Too long battery wires can kill ESC: precautions, solutions & workarounds - RCG
Keep controller(s) close to battery, if possible, and extend motor wires instead.
Keep the battery wires short, or else install extra capacitors, all on/near ESC.
Contents- Example
four costly controllers consecutively cremated
- Solutions I & II, rules of thumb
- Problem
- Capacitor type & polarity (orientation!)
- How & where (not) to add extra capacitors
- DIY capacitor pack pictures
- Capacitor & pack suppliers
- Expert/manufacturer opinions, they all say the same ... & their rules of thumb
- Explanation, water hammer/knock analogy, theory, references, measurements
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Ron
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