect. Cool man! 🚙 👍

[@fonezndronez5550]

Mate you're an absolute legend for this! Cant believe it was that simple! Very well explained aswell top man 👏

[@HobbiesDirect]

Glad it helped!

[@SulitAE86]

thanks for the great tip! I was close to buying a new controller😮

[@flubber781]

finally found a video that tells me exactly what i need. Thanks

[@jamminjayification]

I've been at it for about well forever.gkad I stumbled across this video.thanks

[@StajniaRaduszyn]

Thanks, exacly what I needed and how I needed it to hear!

[@rambogamefowlfarm6022]

What if you do not have the set button on the on/off switch

[@r.cbikefloyd5390]

Did you figure it out

[@gabrielhernandez7047]

Thisvideo was so much help now i can use my rc truck thanks alot!!!

[@miko62dc]

Thank you for the video we’re good! now I can enjoy my brand new transmitter.

[@PfunkNH]

cool but what if you dont have a button?

[@PfunkNH]

@sanjin dzakulic Sounds like an ESC issue. are you using a 3s battery with a 2s esc?

[@vidalcamacho3982]

@sanjin dzakulic i have the same problem, and no clue how to fix it

[@philiplibby7536]

Same problem my throttle will only work if I try to turn then when I got the trigger nothing

[@philiplibby7536]

I got it but I had to use a receiver with a push button on it

[@Bogues_88]

This video should explain every esc is different and this only works for some

[@codyhouseholder5888]

So I'm not getting full speed going forward but I'm getting full speed in reverse I calibrated it three times even the opposite way I haven't found a solution is my ESC just bad?

[@HobbiesDirect]

Try swapping any two of the motor wires :-)

[@hyne1972]

Great video.👍🏼

[@HobbiesDirect]

Thanks for watching!

[@alfa7108]

Awesome worked perfectly. I subbed. Thank you.

[@joeltoivonen6540]

Thanks for this tutorial! I calibrated my hobbywing max10 esc:)

[@jalbertgameplay632]

This video saved me by changing my typhon mega from brushed motor to brusheless motor and the esc and it did not give recoil I did not know what it was so I looked I found this video I did not know that I had to calibrate it thanks

[@T401-r7x]

I just changed my nephew's mega to brushless with a cheap combo so it wouldn't be too fast for him. Got flycolor 45 amp esc motor combo figuring it'd be perfect for 2s lipo but it's clogging out and has really weak reverse now. Idk if u have any tips but if so please lmk . Thx

[@frankieanderson8786]

So what do I do if my goolrc esc does not have a set button

[@r.cbikefloyd5390]

Any answer for this

[@pyrace]

I'm a pretty technically minded bloke but I admit I was a little intimidated by the setting up of new Hardware on these thing but now I'm feeling a little more confident, pretty easy really. Cheers Mate 👍

[@HobbiesDirect]

Glad we could help!

[@Bogues_88]

Worthless information if your model doesn't use this method .. many different models of esc with many different ways to calibrate

[@pyrace]

Ah well, you're entitled to your opinion as much as I'm entitled to disagree.

[@Bogues_88]

@@pyrace it's not an opinion it's a fact. The video makes it sound like all esc are calibrated this way and most are not. So like I said it's worthless if yours is different and useful if yours happens to be one that it will work this method. Hopefully it did work for you 👍

[@pyrace]

@@Bogues_88 like I said, I choose to disagree, but cheers

[@smokesmoke8311]

This saben my life. Thank you so much

[@rcericon710]

Hi, I liked the video very much. I just have a question for you: my car is not going in reverse , so I was informed that it might be on racing mode. how do you get it off the racing mode??? Please help

[@T401-r7x]

Exactly, I need a video on how change the parameters of esc, so confusing.

[@bdub3871]

Perfect. Thank you!

[@nickwilliams6869]

Have you done a vidio on how to program

[@Tomas_PL]

Great work !❤❤❤

[@HobbiesDirect]

Thank you! 🙂

[@kevinmarshall8590]

Thank you!! I had no reverse and my truck was going back on forward after fitting a new reciever!! done this on a hobbywing esc and now its perfect 👌

[@335iDom]

I’m having trouble?!?!I was driving my rebuild rustler and now the motor doesn’t work it just keeps making a ticking noise and the wheels don’t move they just keep moving back and forth like something is blocking it but when it’s off you can move the motor freely

[@haauuugghhhh]

same with me bro now idk what to do. i only can move left right but the esc still blinks 3 times and cant move

[@335iDom]

@@haauuugghhhh I found out the problem it was my esc the thing that the motor and battery plug into

[@brandonstaggs646]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH I NEEDED THIS VID😃

[@finelinefrenchiekennel7856]

What if theres no set button on esc

[@r.cbikefloyd5390]

Any answer for this

[@jasonford5695]

Thank you very much this helped me out today...

[@OllieMeek122]

This helped me

[@ThaoNguyen-gf7zr]

Very thank bro.

[@HobbiesDirect]

Happy to help!

[@MrKen-sj5qi]

At :53 you mention that the throttle adjustment should be set to zero before proceeding with calibration, yet the manual for my EZRUN-WP-SC8 says to "set the EPA/ATV value of throttle channel to 100%". Why the difference? Great videos. Thanks.

[@marcriewe1136]

I have the same question and it would be really great to get it answered. Thank you for the video

[@Bogues_88]

He said throttle trim at zero not epa .. epa should be 100

[@Eu_Sim]

Nice. Thank you👍

[@joshcarson275]

Thank you I my reverse now works but my steering does not model hsp storm????

[@jasonthies1787]

What about if there’s no set button?

[@r.cbikefloyd5390]

Any answer for this question

[@88060714314]

Very helpful video. Thanks

[@OGBOOTSY]

The helped with my DHK 8382... IT WAS DOA!,

[@Appreviewnews]

I have a hsp sp-03018 and how i calibrate the esc? The esc have no button

[@dummbrod1035]

Dose this works for RC Motorcycle remotes?

[@MrKen-sj5qi]

I have a JLB Cheetah 11101 c/w a DumboRC X4 transmitter. I have been having problems while attempting to reverse the vehicle. It seems to be a 'hit or miss' scenario. Sometimes I can push the trigger all the way forward (in order to reverse the vehicle) but I get no response.Forward seems to be working fine. Any suggestions?🤔

[@T401-r7x]

Please tell me , have u figured that issue out cuz my typhon mega swap is doing exactly that and it's extremely frustrating. Tia

[@Bogues_88]

If u have forward brake and reverse .. u can't go straight from forward into reverse because it damage the gears .. forward .. if u brake then return to neutral and wait a second then reverse ... Just work out how long u need to delay before trying to hit reverse

[@MrKen-sj5qi]

The reason I was having trouble reversing the vehicle was because I had the throttle trim on the transmitter turned down too low. On my tx, it has to be set slightly to the right of 12:00 in order to engage the reverse gearing.

[@Toy_and_Prop_Masters]

Excellent video! Please let me know if the following components listed below will be good for my heavy rock climber, thank you again and keep up the great work! - RJ Speed R/C Legends Chassis Kit (RJS2012) - Tamiya 54358 RS-540 Brushless Torque-- Tuned Motor (10A - 7.2 Volts) - GoolRC 120A Brushless ESC Waterproof Electric Speed Controller (120A - 7.4Volts) (Connection: Yellow to yellow & blue to green on motor; Orange not used) - Flysky FS-i4 AFHDS 2A 2.4GHz 4CH Radio System Transmitter - Flysky FS-A6 Receiver - Smraza 45KG Servo Motor Steering High Torque (5Volts - 8.4 Volts) - Smraza HV 8.4V Coreless Waterproof Digital Servo - 72 Tooth 48 Pitch Spur Gear - 12 Tooth 48 Pitch Pinion Gear

[@HobbiesDirect]

Not familiar with some of those brands, but the Tamiya RS540 is a brushed motor. If that ESC can operate in brushed mode, then yes that sounds all good :-)

[@Toy_and_Prop_Masters]

@@HobbiesDirect Thank you for letting me know.

[@rielcatubigan417]

good day sir, I'll just ask. why doesn't my brushless motor beep? what can i do because he doesn't have a throttle, only steering, hope you notice me. tnx 4 the answer

[@chadchance7198]

How do you get your car out throttle is going nuts

[@ralfsfreimanis6575]

i just built my first rc car and after a while of driving the esc slowly switched the brake funcion with the throttle, and the reverse is when i pull the trigger (supposed to be forwards). i tried this but it didnt work, and i dont know what that esc is and dont have a manual. is there another way to reset it?

[@Caseytheradioguy]

Same problem here

[@Caseytheradioguy]

Solved it bad ESC :( turns out I got a clone, just burned out me, also lost my new 1500mAh 3s :(

[@ralfsfreimanis6575]

Casey Vitti yea i opened it up, it had the 2 mosfets just gone in to ashes, ima get a new one for 5euro from my friend if i cant fix it. the only problem is i have tons of mosfets but cant find the datasheet for the burnt ones. my gens 5300mah still ok, but maybe i cant see the puff bc of the hard case.

[@insomniac9366]

Tank you so much but how do I enable reverse?

[@HobbiesDirect]

In the programming menu, it's the first option. Set it to 2 beeps :-) There's a table of all the programmable items in the instructions.

[@jarvisgloss6046]

Hey I have a brontosaurus pro in for some reason I have a full charge battery the esc just flash green does that mean my lipo battery is bad it just turns don't move but I can put a 850 mAh lipo battery in it in it work for a sec then cuts off

[@CarlosGonzalez-uo4rj]

Hi, when I press the button as t controller is in neutral it’s supposed to blink green but there is no blink. What could I do, thanks

[@ΓήπεδοΧάντμπολ]

What combo?

[@jollywood1214]

Is this 4s or 3s truck?

[@Antoniosp10]

Thanks! it resolved car running out when radio was powered off. But I have another issue, when radio is powered off, the digital servo is moving aleatory. Is that a form to resolve this problem? Thanks in advance!

[@HobbiesDirect]

The radio should be the first thing on and the last thing off; never have the car switched on without the radio being on 🙂

[@Antoniosp10]

@@HobbiesDirect Thanks!

[@art.alagna.design]

Hi. After I went through the calibration procedure, I have power to servos but not on throttle. What am I doing wrong? Thanks

[@HobbiesDirect]

Hard to say without more info - what esc, what radio, any flashing leds? Are you sure the throttle channel is working/dual rate turned up?

[@nachobear5622]

I just got a used rc car and it has the same esc as in the video but when I try to run the car only the steering works and the esc blinks green 3 time. Do you know how to fix this? I can’t find anything about this when I look it up

[@HobbiesDirect]

According to the manual, the green LED flashing 3 times means Over-Heat Protection :-/

[@joeyg.842]

Hi I have a legendary legend can I run a 3 s battery without blowing the car up. Thanks Joe.

[@HobbiesDirect]

After a quick google, the car looks to be a rebrand of the Xinlehong 9125. So while the car can technically run 3s, be careful it doesn't overheat as it's technically not recommended. Fun though!

[@thatboganguy8620]

I love you bro thank you

[@unrealvisions2165]

Just bought a hsp xStr brushless rc, having problems with setting throttle the car won’t accelerate or reverse but setting fully functional and it’s a new roc not been on road yet. Need more help as still not working

[@josephplatania5593]

Helpful thanks

[@josephocarez2925]

Thank you so Much

[@HobbiesDirect]

Happy to have helped :-)

[@josephocarez2925]

My HSP, It doesn't bip twice after the 3bip reverse

[@HobbiesDirect]

@@josephocarez2925 Make sure you have the throttle trim in the middle position and go again. Any better?

[@Off3er]

awsome! Really helpfull!

[@mosthuggable]

Hi i did this with my Reedy SC600 BL and i dont have reverse ..What can be wrong?

[@MadfugginMax]

OK so I did all these steps to the T on my Redcar shredder w\sc8-rtr ESC, neutral beeps once, throttle beeps twice, brakes beeps 3 and I wait holding brakes until it beeps an blinks green then it starts flashing red and I let go of brakes and nothing happens, I still get no throttle or brakes just steering works, is there something I'm doing wrongly?

[@fredjones39337]

Thank you thank you thank u

[@nicholasassaker9136]

mine works fine but after some time it suddenly stops should I recalibrate my esc????

[@kickersk2456]

Hi, i do not have a bind button on my esc. Its a hpi motive esc. Please help

[@PhillyDee215]

Great video 👍 but mines stay lit on green🤔thinking my ESC is bad. Only had my kraton 6s blx for a week from Horizon Hobby

[@tkullberg2776]

I have the same motor (kv3300) and the same esc and the battery. My problem with this one is when i put it on the grass it wont drive fast.. Any tips on how to fix that? new motor and esc?

[@nikolamitrovic9484]

Hi mate make sure your wheel bearings move freely I had that issue if that does not work I would consider getting a 5200mah zeee battery mine flies now thanks to that If not tires could be it make sure its not too heavy remember your tires could get water of or dirt in them just my experience

[@twosix267]

Thanksss bro!!!!!

[@billgates8392]

Instead of taking off the wheels can I just unplug the motor?

[@miguelfernandez-dq5nt]

So does the transmitter have to be on or off while the process?

[@Bogues_88]

Lol are u kidding? How do you think holding full throttle on the transmitter will do anything if it's turned off 😂😂😂

[@justinotherguy-ed1it]

Will this method work on hobbywing sc8?

[@turbosaby6707]

dose this work on MST 2.5 RTR cars? i just got one and it seems to be LOCKED on Throttle when i plug battery in it just takes off even if the car is set to off on its switch

[@HobbiesDirect]

I'm going to assume it has a brushed ESC? If it goes full throttle without the switch even being turned on, then it sounds like the ESC has burned out and is just sending the full voltage of the battery to the motor :-/

[@lordzombienick6527]

Yo thank u so much

[@thedrunkjumper]

Mine does exactly the same as in the video, but my reverse is not working? It drives great but no reverse ☹

[@customboatscreensolutions5893]

Excellent

[@alejandro390]

Im having trouble with my kyosho inferno neo 3.0 ve, when it accelarates it works perfect but when i try to hit the brakes, it like the car doesnt have brakes, i dont know if the problem is with the esc or something else. Please i need help finding the solution. Every electronic is stock

[@maliquewilliams5224]

Mine won't do the process it'll beep once but it doesn't beep at all during the calibration what am I doing wrong is it the shitbox R-45 3ch receiver I got from redcat racing or is it that I don't know where to plug receiver's in. Cause I know it's not the esc.

[@stradale1310]

When I'm turning on my RC car ESC glows red light for 2 seconds without flashing idk what to do, just recalibrate it? Before it was normaly giving me the sound signal right with turning the switch on. Now it has like 2 seconds delay before the sound signal.

[@nuribayindirlioglu1312]

1:58 "Thanks for watching guys, i hope you find this video usefull" Oh bro, you dont even know, i love you!

[@DTWC]

My esc never goes green, and I can not get it to program in right order, it does neutral fine, but nothing at full throttle. But if it full brake it beeps twice then let's me go full throttle beep 3 times. But now reverse way faster than forward. I've tried several time to get it to program in right order, wtf am I doing wrong

[@stefanburroughs8893]

I cant seem to be able to enter reset mode. I hold the reset button, turn on amd it still just beeps twice with the gteen flashing light. I have put the controller on first and made sure all batteries are charged.

[@HobbiesDirect]

Try cleaning the whole switch assembly out with contact cleaner - it sounds like the set button isn't working.

[@dfurman17]

Thank you!!!

[@oscar-go5py]

Dose it have a higher top speed if you calibrate

[@Bogues_88]

It depends if it was making it to top speed before calibration ... If it was then no it won't but it maybe lot better than having full speed when u only pressed trigger half way ....

[@grahamclayclay360]

Mine still won't calibrate will it goes forward but won't stop or reverse its easy video though I only get flash orange can u help

[@Matamoros_868]

Can you help me? I cant use my traxxas 6x6 because my motor of esc dont work, only do a beep beep secuencly

[@HobbiesDirect]

Is it the stock motor and esc?

[@Matamoros_868]

@@HobbiesDirect no, its other from ebay

[@HobbiesDirect]

Without knowing anything about what it is, it's hard to give you any help. Did it come with instructions? @@Matamoros_868

[@Matamoros_868]

@@HobbiesDirect Thanks friend, in the end I was able to find the fault, it turned out that the receiver had a burnt input, I had to buy a new TSM

[@notsandyyt9214]

Does it work with any remote with 2.4ghz please reply me m waiting

[@gergerismail1574]

But if ESC doesnt has any button so what do have to do then?

[@HobbiesDirect]

What ESC is it? Brand? Model? If it doesn't have any buttons, a program card may be necessary, or it may not be programmable at all.

[@FizZ2864]

What model is that big ass buggy in the back?

[@HobbiesDirect]

1/5 Rovan Baja 5B 29cc 🙂

[@sandreswarensandran6837]

Dear admin... I too using the same model, but drift type... I just wanted to know why when I accelerate the car moving forward it run slow but when I reverse the backward it run faster... any setting problems

[@bellasmommy82]

reverse the wires going to your motor

[@robertlarson5387]

Yes! Reverse 2 wires and you may need to switch your transmitter from rev to normal as well!

[@denilpt1999]

Bro i lost my on fo programming switch How can i turn on this

[@rcnafc4eva596]

Hi mate,im a newbie to RC n i have only 1 truck,a JLB J3 SPEED,I just bought this esc from eBay and I'm having trouble calibrating it to the truck,I'll hold "set" n switch it on,the red light flashes(the next step is the issue) while it's flashes I'll push "set"again (while in neural on control) n the light is supposed to go green,mine doesn't do this,it just stops beeping with no light,...PLEASE HELP....lol...i dont no if this is a factor but when I turn on the control (Dumborc) my steering servo twitches slightly.

[@ikhwanhaqim9379]

How many hour to charge this batt ?

[@Dinnerbone-if8cr]

mine didn't work. im new. plz tell me what im doing wrong

[@dustinstokes1090]

My XR10 brushless motor is going really slow I don’t know how to get it to go faster

[@cornerkid8906]

I was trying to figure it out for a hour before I saw this video

[@augustobalocco]

Como haces para calibrar el ESC para usar con batería de lipo?

[@iainsims8830]

Hey everyone. I just inherited a 1/8 rally car from my father (who is no longer able to use it due to illness). I don’t have a manual and trying to work out what the heck I am doing. The car works but am I able to adjust the throttle as it is so sensitive. I have tried the instructions in this video but I don’t get a beep when I release the button next to the on switch (very first step) it’s a hobby king car using a 120a ESC. Any help would be appreciated very much. I also cannot find any manual online....

[@Off3er]

Do you know What's wrong if the ESC just stop blinking when i start the calibration?

[@HobbiesDirect]

Are you talking about how it stops flashing red at 1:13? That sounds like normal operation to me - If you're still having trouble, ping us through a video at [e-mail] and we can take a look if you'd like :)

[@chriselkins7517]

How do you change to NiMh on that ESC?

[@tomasacosta5566]

Thanks men

[@vijendrankesavan]

I did the calibration and it went well I think but after a while, after reverse, I let go the trottle, it still reverses automatically without me pressing any trigger. I hope you could advife in this. Thanks 😀

[@johnarchdeacon4578]

That’s because you don’t put your throttle trim to zero..

[@Bogues_88]

If it was calibrated correctly u shouldnt need to move trim .. but he may have adjusted trim with out knowing