“I come across many different radio systems while helping people with their Tekin esc\u2019s. SO It\u2019s fair to say that even I\u2019ve had to ask the \u201cGoogle\u201d a few times to find the answer I\u2019m looking for. So here are a few things I\u2019ve learned over the years.” \u00a0Randy Pike<\/p>\n
ATL:<\/strong> Low-side only trim adjustment. Throttle trims on most radio systems are ATL, allowing the trim to affect only the idle and not the high-speed engine’s settings. NOR (normal) is the other option of trim setting wherein trim movement affects the servo across its entire range of motion.<\/p>\n ATV\/EPA\/Travel:<\/strong> Adjustable travel volume, or end point adjustment. Adjusts the total travel in each direction of servos or esc\u2019s. This sets the \u201climit\u201d of the direction or movement to the item on the specific channel. I.e.; Ch1 is steering and adjusting this will set the \u201climit\u201d of the servo travel. Ch2 is either another servo or esc.\u00a0 IF you need to reduce the total brake power of your esc for example, this is the adjustment.\u00a0 Most radios allow for individual adjustment of the \u201cHi\/Throttle\u201d or \u201cLo\/Brake\/Reverse\u201d side.<\/p>\n Dual Rate:<\/strong> This setting sets the \u201cTravel\/EPA\/ATV\u201d of the channel you\u2019re using. Generally used for the steering while on the track. If your car is over steering, a little reduction in your Dual Rate will help. Also lower rates are better for beginners, who tend to over control.<\/p>\n Exponential Rate or Expo:<\/strong> Offers servo\/esc travel that is not directly proportional to stick or wheel travel. Control response can be adjusted to be milder below half, but becomes increasing stronger as travel approaches 100%. Great for controlling a low speed wheel spin issue.<\/p>\n Sub-Trim: <\/strong>This is a trim function on many radios, allowing trim function during set-up, and still allowing the full trim function.<\/p>\n ABS:\u00a0 <\/strong>ABS is also found on some radios and can be interesting to play with. Understand that in the case of an esc it may cause erratic operation, erratic feel on the track, and loss of brakes all together.\u00a0 Personally I don\u2019t recommend it, as there are plenty of brake adjustments in your Tekin esc\u2019s to get the brake strength and feel you need.<\/p>\n Common issues when calibrating a Tekin esc:<\/strong><\/p>\n Futaba radios require that the throttle channel be reversed prior to calibration. Some KO Propo radios as well.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget to change your epas\/travels to 100\/100 or if you choose maxed out. When doing this there\u2019s essentially more resolution with the higher figures some radios provide, but I choose 100\/100 so when I talk to another racer I can say \u201cI have my brakes at 80% on my radio\u201d and it\u2019s something they can match on their equipment.\u00a0 Also note that on some radios a \u201cBrake Strength\u201d adjustment is often on a thumb switch, it too must be set back to 100% before calibrating as it\u2019s essentially adjusting the \u201cLo\/Brake\/Reverse\u201d EPA\/Travel\/ATV setting just under another name.<\/p>\n Having the esc plugged into the wrong channel of the receiver or plugged in backwards. Don\u2019t laugh; I\u2019ve seen it a hundred times.<\/p>\n Thanks for checking out my Tip of the Week! Be sure to \u201cLike\u201d and \u201cShare.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “I come across many different radio systems while helping people with their Tekin esc\u2019s. SO It\u2019s fair to say that even I\u2019ve had to ask the \u201cGoogle\u201d a few times to find the answer I\u2019m looking for. So here are a few things I\u2019ve learned over the years.” \u00a0Randy Pike \u2026 Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1839,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1841"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1842,"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1841\/revisions\/1842"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teamtekin.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}