Everything about the Air-modeling ESC you need to know

Air-modeling is getting popular. In the DIY aircraft model world, experience and common knowledge sharing are quite essential. If you are an RC aircraft enthusiasts or you’re interested in air modeling, you need to understand some basic structures about your RC models like the gyro board and the Lipo battery board, and one of the most important part you need to know is the ESC (Electric tuning of model aircraft). If you want to DIY your RC models, you should know some basic knowledge about the ESC.

Introduction to ESC

Now the aircraft model ESC are generally brushless ESC because the brushless motor under the same power volume is much smaller than the brush one. Phoenix from the United States is the most famous brand in the world. As to the price, China's Hobbywing ESC and other brands is the best cost-effective choice.

How to choose the right ESC?

Choosing the right ESC needs to be based on your application and the power requirements of the motor. First of all, we must look at the ESC power, then to check the compatibility of ESC and motor. ESC is not compatible with all motors. In the actual situation, many brands of ESC don’t have enough power and enough current. Maybe you need 60A ESC, but it actually can only reach 55A in fact, so before you purchase, be sure to ask the supplier. If you use ESC below the motor power, it may cause the power tube to burn out. So the power problem is an important issue in choosing ESC.

Air-modeling ESC generally has the following characteristics:

1. Specifications

1.1 Output current: Continuous current 50A, instantaneous current 60A, sustainable for 10 seconds.

1.2 Input power: 5-12 Ni-MH / Ni-Cd battery or 2-4 lithium batteries

1.3 Weight: 58 grams

1.4 BEC output: 5.5V / 3A

1.5 Size: 38 * 52 * 15mm (W * D * H)

2. Features 

2.1 Unlimited speed support: all the industrial production of brushless motor maximum speed can be unlimited supported

2.2 Cyclical Menu settings, easy to operate

2.3 Super smooth and precise throttle linear

2.4 Safe power function: When the power is turned on, the motor will not start immediately whichever position the throttle lever of the remote control is to prevent the motor from rotating suddenly.

2.5 remote control signal loss protection

2.6 over-temperature protection: 110 ℃ automatically reduce the power half of the output, when the temperature below 110 ℃ the power output recovery

2.7 with powerful rudder ability, beyond the current ESC in the market

2.8 Suitable for all types of brushless motors

Compatible program card

The RC Car Program Card For Brushless ESC is used to modify the brushless ESC program and to update the internal Firmware of brushless ESC. It’s the same for all RC model toys. For example, the Hobbywing LED Program Card for different series Brushless Hobbywing ESC is used to program the brushless ESC and has a friendly user interface and easy to use.