ah i see ... sorry didnt realise it was a link!
im running tekin rx8 and prohd motor in 5min heats and the batts do get warm... is it worth running a glitch buster on the receiver in addition?
It is a really really ignorant rule by ROAR that prevents us SCT guys from running 3S systems in competition that we really should be running, because they consider SCT 1/10 scale. Never mind the fact it's the same size and close to the same weights as a 1/8 scale buggy... Idiots.
That being said, this is where the Cap packs come in.
When you are straining batteries by throwing large KV motors on heavy vehicle, only powered by a 2S 7.4v system, you are going to encounter lots of feed back/electronic noise.
This causes heat and internal resistance to spike in the battery/ESC. Even the motor.
By installing a low impedance capacitor pack inline with the battery input wires to the ESC, you are effectively providing a buffer that soaks up the ripple/noise and smooths out the power delivery.
Tekno Pro Jeremy McGuigan reported a 20 degree temp drop variance in his battery as well as significant reductions from his ESC and motor though out an 8 minute main with a cap pack installed on his RX8. Thats huge!
What you will want is the lowest impedance caps you can get. Those hobbywing caps I posted are the electrolytic type, (really low impedance) and are also protected by a little schottky diode, which can be looked at like a one way valve in regard to polarity induction. This means if you ever accidentally plugged a pack in backwards, it won't blow them up as it would without that diode. A lot of cap packs don't have those installed, so it's worth mentioning to you.[/QUOTE]