Originally Posted by
XtremelySLOW
Thanks all for the responses. I do have a follow-up question though about turning down the throttle endpoint. Since the ESC is digital, even when the throttle is set to linear, it's not really linear (more accurately it's a series of steps, like stairs.) The smaller the steps, the "smoother" the ESC feels. If I adjust the endpoint to 50% throttle, will the smoothness remain the same, or will it effectively cut it in half? I am guessing it will cut it in half, and make the throttle a little more "Choppy" kind of like the old analog ESCs were, but obviously not that bad. My assumption is based on the fact that the transmitter will be trying to "stretch" half of the ESC's throttle map over the entire range of the trigger pull.
I honestly don't know. But I've turned down some low turn (5.5) motors in my 4wd buggies by about 40% and never really noticed a real change in "smoothness".
I'll ask this. If you're looking at turning down the EPA by 50%, is that driver going to notice a difference in feel? Aren't you doing it to help them learn throttle management, not worry about feel? "Feel" comes after throttle management in the learning curve, IMO.