Brake is
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Guys, still learning this electric stuff....can you explain ''brake'' to me? What is it and what does it do for me?
Thanks!
Brake is exactly what it sounds like. It keeps the motor from being able to speed up on downlines and such. One issue in pattern is the ability to maintain constant speed, and with internal combustion motors, especially 2 strokes, even at idle they tend to accelerate. With an electric motor this can be elminated to some degree. These motors move very freely. An easy test is to put your motor at full idle at the house and then put a fan in front of it and watch it speed up. This is what would happen if you are in the air. The brake limits this from happening to a certain degree making downlines and such much easier to maintain a constant speed. Be careful in how much brake you use though as some ESCs get unhappy with too much as it can affect the timing when you add throttle back in.
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