Special Features (further explanations)
Repair Procedures / Limited Warranty
Troubleshooting Guide
Mode Programming
Spare- & Optional Parts
Double Action Brake/Reverse Function: inordertogivebestcarcontrolduringbraking,evenwhenusing
reversefunction,thebrakefunctionisintegratedasa„doubleaction“brake.
Thismeansthatyou‘llhavenormalbrakeinthereverserangeforthefirsttimeyouhitbrake,itwillswitchtoreverse
operationifyouletthetriggerreturntoneutralafterbrakingandthengobacktoreversetriggerposition.
SwitchingBEC: apowerfulandefficient6.0V/2AswitchingBECallowstheusageofstrongservosincombina-
tionwithawiderangeofdrivebatteries(2S-4SLiPoor6-to14-cellsNiMH‘s).
1S LiPo use: thespeedocanalsooperatewithlowerinputvoltagethen7.2Vbutbeawarethatyouneedtoruna
receiverbatterywhenyou‘reusinga1SLiPoor4cellNiMHbatterypack.
Connectasuitablereceiverpackdirectlytothereceiver,makesurethereceiverpacksvoltageiswithinyourrecei-
vers&servo‘slimitations(thespeed-controlitselfcanacceptupto7.4Vfromreceiverpack).
Boost Zero:ifvalue#0ischoosenforMode.3thegreenLEDwillflashinneutraltriggerpositiontoindicatethat
speed-controlisoperatinginBoost0modefor„truestockracing“asrequiredbycertainfederations!
Changing Mode Settings without the Transmitter: simplydisconnectthereceiverleadfromthereceiver
andchangetheMODEsettingsonthespeed-controlasdescribedunder„ModeProgramming“.
Sensored Brushless Technology: AdvancedDigitalallowstheperfectknowledgeofthebrushlessmotor’s
magnetposition.ThisresultsinperfectmotorcontrolathighandlowRPM‘s,aswellasperfectbrakecontrol.
LED flashes Remark #0 #1
Yellow/Red
(alternate)
TorqueSetting 0% 30°
Value#1:thismodeshouldonlybeusedLRPK4/X12/X20motorsasitwillincreasethemotorstorqueandeffici-
ency,allothermotorsshouldbeusedwith#0inthismode.
Value#0:Boost0mode,thegreenLEDwillflashinneutraltriggerpositiontoindicatethatspeed-controlisopera-
tinginBoost0modefor„truestockracing“asrequiredbycertainfederations!
LED flashes Remark #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Yellow/Red
(sametime)
Autobrake% 0 5 10 15 20 25
allowsyoutosetaslightbrakingactionwhenyourtriggerisinneutralrange.
SYMPTOM CAUSE REMEDY
Motoroverheats Toohighmechanicalmotortiming Decreasemechanicalmotortiming
Toolittlemotorcooling Addcoolingfanand/orheatsink
Insufficientperformance.
E.g.poorpower,topspeed
orbrake
WrongGearratio Adjustgearratio
Transmittersettingschangedafterset-up Repeatset-upprocedure
Motororsensor-boardinmotordefective Replacesensor-boardormotor
Speed-controldefective Sendinproductforrepair
Servoisworking,nomotor
function
Speedopluggedinincorrectly PlugspeedotoreceiverasCh.2
MultiprotectionSystemactivated Checksettingsforyourapplication
Wiringproblem Checkwiresandconnectors
Sensorwiremissing/defective Install/replacesensorwire
Motordefective Replacemotor
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Noservoandnomotor
function
Speedoconnectedtoreceiverwithwrongpolarity Connectspeedowithcorrectpolarity
Wiringproblem Checkwiresandconnectors
Batterydefective Replacewithdifferentbatterypack
Crystal,receiverortransmitterdefective Replacecomponentsonebyone
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Motorstutterswhile
accelerating
Sensorwiredefective Replacesensorwire
Motororsensorboardinmotordefective Replacesensorboardormotor
Radiointerference Changelocationofcomponents
Speedodefective Sendinproductforrepair
Motorrunsinreversewhen
acceleratingforwardonradio
Modelwithreversedgearbox! Cannotuseasensoredbrushlesssystem!
Speed-controlswitchesoff
frequently
Modelusedtoooftenwithoutcool-downperiods Letcooldownaftereveryrun
Motorstrongerthanmotorlimitorinputvoltage
toohigh
Useonlymotorsandbatterieswhicharewithin
thespecificationsofthespeed-control
Stuckdrivetrainorball-bearing Maintainmodel
Motordefective Replacemotor
Motorneverstops,runsat
constantslowspeed
Transmittersettingschangedafterset-up Repeatset-upprocedure
Motororsensorboardinmotordefective Replacesensorboardormotor
Radiointerference Receiverorantennatooclosetopowerwires,
motor,batteryorspeedo.Receiveraerialtooshort
orcoiledup
See„InstallationTips“and„Installation“
Receiverdefective,toosensitive;
Transmitterdefective,transmitteroutputpower
toolow,servoproblem
Replacecomponentsonebyone
Onlyuseoriginalmanufacturerscrystals
Poorbatteryconnection Checkplugsandconnectingwires
Transmitterbatteriesempty Replace/rechargetransmitterbatteries
AllproductsfromLRPelectronicGmbH(hereinaftercalled“LRP”)aremanufacturedaccordingtothehighestqua-
litystandards.LRPguaranteesthisproducttobefreefromdefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipfor90days(non-
europeancountrisonly)fromtheoriginaldateofpurchaseverifiedbysalesreceipt.Thislimitedwarrantydoesn’t
coverdefects,whicharearesultofmisuse,impropermaintenance,outsideinterferenceormechanicaldamage.
„Thisappliesamongotherthingson:
• Cutofforiginalpowerplugornotusingreversepolarityprotectedplugs
• Receiverwireand/orswitchwiredamaged
• Mechanicaldamageofthecase
• Mechanicaldamageofelectronicalcomponents/PCB
• SolderedonthePCB
• Connectedspeed-controlwithreversedpolarity“
Toeliminateall otherpossibilitiesorimproperhandling,firstcheckallothercomponentsinyourmodelandthe
troubleshootingguide,ifavailable,beforeyousendinthisproductforrepair.Ifproductsaresentinforrepair,which
dooperateperfectly,wehavetochargeaservicefeeaccordingtoourpricelist.
Withsendinginthisproduct,thecustomerhastoadviseLRPiftheproductshouldberepairedineithercase.If
thereisneitherawarrantynorguaranteeclaim,theinspectionoftheproductandtherepairs,ifnecessary,ineither
casewillbechargedwithafeeatthecustomersexpenseaccordingtoourpricelist.Aproofofpurchaseincluding
dateofpurchaseneedstobeincluded.Otherwise,nowarrantycanbegranted.Forquickrepair-andreturnservice,
addyouraddressanddetaileddescriptionofthemalfunction.
IfLRPnolongermanufacturesareturneddefectiveproductandweareunabletoserviceit,weshallprovideyou
withaproductthathasatleastthesamevaluefromoneofthesuccessorseries.
Thespecificationslikeweight,sizeandothersshouldbeseenasguidevalues.Duetoongoingtechnicalimpro-
vements,whicharedoneintheinterestoftheproduct,LRPdoesnottakeanyresponsibilityfortheaccuracyof
thesespecs.
LRP-Distributor-Service:
• Packageyourproductcarefullyandincludesalesreceiptanddetaileddescriptionofmalfunction.
• SendparceltoyournationalLRPdistributor.
• Distributorrepairsorexchangestheproduct.
• ShipmentbacktoyouusuallybyCOD(cashondelivery),butthisissubjecttoyournationalLRPdistributor‘s
generalpolicy.
Toeliminateallotherpossibilitiesorimproperhandling,firstcheck allothercomponentsinyourmodelandthe
troubleshootingguidebeforeyousendinthisproductforrepair.Ifproductsaresentinforrepair,whichdooperate
perfectly,wehavetochargeaservicefeeaccordingtoourpricelist.
AlwayscheckerrorbycheckingLEDerrorcodefirst,thisgivesyouagoodindicationweretosearch!
LED flashes Remark #1 #2 #3
Red
Forward 100% 100% 50%
Reverse 50% none 50%
theSpin includesadjustabledriveselection.Youcandisablereverse,ifyouplanonusingforward/brakeonlyfor
racingandthere‘sevena„TrainingMode“whichonlygives50%oftheavailablepowerinforwarddirectiontogive
easiercontrolforthelessexperienceddriversorkidsandtheirfirstrunswiththenewvehicle!
LED flashes Remark #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Yellow
Cut-OffVoltage 3.2 6.4 9.6 12.8 xxx
usefor 1SLiPo 2SLiPo 3SLiPo 4SLiPo NiMH
ensuresthatallbatteriescanbeusedsafelyforallapplications,pleaseselectthecorrectvalueaccordingtoourta-
bleunder„ModeProgramming“.Whenthebatteryvoltagereachestheselectedcut-offvoltage,themotorfunction
willbedisabledandtheLED‘swillindicatethattheshutdownhasoccuredduetoundervoltageofyourbatteries
(see„MultiProtectionSystem3“forfurtherdetails).
Caution:WorksDefaultsettingis2SLiPo,soifyouuseotherbatteriesyouneedtoadjustMode.1beforefirstuse!
TheSpin featuresthreesimplemodeswhichenableyoutoadjustittoyourrequirements.TheWorksDefaultset-
tingsareshowningreycolour.
ThisisthefirstLRPspeed-controlusingasinglebuttonwhichisusedastheOn/Offbutton,forcalibrationtoyour
radioandalsothemodeadjustments.ThereforeitworksinaslightlydifferentwaythanknownfromLRPspeed-
controlsbeforebutwehaveretainedthesimpleandintuitivelogictomakeitsuperuser-friendly.
•Howtogetinto„programmingthemodes“? Withspeedoturnedon,pressbuttonfor3secuntil
yellow+greenLEDstartflashing.
•Howtoknowinwhichmodeyouare? checkLEDflashingsequenceofred/yellowLED‘s.
•Howtocheckthestoredvalues? CountthenumberofflashesofthegreenLED.
(*=value1|**=value2|etc.).
•Howtochangethevalue? Pressbuttontoincreasevaluebyonestep.
•Howtogettothenextmode? thisisdoneautomatic,thevalueswillbeshown
3timesbeforeitjumpstothenextMode!The
„jump“tothenextmodeisindicatedbyall3LED‘s
flickeringveryquickly.
•Howtoleavetheprogrammingmode? letthespeedo„hop“throughtheremainingmode‘sand
itleavethemodeprogrammingautomatically.
•Tableofsettings,valuesandmodes:seerightside(grey-shadedvaluesshow„defaultsettings“).
*** Mod e.2 *** D r i v e Selec t ion
*** Mode.1 *** AutoCell System 2
*** Mod e. 3 *** Tor q ue S et t in g
*** Mod e.4 *** Au t o ma tic B ra ke
flash alternatively
flash same time
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#81801 USBBridge„Spec.2“-SpeedoFirmwareUpdate+PC-Link
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toseperatecollectionattheproductend-of-life.Donotdisposeoftheseproductsasunsorted
municipalwaste.