Yeah i know, i prefer having it on anyway, by deffault brake setting is on most of the time At least for the eflite. i just wanted to see what it was like with it off on an outrunner with no gearbox friction= The plane glides forever off throttle by comparison, needs longer landing approach, annoying if you ask me. As for ''should have leaft it alone'' Forget it, the feature is there to be used there's no reason it should do harm, i paid for a esc with that feature. When i pay for something i want to work it as intended period.

Now get this, this super hobby shop who sold me the benefits of a 20$ membership 3 years and a couple of thousands of dollars ago won't replace the esc ''no questions asked'' as they initially promise upon signup, or let me trade up for a cc25. They'l only send to manufacturer after rma etc... So i can't fly a couple of weeks. I am a little disapointed. I constantly buy more expensive things from them rather than cheaper internet sources because i want to support a local hobby shop and get better service. Screw them, i'll voice my discontempt when i have my esc in hand and never go there again, i vote with my wallet, i wouldn't be so pissed if they hadn't made that big a deal of their ''standing behind everything they sell'' in the first place, the service procedure itself is quite normal. Still ticked off and not wanting to be grounded for weeks, i go buy a great planes bl-8 from another hobby shop, it's only 8 amps but apparently is all i need for the rimfire at least according to the manufacturer's website, with recomended props of course.

Guess what, i get it in the plane, test it= no go, motor cogs like mad below 1/2 throttle and spins emitting wierd irregular and weak sound without a prop at wot, put a prop on to see= can't even turn the prop one revolution at wot and esc gets hot. I take it back to the other hobby shop where i bought it and they were really nice, made an exception and replaced it free of charge. Now that's a p.r. gesture. Of course they know me there too but still it was very nice of them. I get home, test the new esc= it works BUT on the great planes brake is set at off by deffault, i tried to program it but the brake won't come regardless how well i follow the instructions. Now am i supposed to trust the lvc on this thing? I think not...

Too bad, i will fly it like this and be carefull until i get my eflite back then if all works ok i'll return the bl-8 for service and sell the new or refurbished one they give me asap. One thing is certain i came really close to setting my plane and everything related to it on fire this afternoon.