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Old 07-18-2013 | 07:29 AM
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OK, guys, please forgive the repetitive questions. I am still trying to wrap my head around the esc cap issue. It's been literally 40 years since I installed maintained, troubleshot, and qc'd voice and data communication circuits, so my basic electricity is a little foggy. The stock cap is rated at 2200uf 25v (not 16v like I posted earlier) 105* high temp.

From a rc car perspective, will I gain noticable more punch, smother braking, and lower temps from running a single aftermarket cap rated at 2200uf, 35v, ESR 0.1206 ohms and a ripple current of 2880 ma, or four 470uf 35v ESR 0.494 ohms and a ripple current of 900ma wired in parallel. OR, am I over thinking the problem, and just run the stock cap or their high power 4 cap bank (four 470uf 16v caps)

Thanks for any feedback
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