Mamba Max Pro - Help

[dogsofwar]

Picked up a used mamba max along with a 5700k motor. Ditched the motor, and just putting the esc on a stock brushed ax10 with an nimh battery.
Didn't get the castle link, so I'm just swinging the setup. Plugged it all in, and the esc is super glitchy. Running the throttle either direction makes it sputter. Just for fun, hooked the 5700 motor up and it seemed to work. I checked out the manual and tried to set it up manually. There are 3 leds, I never have seen the yellow one come on. When I plugged the 5700 motor in it set off the tones, the brushed motor never does make a tone.
Without the castle link I can't tell what the settings are. I'm only assuming they are still set for brushless and possibly lipo.
Any help?

(Sorry, it was a Mamba Max, not the Pro)

 

[JeepinDoug]

By default the ESC is set up for brushless.
You can change it with your Tx and the directions.

 

[WIDELOAD]

Yup its still in brushless mode.
As Jeepindoug said you can change it using you Tx & the destructions in the booklet.

 

[foodstamp]

im having the same issue, but the opposit. ive been trying to figure this thing out all morning, downloaded castlelink and for some reason it wont connect to my laptop, but ill try to connect my holmes bl to the mamba, makes the tones, tried to program it over the controller and it wont do a full roatation. so im assuming is stuck in brush mode, but how do you change it over to brushless?

 

[josh6575]

im having the same issue, but the opposit. ive been trying to figure this thing out all morning, downloaded castlelink and for some reason it wont connect to my laptop, but ill try to connect my holmes bl to the mamba, makes the tones, tried to program it over the controller and it wont do a full roatation. so im assuming is stuck in brush mode, but how do you change it over to brushless?

try hooking a battery up, turning it on, and then plug in the castle link. I have had the same trouble and this fixed it.

 

[foodstamp]

still no luck, maybe ill try a different usb cable.

 

[Charlie-III]

Did you read the instructions??..... http://www.castlecreations.com/support/documents/drivers_ed_guide.pdf

 

[muddinscx]

Get the field link card and do it off that. I have a field link card for mine and it made it handy "thumbsup" its a lot easier then having to deal with the computer

 

[foodstamp]

yeah for some reason i cant open the instructions, keeps freezing my computer.

 

[Charlie-III]

yeah for some reason I can't open the instructions, keeps freezing my computer.

Hmmmm....maybe your PC needs a blanket??:shock::roll:

Sorry, no help I know.

The link works for me.

 

[foodstamp]

ill turn the truck on, plug in the usb, no luck their. ill turn the esc off and the orange light stays on. works great with a brush motor. but i would like to try the brushless. ill delete the program an try to reinstall it

 

[foodstamp]

dang, yea litterally a brand new dell laptop lol about a week old.

 

[R/CMaxximus5.0]

yeah for some reason i cant open the instructions, keeps freezing my computer.

Check the FAQ's on castles site, pretty sure a remedy for this was listed"thumbsup"

 

[foodstamp]

ill take a look. it doesnt take a special usb cord dose it? im using a usb cord like what you would use for a blackberry or playstation controller. tried dowloading netFramework 3.5 and yeah. still not working

 

[Charlie-III]

ill take a look. it doesnt take a special usb cord dose it? im using a usb cord like what you would use for a blackberry or playstation controller.

Nope, pretty much a standard USB cord.:roll:

 

[foodstamp]

ill post a screan shot, it wont find the drivers for the mamba

 

[foodstamp]

 

[Charlie-III]

Is that WIndows 7?? Is there a compatability mode to run the CC software as Windows XP??

 

[foodstamp]

yeah it windows 7. well if its not compatable then i hope thats the issue. i have a vista laptop i can try it on. ill give it a shot later on

 

[SINister]

On the CC website there are special instructions for installing the software under windows 7. http://www.castlecreations.com/support/faq/faq-cl.html#castlelink4

1. Click 'Download Castle Link vX.XX Now'
2. At the bottom of the page click 'Save.'
3. When the download is complete click the bottom at the bottom right 'View Downloads.' This will open a folder containing the download 'CastleLinkInstall_3.41.1' or higher.
4. Right click (click with right mouse button instead of the usual left button) and from the dropdown left click on 'Run as Administrator.'
5. Allow Windows to install the software.
6. Click the 'Next' button through the installation process and be sure to allow the driver to install if Windows asks.
7. Castle Link software is now installed. Go to the desktop, there will be a new blue icon that says 'Castle Link.' The icon opens the program like any other program installed on your computer.