Help drag me into the 21st century please

[StrokerBoy]

The last kit I built used 27Mhz, an MSC and a 1900mAh Ni-Cad which was as good as it got at the time. I'm trying to bring myself up to date - well, a bit anyway.

I bought a Kyosho HOR recently and the seller threw in a new ESC/motor combo with it. Think it's a Trackstar 18A ? I bought a mini steering servo, and I also got a CORE Code CR151 3-ch 2.4Ghz set a while back for another new build that's still on the to-do list.

I tried to make it all talk to each other today. Got no instructions with the ESC and although I've tried looking online, I'm not found anything that definitely relates to what I've got. I'll need a mini battery (and mini Rx) but for now I just rigged up this test setup with a 4300 NiMh.

Switch it on and the Rx lights up green, the ESC runs through some musical beeps for a few seconds and the steering servo then reacts to the stick ok. Throttle stick has no effect though. No response from the motor at all, until I switched the Tx off and then it started spinning even though the Rx had lost the signal. The ESC showed a green light at that point, previously red/orange.

Fairly sure I've wired it all up correctly but presumably there's some setup or calibration I need to do somehow ? All advice gratefully received. Ta.

[waterbok]

Hobbyking trackstar 18A manual and website

The ESC needs to be setup for first use with your TX

You might need a programming card for the ESC

[StrokerBoy]

Top job waterbok, I hadn't found that manual but it's done the trick. Many thanks.

[bromvw]

Welcome to the modern world - now take off the flat cap lol

PS - Dont worry bonnie lad wee Yorksha lads are eur bit behin' t' times lol.

[StrokerBoy]

I'll be getting an indoor toilet next...