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Calibrating an ESC

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Materials

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  • ESC
  • Breadboard
  • Push button
  • 12 volt source
  • Fuse above 18 amps and Fuse holder
  • Brushless Motor
  • Arduino
  • Arduino wires
  • Wires to connect to fuse and battery
    This is where the "SET KEY" is.

Calibrating The ESC

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  1. Switch off the ESC
  2. Switch on transmitter
  3. Hold down the "SET KEY" on the ESC
  4. Switch on ESC
  5. Press button once within two seconds of turning on the ESC
  6. ESC will send a beep- beep- sound telling that it has read the maximum value
  7. Press button again
  8. ESC will read minimum value sending a beep- beep- sound letting you know it got it
  9. Release the "SET KEY" setting will be finished

Code

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ESC Calibration Code [1]

This is what it will look like to wire the ESC. There is a servo in place of the ESC because the Servo is wired the same way as the ESC.

Wiring The ESC

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  1. Plug in the ESC to a battery using a fuse on the positive side
  2. Use a three pin wire to plug the ESC into the arduino



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Created April 25, 2022 by Joshua Gaunt
Last edit July 28, 2025 by Irene Delgado
Cite as Joshua Gaunt (2022–2025). "Calibrating an ESC". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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