YGE Progcard III

[dpelletier]

If you have a version 3 of the card, does it work with higher voltages?

Mine does not work at 8.4 volts, it does its little startup light dance, but wont give me the current settings of the 90HV.

Works fine at 4.8 volts.

[dpelletier]

Just to close out this thread...

Was in touch with Pete (Elektro RC) who got in touch with the folks in Germany...

Problem specific to my YGE 90HV (fo course)... they recommended the removal of a resistor on the card.

I removed it, which was easy, just hope I'm never told to put that itsy bitsy tiny little dude back on.

All works as it should now.

Thanks goes to Pete

[Jays200]

Good result Dany.

I still have memories of doing those little electronic kits at school 30+ years ago where you could see the colours on the resistors and solder them by hand.

[dpelletier]

Good result Dany.

I still have memories of doing those little electronic kits at school 30+ years ago where you could see the colours on the resistors and solder them by hand.

Exactly! This resistor probably 1.5mm by 1mm.
Oh... And don't ask me to find it now... its on the bench somewhere.

[prototype3a]

I just got a ProgCard 3 to replace my apparently broken PC2. I noticed that the v3 card appears to have a very small voltage regulator on it but I don't see anything new in the manual that came with it. It does say the v3 is protected against "reversals" though.

never mind... right at the top of the page... "3-9v operating voltage"

I guess I no longer have to switch my BEC down to 4.5v from 8.4v to program my ESCs.

[prototype3a]

Just tried my v3 with my BEC set to 8.4v and mine didn't act correctly but at least it didn't go up in smoke.