Team Tekin Q&A

[HarlowS]

No, they will need to be used with the RX8 or the new RSX that should be getting released shortly.

[jo90]

I have had an issue this weekend that seems a bit wierd and wanted to check what the TekinRS speedo would do in this situation.

After a large jump the speedo seemed to cut out. I still had steering input but the speedo was reseting, similar to that of when you first turn the speedo on.

Does the Tekin RS have some kind of fault detection that if it loses signal it turns off then back on again by itself ? Could there be anything else that may cause this kind of reset (sensor being jarred or something causing the RS to reboot effectively) ?

I even tried a brand new, unused Tekin RS of which the same fault occured.

Cheers

[InsideLineModels]

Originally Posted by jo90

I have had an issue this weekend that seems a bit wierd and wanted to check what the TekinRS speedo would do in this situation.

After a large jump the speedo seemed to cut out. I still had steering input but the speedo was reseting, similar to that of when you first turn the speedo on.

Does the Tekin RS have some kind of fault detection that if it loses signal it turns off then back on again by itself ? Could there be anything else that may cause this kind of reset (sensor being jarred or something causing the RS to reboot effectively) ?

I even tried a brand new, unused Tekin RS of which the same fault occured.

Cheers

Hi, Do you have the wires resting on top of the speedo? We have seen problems in the past where the wires actually press the setting buttons on hard landings.

Kev

[smokes]

Hi i have broken the port that the sensor cable sits in on the Speed controller. How do I get it fixed thanks

[Northy]

Originally Posted by InsideLineRacing

Hi, Do you have the wires resting on top of the speedo? We have seen problems in the past where the wires actually press the setting buttons on hard landings.

Kev

Yeah, what Kev said. I've had this problem before.

Easy solution - open up the case and remove the plastic button insert parts - you'll still be able to press the buttons on the PCB with a small allen driver or similar.

G

[jo90]

i'll try this, cheers guys.

[sparky22]

Hi guys looking for some advice.

I am currently running the RS with a GM 13.5 sensored motor.

I have been reading up to find a basic set up/ starting point. On another forum someone has said the following;

"The timing setting is irrelevant when running sensored mode. only need to worry about this setting in sensorless mode. set it at 100 just in case of a sensor emergency"

Is this true???

thanks in advance.

[InsideLineModels]

Originally Posted by sparky22

"The timing setting is irrelevant when running sensored mode. only need to worry about this setting in sensorless mode. set it at 100 just in case of a sensor emergency"

Is this true???

Yes, this is correct. Only the boost and turbo features are active in sensored mode.

Kev

[sparky22]

Originally Posted by InsideLineRacing

Yes, this is correct. Only the boost and turbo features are active in sensored mode.

Kev

Hi Kev

thanks for the reply.

I did manage to find this out while I had it plugged into my hotwire

[sparky22]

dont suppose anyone on here has a good starting set up for bedworth do they??

i know its mainly off road guys on here, but thought id ask

[DCM]

There are a host of setups on the Tekin website.

[Randy p]

http://www.teamtekin.com/hotwire/ESCsetups/index.html

[sparky22]

Thanks guys. Will check it out.

[Jason B]

Hi - I have a query about Timing Advance on an RS Pro in dual mode. I run a Novak 6.5 and usually race indoors on a small track. I have set the motor advance at 25% but as I am about to start the outdoor season on longer tracks I wanted to know whether I should increase this setting and if so what to expect in terms of acceleration, top speed and also extra motor heat. Thanks very much again.

Jason

[Danny Harrison]

Pretty sure you want 100 timing advance in dual mode bud. It's what ive allways run.

If you want more power/accelration, try sensored only. Then if you want more still start slowly increasing boost.

Im running mine with a 6.5t tekin motor sensored only with 35 boost and fairly high gearing (22/81 b44.1)

Feels like I could push it a lot more too, and at the very least gear up more.

Heat hasnt been an issue at all.

[DCM]

Originally Posted by Jason B

Hi - I have a query about Timing Advance on an RS Pro in dual mode. I run a Novak 6.5 and usually race indoors on a small track. I have set the motor advance at 25% but as I am about to start the outdoor season on longer tracks I wanted to know whether I should increase this setting and if so what to expect in terms of acceleration, top speed and also extra motor heat. Thanks very much again.

Jason

80% for outdoors in dual mode, but if you need a little more try the default timing profiles too.

[Randy p]

In dual mode the motor timing does nothing at all.

IF you're up to 100 in dual mode and you need more power go to 0 motor timing, sensored only mode and slowly raise your motor timing up until you get the power you need. Or you can leave motor timing at 0 and as DCM mentioned use the default timing profiles(223 software) and increase boost as needed.

[Jason B]

Thanks very much for the advice, just want to check though - if the timing advance has no effect in dual mode I'm not sure why I should set it at 80 rather than 10 or 100?

Cheers

Jason

[DCM]

They mean setting the timing on the motor, when in Dual mode, it makes no effect.

[sparky22]

after last weekend I incurred a problem...

the motor started stuttering at full load once the boost and turbo kicked in??

is this because my lipo's are not powerful enough?

I currently have trakpower 3600's. I some how managed to kill one at the weekend, it dumped like old school cells!

any help would be appreciated.