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pacnwfoto

10-29-2014 01:34 PM

Will slowing it down make smoke?

The plan is to run a Mini-Z MR-03S around an obstacle course in a small indoor space. So, I need to slow the car beyond what the small pinion can do. Putting a resistor on the + side of the motor should work, but will this damage the ESC?

howardcano

10-29-2014 01:50 PM

You might fry the resistor (it's going to dissipate quite a bit of power), but not the ESC. Do you have the ability to turn down the throttle endpoint? That would be much easier than anything else.

pacnwfoto

10-29-2014 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howardcano (Post 13625765)

...Do you have the ability to turn down the throttle endpoint?.....

Thanks for the feedback. The KT-19 Tx has a not-slow-enough [for me] 'training mode' but no throttle endpoint adjustment.

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