Brushless Motor & TITAN Settings
If your AEG has been fitted with a Warhead brushless motor and Gate TITAN ETU by Tactical Parts, then the settings for the TITAN have been optimally configured for your specific rifle build. Generally speaking, there should not be any need to adjust configuration settings, save for specific user preferences such as fire control modes, trigger sensitivity, magazine mode, etc. All settings are configured via the Gate Control Station application, which is a free download available for PC, MAC, Android and iOS devices.
These configuration settings have been adapted from Warhead's published literature and are also based on my experience with configuring the optimal settings. This guidance is updated as new TITAN firmware editions are released and the Gate Control Station application is updated.
Please note that the following TITAN settings should remain and/or be configured as follows:
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RECOMMENDED TITAN FIRMWARE VERSION
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RECOMMENDED TITAN II FIRMWARE VERSION
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GEAR RATIO (disregard this if using TITAN II)
- If 18:1 gears are equipped = "Normal Speed"
- If 13:1 gears are equipped = "High Speed"
- SR-25 / Ver. 2.5 gearboxes = "19-Tooth"
BATTERY PROTECTION / LOW VOLTAGE DETECTION
SET TO: USER PREFERENCE
As Warheads have built-in low voltage and excess amp draw protection, this setting is not explicitly required. Low voltage cutoff is set at 3.1 continuous volts per cell. Once the cells reach 3.1 volts or less, the motor will stop operating to protect the battery from being over-discharged. Changing your battery for a freshly charged one with reset the cutoff function and you can resume shooting.
The Warhead motor also has built-in excess amperage draw protection too. This feature is designed to protect the ESC on the motor if a power surge occurs. In this failure condition-state, the motor will be inoperable for a total of 5 seconds after which it will resume operation. If you believe there is damage to your gearbox or something is physically blocking it from functioning, it's important to stop using your motor. Continuously attempting to override the excess amperage draw protection may result in damage to the electronics of the motor.
CYCLE DETECTION
SET TO: ON
Important! For KWA replicas equipped with a TITAN II:
Go to General > Cycle Detection > Set to "Single Sensor Mode."
Dual sensor mode does not operate correctly in KWA gearboxes.
PRE-COCKING
SET TO: USER PREFERENCE
Pre-cocking is typically safe to use with some caveats. If you encounter feeding issues after activating pre-cocking, reduce the amount of pre-cocking value selected. For ERG (Recoil) based rifles, I don't normally recommend using pre-cocking as this can reduce the felt recoil impulse. Current firmware editions allow for de-cocking the piston after you are done using the gun. This is normally accomplished by switching the gun to semi-auto and holding down the trigger for several seconds until you audibly hear the piston release.
Important! If setting pre-cocking, navigate back to General > Active Brake > set to 0%. There is a firmware bug that will re-enable active braking when pre-cocking is enabled.
ACTIVE BRAKING
SET TO: 0%
The ESC will perfectly start and stop the motor without any additional assistance required by the TITAN or Active Braking function. Activating Active Brake may result in the motor stuttering or behaving poorly - and with high values applied (e.g. 100% AB), may even damage the motor. Current TITAN and TITAN II firmware versions now automatically detect brushless motors, however they do not disable active braking.
Important! Make sure Active Brake setting is set to 0%.
VIBRATION NOTIFICATIONS
SET TO: USER PREFERENCE
Again, as the Warhead has built-in low-voltage cutoff and excess amperage protection, this setting is not explicitly required. On older firmware versions, the haptic feedback generated by the TITAN has also been known to potentially cause the safety circuit on the motor to trip. If the motor encounters an issue, it will simply cease to operate for at least 5 seconds as described above. Current firmware versions seem to handle the haptic feedback fine and I have not observed an issue thus far.
Please note that changing any of these settings and damaging your motor may result in your motor warranty being invalidated!