Hobby King HK-TR6A User Manual

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Alternately, the separately sold # DEC-ADAPT” kit permits the RX to be mounted anywhere you wish.
With the addition of the # BINDER, this kit will also enable you to have an “at will” BINDING capability to hand over locos
to a different TX. EG. Adding & removing speed matched locos to a train. See page # 6 3.1 & 3.2. Speed matching.
The # DEC-ADPT kit.
(Prototype kit shown).
Insert the 1 x 3 way servo cable & four
single wire cables into the TR6a RX. The
3 x wire cable goes to # 1 servo output.
Carefully line up the # DEC-ADAPT”
pcb with pin #’s 1 - 6 on the # DEC-A
and gently press it home onto the pins.
PLACING RX ANTENNA.
Other than with brass locos, it does not matter where you place the antenna(s).
We have 200’ + range with the system in plastic locos. There is NO “glitching” or “Rusty Bolt Effect”.
N.B. With metal locos the antenna may need to be vented externally to maximise range. Although there is evidence that
2.4 GHz RX’s have been successfully used with the RX & antenna inside a dummy water tank of a live steam loco.
Turn the TR6a 2.4 GHz TX OFF to save the batteries & the loco will “Cruise” along until the TX is turned ON again &
manual control resumed. The RCS-BELTROL program ignores the Hobby King TR6a Fail safe.
INSTALLING THE RCS-BELTROL ESC.
Wiring diagrams for your specific ESC must be downloaded in pdf format from the RCS-BELTROL website.
http://www.beltrol-rc.com/p1332-Instructions.html
POWER SOURCES.
You can use battery power. OR: Constant track voltage. See below.
Maximum voltages for a particular ESC are shown on page # 1.
BATTERY POWER.
Connect the traction battery, which MUST BE FUSED, as per the wiring diagram.
RCS-BELTROL R/C offers a variety of installation kits for on board use such as the # BIK-U3/6 which has screw
terminals to simplify installations. For trail car installations we also have the # BIK-TC5.
When used with the Bachmann
®
K-27, we have a special kit, # BIK-K27 to simplify installation.
PnP TRACK POWER.
The # PnP-ADAPT is a Plug’n’Play pcb designed to be used with AristoCraft
®
and Bachmann
®
locos equipped with the
standard PnP socket. It will collect constant track voltage which is then polarised, filtered, fused & connects to any
ECLIPSE ESC w/screw terminals. Filtered DC is recommended. You may be able to use a non DC supply such as DCC.
Battery back up of the track power is available via screw terminals on the # PnP-ADAPT.
Make sure the battery pack is fully charged before using the system.
NON PnP TRACK POWER.
Contact RCS-BELTROL for advice on how to set up a bridge rectifier and filtering capacitors circuit.
MOTOR CONNECTION.
Connect the motor(s) as per the wiring diagrams. The M + motor output is positive (+) in a forward direction.
In most installations the system will function perfectly well without any extra motor “Noise” suppression.
The # ECL-PnP is a simple plug in installation. No wiring to the motors or lights.
AristoCraft
®
locos. We supply the # ECL-PnP programmed with the default pre-set to suit AristoCraft
®
locos.
Bachmann
®
Spectrum
®
Fn3 locos. You can easily reset the # ECL-PnP default direction to suit the Bachmann
®
Spectrum
®
Fn3 locos that have a PnP socket. See page # 6, 3.4 Default Direction.
SHORT CIRCUIT & OVERLOAD PROTECTION.
All RCS-BELTROL ESC’s are self protecting. Although there is output overload & short circuit protection built into them,
it is essential the track power & battery supply be fused for overall system protection. See the wiring diagram pages.
RCS-BELTROL ESC’s have transistor controlled directional lighting. Maximum current is 100 ma per terminal.
IT IS MOST IMPORTANT THAT THE LIGHT BULBS BE COMPLETELY ISOLATED FROM ANY OTHER WIRING.
Instead of rewiring some locos, sometimes it is much simpler to control the regular loco wiring by simply reversing the
traction battery voltage. You can use the # RELAY-1a to do this as it can save a lot of wiring in many locos. It is
especially useful in USA Trains
®
locos to control incandescent bulbs or LED’s up to 1 amp & smoke features.
Please note: If the # RELAY-1a has been used, the lights will flash alternately, not together as with transistor outputs.
When the system is in neutral only one set of lights will be lit.
The instructions assume the operator has used the available front & rear transistor lighting outputs or # RELAY-v5.
If you do not have any lighting outputs connected you MUST be able to observe the LED on the ESC.

Hobby King HK-TR6A Specifications

General

Brand	Hobby King
Model	HK-TR6A
Category	Controller
Language	English