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Operating instructions
Version 06/08
Brushless-Controller „Hurricane Pro"
Order No. 20 66 00
Intended Use
The product is an electronic drive control, that is suitable only for a matching brushless control with sensor
connection (motor not included with the cruise control).
The drive control is connected to a free channel a remote control receiver for model cars and serves for
smooth rotation speed control of the brushless motor.
This product complies with the applicable National and European specifications. All names of companies
and products are trademarks of the respective owner. All rights reserved.
Contents
• Drive control
• Operating instructions
Safety instructions
In case of damage incurred by disregarding this instruction manual, the warranty
claim is void. Liability for any and all consequential damage is excluded!
Nor do we assume liability for damage to property or personal injury caused by
improper use or the failure to observe the safety instructions! The warranty is voided
in these cases.
• The unauthorized conversion and/or modification of the product is inadmissible because of safety and
approval reasons (CE).
• The product is not a toy and should be kept out of the reach of children!
• The product should not be allowed to become damp or wet.
• Always unclamp the accumulator from the drive control if you do not use the latter. If the drive control is
not used for short periods, it can be deactivated via the On/Off switch.
• Always turn on the transmitter first before connecting the drive control with the accumulator and switching
it on.
• Before turning off the transmitter, turn off the drive control and, if necessary, separate it from the
accumulator.
• The drive control can be used with NiMH/NiCd batteries (6-12 cells) or LiPo batteries (2-3 cells)
depending on the type of programming.
• The drive control gets very hot during operation, danger of burning! The same applies to connected
motors.
• Handle the product carefully, it can be damaged by impacts, blows or by falling from a low height.
• Do not carelessly leave the packaging material lying around since this may become a dangerous toy for
children.
Assembly
• A special brushless motor with sensor connection is required for the drive control Conventional brushless
motors without this connection cannot be operated.
The drive control gets information on the precise rotor position via the sensor connection of the brushless
motor, so the drive control can control the motor correctly even with low speeds already.
• If the drive control (and a brushless motor, not included in the delivery) is to be used as a replacement
for an existing drive control / motor, then first remove the old drive control
• First install a pinion matching the pinion gear drive on the drive shaft of the brushless motor. The pinion
is generally attached with a headless screw.
Ensure that the headless screw is positioned precisely on
the flattened side of the motor drive shaft and bolted there
(see schematic image on the right without the gear wheel),
otherwise the pinion will loosen quickly.
The exact position of the pinion on the drive shaft must be determined after installing the
motor. The pinion should be screwed in only lightly at first for that reason.
• Install the motor into your vehicle and screw it in tight. The distance between pinion and pinion gear drive
is to be adjusted later and irrelevant at this point.
• Now check whether the pinion is positioned directly on the pinion gear drive and not
shifted to the side.
The exact position of the pinion in relation to the pinion gear drive is very
important, it may not be shifted to the side as the pinion gear drive may be
damaged (force transmission takes place across a smaller area).
Remember the position, remove the motor again and correct the installation
position of the pinion on the drive shaft.
The headless screw in the pinion should be screwed in tight only when the
pinion is parallel to the pinion gear drive.
• After correct installation of the pinion on the motor drive shaft, set the correct distance between pinion
and pinion gear drive.
• One of the attachment holes for motor installation is mostly round and the other one oblong. This way the
motor can be fixed in place with the screw in the round hole and adjusted with the screw in the elongated
hole.
Loosen both screws a little so that the motor can be rotated with a little effort.
• The distance between pinion and pinion gear drive may not be too small, but not too large either, as the
pinion gear drive will otherwise be damaged.
• The screw the motor in tight.
• Solder the connection cables of the drive control to the motor. The arrangement of the connection cables
is irrelevant. If the direction of rotation of the motor is incorrect later on, then switch two of the connection
cables.
It is advantageous to not solder the cables directly, but use suitable high-current connecting
plugs instead.
• Connect the sensor connection of the drive control to the sensor connection of the motor with a suitable
cable.
• Attach the drive control in the vehicle's chassis. Choose a position that is as far away from the receiver
as possible. The drive control should also not be placed directly next to the motor.
Velcro or double-sided tape can for instance be used for attachment.
• The On/Off switch with integrated setup button is to be attached so as to be operated easily. Here too,
Velcro or double-sided tape is to be used for attachment
• Lay all cables so that they cannot get into rotating or moving parts of the vehicle. Use appropriate cable
binders for fastening.
Ensure especially that the function of the drive control fan is not inhibited (danger of the drive control's
overheating!).
Connection to the receiver
• Connect the three-pole plug to the according channel of the receiver. Make absolutely sure you have the
correct receiver configuration (see operation instructions for receiver as well as the inscription on the
receiver).
Yellow/white/orange cable: control signal
Red cable:
operating voltage
Brown/black cable:
GND
• A receiver accumulator or rechargeable accumulator may not be used as the cruise control contains a
BEC! The accumulator supplies the receiver directly with power via the cruise control.
Initial operation
a) Preparations
Attention!
Place the model car so the drive wheels do not make contact with the ground or other
objects. Put the vehicle e.g. on a rigid foam block or the like.
Do not touch the drive mechanism, do not block it. Risk of injury!
• Turn on you transmitter (control the status of the accumulator or the rechargeable accumulator!) Place
the trim regulator in the centre position; place the throttle lever in the neutral position.
• The switch on the cruise control must be set to the „OFF" position, see figure on the
right.
• Insert the accumulator pack in the car and connect it to the drive control.
The drive control has a Tamiya plug-in connector. We recommend replacing it with a high-
current capable special connector if your want to use 3-cell LiPo batteries or NiCd-/NiMH
batteries with more than 6 cells.
Have a professional replace the connecter in case of doubt!
• Move the throttle and the corresponding trimmer to the neutral position on the remote control. Let go of
the speed pedal, do not move it.
b) Adjusting the drive control on the transmitter
First the drive control has to be set to the full throttle position for forward and reverse or to the neutral
position. For this purpose, proceed as follows:
• Switch off the drive control. Hold down the small setup button to the left of the On/
Off switch (do not release it!) and bring the switch of the drive control into the
position „ON", see figure on the right.
• When the blue LED of the drive control lights up release the setup button again.
• Move the throttle control /brake lever into full throttle position.
• The red and the yellow LEDs will then blink and light up permanently, a bleep can be heard, the full throttle
position is stored.
• Now move the throttle control/brake lever into the end position for reverse (full reverse).
• The yellow and the blue LEDs will then blink and light up permanently, two bleeps can be heard, the
reverse drive position is stored.
• Now release the throttle control/brake lever so that it is in neutral position.
• The yellow and the green LEDs will then blink and light up permanently, three bleeps can be heard, the
neutral position is stored, all LEDs will go out.
• Switch of the control; the programming of the remote control is completed.
If you are using the same remote control at all times, then the positions of the throttle control/
brake lever must be programmed only once, e.g. if you have made changes to the remote
control setup.
Programming the drive control
Attention! Before you can operate the drive control and thus the vehicle, at least the
accumulator type must be programmed!
• Switch on the transmitter. Leave the throttle control/brake lever in neutral.
• Switch on the drive control.
Green LED is lit = reverse is activated
Yellow LED is lit = reverse is deactivated
Programming Rechargeable Battery Type
The appropriate low voltage protection is activated during the initial programming of the
battery type after the initial commissioning of the control unit. For NiCd/NiMH rechargeable
batteries, the shutdown voltage is 4.0 V, for LiPo rechargeable batteries 6.0 V (2 cells) or
9.0 V (3 cells).
If you should wish to drive without low voltage protection (we do not recommend this!) you
can select driver profile 5. Then you must complete all further programming again.
• Press and hold the setup button; until the red LED comes on. After it is lit release the setup button. The
red LED flashes, you are now in the setting mode for the rechargeable battery type.
• You can select the rechargeable battery type by briefly pressing the setup button. The flash rhythm of the
red LED changes.
Flash #
1x
2x
Rechargeable battery type
NiCd/NiMH
LiPo with 2 cells (7.4V)
• Hold down the setup button for at least 2 seconds, this saves the setting and the programme mode is
exited.
• If the setup button is not pressed for some 10 seconds, the programming mode is automatically exited
without saving the changes to the settings.
Switching Reverse On/Off
• Press and hold the setup button; until the blue LED comes on. After it is lit release the setup button. The
blue LED flashes (setting mode for reverse).
• You can switch the reverse mode on or off by briefly pressing the setup button. The flash rhythm of the
blue LED changes.
Flash #
1x
2x
Function
Reverse mode is turned off
Reverse mode turned on
• Hold down the setup button for at least 2 seconds, this saves the setting and the programme mode is
exited.
• If the setup button is not pressed for some 10 seconds, the programming mode is automatically exited
without saving the changes to the settings.
Setting the Brake Performance
As with nearly all other control units, the direct movement of the speed / brake lever on the remote control
from forwards to reverse mode activates the brake. However this control unit allows you to adjust the brake
performance to your requirements. Proceed as follows:
• Press and hold the setup button; until the blue and green LEDs come on. After it is lit release the setup
button. The blue and green LEDs flash (setting mode for brake performance).
• You can select the brake performance by briefly pressing the setup button. The flash rhythm of both LEDs
change.
Flash #
1x
2x
3x
4x
5x
6x
Brake performance
10%
20%
30%
40%
45%
50%
OFF
• Hold down the setup button for at least 2 seconds, this saves the setting and the programme mode is
exited.
• If the setup button is not pressed for some 10 seconds, the programming mode is automatically exited
without saving the changes to the settings.
Activating and Setting the Holding Brake
As opposed to normal electric motors, the driveshaft of the brushless motor can be easily turned. Thus the
model does not stay still on a slope. A type of "holding" brake can be activated for this reason. Proceed as
follows:
• Press and hold the setup button; until the blue and yellow LEDs come on. After they are lit release the
setup button. The blue and yellow LEDs flash (setting mode for holding brake).
• You can activate and deactivate or select the effect of the holding brake by briefly pressing the setup
button. The flash rhythms of the blue and yellow LED change.
Flash #
1x
2x
3x
4x
5x
6x
7x
ON
Holding brake
Off
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
• Hold down the setup button for at least 2 seconds, this saves the setting and the programme mode is
exited.
• If the setup button is not pressed for some 10 seconds, the programming mode is automatically exited
without saving the changes to the settings.
Dead Band Setting
The so-called "Dead-Band" setting allows you to adjust the transmission period between forward
propulsion and braking. A low value means that the transmission period is very small, which requires a
particularly finely graded transmitter signal (e.g. as with high quality transmitters). A high value should be
used for simple transmitters.
• Press and hold the setup button; until the blue and red LEDs come on. After they are lit release the setup
button. The blue and red LEDs flash (setting mode for "Dead Band").
• You can change the settings by briefly pressing the setup button. The flash rhythm of both LEDs changes.
Flash #
1x
2x
3x
4x
5x
Dead Band
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
• Hold down the setup button for at least 2 seconds, this saves the setting and the programme mode is
exited.
• If the setup button is not pressed for some 10 seconds, the programming mode is automatically exited
without saving the changes to the settings.
Select Driver Profile
The control unit has 5 preprogrammed driver profiles, which differ in their predefined settings. Driver profile
5 also restores the factory settings whereby the low voltage protection is switched off (rechargeable battery
type is retained).
For this reason, driver profile 5 can be used to drive without low voltage protection.
However, we do not recommend such use, as the rechargeable battery can be damaged
in the case of low voltage (e.g. when using LiPo rechargeable batteries <3.0V)!
• Press and hold the setup button; until all four LEDs come on. After they are lit release the setup button.
The four LEDs flash (setting mode for driver profile).
• You can change the setting by briefly pressing the setup button. The flash rhythm of all four LEDs
changes.
Flash #
1x
2x
Driver profile
1
2
Cut Off
As selected
As selected
Reverse mode
No
Yes
Reverse mode proportion
0%
50%
3x
Max. brake performance
30%
30%
LiPo with 3 cells (11.1V)
Holding brake
15%
10%
Dead Band
3%
3%
• Hold down the setup button for at least 2 seconds, this saves the setting and the programme mode is
exited.
• If the setup button is not pressed for some 10 seconds, the programming mode is automatically exited
without saving the changes to the settings.
Brake function & reverse
When changing between forwards and reverse, the throttle must be put briefly into the neutral position (ca.
2 seconds).
If the throttle is shifted directly from forwards to reverse, the cruise control's brake will be activated (the
vehicle will NOT go backwards!) The braking power can be programmed as described above.
Ending operation
• First switch off the cruise control (switch into the "OFF" position).
• Disconnect the accumulator from the charger.
• Only now do you turn off the transmitter.
Disposal
Electric and electronic products do not belong in the household waste!
Please dispose of the device when it is no longer of use, according to the current statutory
requirements.
7x
8x
9x
10x
55%
60%
65%
70%
Technical data
Cell number NiCd/NiMH:
6-12
Cell number LiPo:
2-3
Steady current (forwards) 5 min.:
100A
Steady current (forwards) 5 min.:
120A
BEC:
yes
Accumulator connection:
Tamiya compatible
Receiver connection:
JR
Pulse frequency:
16kHz
Functions:
proportional forwards, break, proportional reverse
Suitable motor:
brushless motor with sensor connection
8x
9x
10x
35%
40%
45%
These operating instructions are published by Conrad Electronic SE, Klaus-Conrad-Straße 1, D-92240 Hirschau/
Germany (www.conrad.com).
These operating instructions reflect the current technical specifications at time of print. We reserve the right to change
the technical or physical specifiations.
© 2008 by Conrad Electronic SE.
3x
4x
5x
3
4
5
As selected
As selected
Off
Yes
No
Yes
50%
0%
25%
40%
40%
30%
15%
Off
10%
4%
4%
3%
OFF
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