Novak Mongoose Programming Sheet (55-3050P-1) User Manual

Profile selection, Esc adjustments, Proper gear selection throttle profile selection

The Mongoose Brushless/Brush speed control is equipped with

4 user-

selectable Throttle Profiles, as shown below.

MONGOOSE THROTTLE PROFILES

BRUSHLESS MOTOR PROFILES

BRUSH MODE

w/Reverse

yes

Reverse%

100%

n/a

25%

100%

Programmable

yes

Min. Brake%

Drag Brake

off

Dead Band%

Min. Drive%

NOTE: The Mongoose is factory set to Profile #1

In Brushless-Mode, One-Touch set-up reverts ESC back to Profile #1 & default settings.

selecting brushless profiles

all LEDs

With ESC on & connected to a charged battery

(transmitter ON or OFF)

1. IF TRANSMITTER IS OFF, DISCONNECT ESC FROM RECEIVER

To avoid possible radio interference, remove the ESC’s input signal harness

from the receiver--

Green & Red LEDs will be on to indicate no signal from receiver

2. PRESS & HOLD THE ESC’S ONE-TOUCH SET BUTTON

Continue to hold SET button on ESC until all 4 LEDs turns on.

Note: You will continue holding past all the LED programming indicators in

the ESC’s software as shown in the flow chart on back side of this sheet.

3. RELEASE SET BUTTON AS SOON AS ALL 4 LEDs COMES ON

Once released, the 4 status LEDs will flash to indicate what Throttle Profile is

currently selected. The number of times the LEDs flash indicates the Brushless

Throttle Profile selection (1 of 3).

4. QUICK PRESS

(& release)

SET BUTTON TO CHANGE SELECTION

Each press will change to the next consecutive Throttle Profile. (After Profile

3 in Brushless-Mode, the sequence begins again at Profile 1)

Note: there is a time constraint during this selection process.

5. ESC STORES SELECTION & BEGINS TO EXIT PROGRAMMING

If SET button is not pressed for 3 seconds,

ESC stores selected Profile in

memory, exits to neutral & is ready to go. (LEDs turn off in a rolling motion

left to right, then Red LED turns on solid--Green LED will be on if no transmitter

signal present & Blue or Blue & Amber LEDs on if Drag or Min. Brakes above 0%).

Note: ESC reverts to factory default settings & Throttle Profile #1 whenever One-Touch set-up is

performed (reverts to Profile #4 Brush-Mode if no brushless motor sensor harness is connected).

profile selection

esc adjustments

proper gear selection

throttle profile selection

4-2008

#55-3050P-1

Motor operating temperature is the

proper way to set the vehicle gearing

The motor should not exceed 170°F at end of run!

Change the gearing to avoid overheating.

If you do not change gearing after switching to brushless, you may be

over-geared and have slow acceleration & excessive temperatures!

With the extremely broad power band of the Novak brushless motors,

you can gear your vehicle for more acceleration or for more top speed

(without changing the voltage of the battery pack), but remember gearing

higher for top speed produces more ESC & motor heating. Always check

the motor’s operating temperature after making any gearing adjust-

ments--motors are designed to operate safely up to 160-170ºF.

A safe starting point for selecting gearing is to begin 3-5 teeth

smaller than the stock pinion gear that came with your vehicle.

proFile adjustments

The following parameters are adjustable in the ESC’s software:
MINIMUM BRAKE (1 of 7 settings from 0% to 50%)--The amount of braking

applied with the first pulse of transmitter brake information.

Raising this setting starts the braking at a stronger/higher level.

DRAG BRAKE (1 of 7 settings from 0%{off} to 50%)--The amount of braking

applied while the transmitter is at neutral.

Raising this setting makes the motor slow down more without

pushing the transmitter’s trigger into the brake/reverse direction.

DEAD BAND (1 of 5 settings from 2 to 6%)--The space between Minimum

Brake and Minimum Drive, with neutral in the middle.

Raising this setting will increase the ‘free play’, or distance your

trigger must move before forward drive or braking will begin.

MINIMUM DRIVE (1 of 5 settings from 1 to 12%)--The amount of forward

drive applied with the first pulse of transmitter throttle information.

Raising this setting makes the motor start at a stronger/higher

level so it takes off more aggressively from neutral.

DRIVE FREQUENCY-Brush-Mode Only-(1 of 7 settings from 1.5 to 11kHz)--The

frequency at which the duty cycle information is being sent from the

speed control to the motor to control the speed.

Raising this setting makes the control of the motor feel more smooth.

Normally this value would be lowered for use with higher turn motors

to get more ‘punch’, and it would be raised for hotter, low-turn motors

or slippery track conditions for more control of the power delivery.

LiPO cUt-OFF circUitrY

When active (see programming on reverse side to turn ON/OFF), the built-in

Novak Smart-Stop LiPo Cut-Off Circuitry lets you safely use 2-cell (2S)

or 3-cell (3S) Lithium Polymer battery packs by cutting off the speed

control’s throttle output when a critical safety voltage is reached.
The circuitry constantly monitors the pack voltage. When it gets close to

the critical safety voltage (6.25V for 2S packs & 9.375V for 3S packs) the

circuitry begins interrupting, or ‘blipping’ the throttle output as an early

warning that the battery pack’s voltage is getting low and the throttle

output will soon be completely shut off.
When the critical voltage is reached, the throttle output to the motor

gets completely shut down to keep the voltage from dropping further

(Red & Green LEDs will alternately flash & you still have steering control).

Re-charge battery after Smart-Stop circuitry shuts off throttle

Even though the pack’s voltage will rise (after a short resting period) to a level

high enough to run motor again, this is not good for LiPo batteries.

Reaching critical safety voltage too many times can damage the cells.

DO NOT CONTINUE TO RUN VEHICLE AFTER THE SMART-STOP HAS SHUT

DOWN THE THROTTLE OUTPUT THE FIRST TIME.

During power-up when the ESC is switched ON, the Amber & Red

LEDs will flash together 3 times to indicate LiPo Cut-Off is ACTIVE.

With the LiPo Cut-Off turned ON & using Ni-Cd or Ni-MH cells, the circuitry will shut off the ESC’s

throttle output very early into the run, due to the different characteristics of these batteries.

mOtOr rOtAtiON SeleCtiOn

The Mongoose ESC software lets you reverse the brushless motor’s rota-

tion direction. This allows installation in vehicles with counter-rotating

drive trains (or opposed transmissions), without compromising performance

and efficiency by running in reverse.

See reverse side of this sheet for programming instructions