Kontronik Heli Jive 120+ HV Brushless ESC (V13)

This is the Kontronik Heli Jive 120+ HV V13 Brushless ESC. Kontronik ESC's have a legendary reputation for having the most sophisticated & consistent properties of any ESC on the market. The built-in governor mode is simply the best ESC governor available. As long as your motor and battery are up to the task, a Kontronik ESC will govern the head speed flawlessly. Another amazing feature of Kontronik ESC's is their ability to automatically program themselves to mate with the motor that they are controlling. This guarantees the highest power and efficiency possible all the time, every time.

The name 120+ HV means that the Jive is capable of putting out 120 Amps continuous current right out of the box with zero modification. The huge cooling plate transfers all of the heat from the internals with great efficiency. With decent external cooling it is possible to increase the output of the Jive considerably. Installing a heatsink onto the Jive's built-in cooling plate will boost the cooling and help keep it running cool.

The Jive Series of ESCs offer an integrated shock resistant housing made from a specific poly amide material to protect the ESC from mechanical damage and make it waterproof. The plastic material has been developed especially for injection molding of electronic parts without tension or stress for the electronic components.

Due to a second processor it was possible to exceed the well-known JAZZ Software with some incredible features. For example the JIVE alarms the pilot after the flight, when it was used in overload regions in order to prevent a later malfunction.

Further highlights are waiting inside the new JIVE ESC. One of which is the unbelievably strong BEC which is adjustable between 5V and 6V with ProgCARD II or ProgDISC. It offers 5A continuous BEC current with 15A in peak. That's enough for all spectacular flight figures even in helicopters. To provide this power the JIVE ESCs have two PARALLEL BEC output jacks. It is necessary to use both BEC output jacks if you are using this ESC with high current servos, most specifically in a flybarless application.

NOTE "Compatibility Alert": There have been some reported cases of incompatibility with the following items: Kontronik Jive Speed Controllers, Scorpion Motors and KDE High Performance Motors. Some users have experienced no Initialization of the speed controller and an error code of 3 Flashes (Inductance too low). Some have success using the Kontronik Toroidal Core (KON9700) and wrapping one of the motor wires in a loop around the toroidal core.   

Features:

• Bail-Out
• Manual throttle mode
• Option to run the ESC on an external flybarless system
• BEC adjustable with ProgCARD/ProgDISC: 5-6V
• BEC short circuit protection
• Auto Programming Mode
• Stick positions programmable
• Mode programming
• ProgCARD ability
• RPM Control
• EMK brake can be disabled
• EMK brake adjustable (for F3A)
• Short circuit protection
• False start protection
• Current limiting
• Over-temperature protection
• Under-voltage cutoff
• Under-voltage can be disabled
• Under-voltage with automatic adjustment for NiCd / NiMH / Li-Ion / LiPo
• Variable cutoff voltage / cell
• Slow down instead of cutoff
• Active freewheeling circuit
• LED status display
• Overload alarm
• PWM frequency 8-32kHz
• Total copper thickness 630µm
• Reversible rotation direction

Specifications:
Cell count: 5-12 Lipos
Operating Voltage: 16-50V
Continuous Current: 120A
Max Current: 120A without external cooling. With external cooling device such as a heatsink, the continuous discharge current can be greatly increased.
Max RPM with 2-pole-motor: N/A
Size: 62x32x21mm
Weight with cables: 140g
Cable cross-section: 4/6mm²
BEC current continuous: 5A
BEC current max.: 15A
BEC voltage: 5.5V

This product was added to our catalog on May 10, 2012