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Old 09-25-2014 | 05:30 AM
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Originally Posted by heavyaslead
Higher battery voltage does not mean faster speed.

These electronics have voltage regulators built in so the battery voltage is reduced before any motor controls are processed.

I use 8.4 V in the Leopard and King Hauler models with no issues (and no faster motors either).
Eric,
Thanks for this info.... new to me. So the Tamiya ESC circuit output maxes out at some specific V no matter the input V? Bummer for the motors I wanted to use.
I have a programmable Tx and can set throttle output greater than 100%. Would that push the Tamiya ESC V output?
Thanks,
Dan
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