tekin rs pro

phil c · #1 19-10-2008

hi just bought a tekin rs pro from dms last week , and wired it up today for the first time , and it does not work , i have readapted it to the radio loads of times and yet it does nothing but flash number 1 and 2 lights and 6 and 7 , i have checked all conections , tried a new motor and sensor lead ,tried diffrent reciever , checked the trouble shooting guide, and it says wrong motor type, so rechecked and its set for brushless any help from any body who runs these speedos cheers phil

KevLee · #2 19-10-2008

Just to check.. what number do you have the motor type set to?

phil c · #3 19-10-2008

no 1

DCM · #4 19-10-2008

it sounds like you either got the ESC set for Brushed and using Brushes or brushless and using brushed.... http://www.teamtekin.com/manuals/RSManual.pdf

Garry Driffill · #5 19-10-2008

I know it may sound daft but do they come pre-set on the Brushed function?

KevLee · #6 19-10-2008

Clutching at straws here... sometimes the lights don't fully line up with the label, is it definately MT you have set to 1?

phil c · #7 19-10-2008

yes def set to brushless mode number 1

rcracer · #8 19-10-2008

did you try a brushed motor phil ?

phil c · #9 19-10-2008

no its the only thing i have not tried

DCM · #10 19-10-2008

on the mode button, you got the sixth LED lit, then on the incr button, cycled through to one LED on?

phil c · #11 19-10-2008

yes that is corect

DCM · #12 19-10-2008

email support[at]teamtekin[dot]com or visit the support forum at www.teamteking.com you may get a fuller answer.

Just try re-checking over the whole ESC, wiring to the motor, also worth trying this

Quote:

The RS series has a built-in factory reset mode that resets all user
programmable settings to the default values. To activate, turn the
speed control on, then press/hold INC button and then press/hold
MODE button simultaneously for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds the
LEDs will ramp up in sets of three. NOTE: Activating the self-test
mode also resets all the radio calibration settings to their default

phil c · #13 19-10-2008

i have done the reset already and made no difrence at all

glypo · #14 19-10-2008

I found I had to reverse my throttle on the radio to get R1 Pro to work right.

No idea if this will be any help to you.

niggs98 · #15 20-10-2008

was about to say what glypo said. to get mine to set initially and go through the setup section i had to revese my throttle on the TX

phil c · #16 20-10-2008

cheers guys will give that a try , hope that works

chrispattinson · #17 20-10-2008

I've been having trouble with mine, but not in the same way. Have you got the hotwire? It might help to link the speedo up to a pc, check the software and settings that way.

With mine, I used it for the first time last week. It felt like it had no punch, and no top end with a Novak 4.5 motor. Gearing is correct. Then I blew the power cap in my second race??? Maybe a faulty cap? I cant seem to get a response from Tekin support or forum though.

So this week Im having to run a Top Force Evo with EZ run in!!!!

glypo · #18 20-10-2008

I wouldn't use the supplied power cap on anything other than Tekin RedLine motors. The capacitor is very small (apparently high quality though) and provides enough for the ESC under load with the efficient RedLine motors.

This is particularly the case for the R1/R1 Pro (I am not sure why people would want RS for off-road?) where the slotless sensorless Redline motors work very efficiently on the ESC. A real pain they are not BRCA legal. If I was changing motor to anything else, I would change power cap, at 330 millifarads the can they supply is not a lot for other motors.

DaveG28 · #19 20-10-2008

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Originally Posted by glypo

I wouldn't use the supplied power cap on anything other than Tekin RedLine motors. The capacitor is very small (apparently high quality though) and provides enough for the ESC under load with the efficient RedLine motors.

This is particularly the case for the R1/R1 Pro (I am not sure why people would want RS for off-road?) where the slotless sensorless Redline motors work very efficiently on the ESC. A real pain they are not BRCA legal. If I was changing motor to anything else, I would change power cap, at 330 millifarads the can they supply is not a lot for other motors.

Wouldn't people prefer it for off road because it's sensored with sensorless backup rather than just sensorless? Does it have any disadvantages compared to the R1 pro?

Hope it all works anyway, got one waiting to wire up!

KevLee · #20 20-10-2008

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Originally Posted by phil c

cheers guys will give that a try , hope that works

Its worth a try but i thought you had already completed the radio calibration successfully?. Sometimes the autosetup doesn't like the values it gets from the transmitter when configuring the end points... in which case it should work on the reverse setting.