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Old 09-24-2015 | 09:51 AM
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UStik
 
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Originally Posted by BD5wingnut
Hey Ustik.
I haven't heard of the Battery to ESC leads being problematic, I thought it was the ESC to motor side. What is considered "long"? I will have about 10"-12" between the Battery and ESC's.
There are different opinions, but most of the German sources say it's the hashing of the ESC input (pulse width modulation) that makes for voltage peaks in the leads between battery and ESC. That's why ESCs have a capacitor between the input terminals.

Some modelers report no problems with long leads but it's recommended to install additional electrolytic capacitors (470 microF / 35 V) every 4" to 8" or even 10" between the leads. So 12" would be problematic. ;-)
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