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Old 05-01-2018 | 12:43 PM
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robert@castle
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Originally Posted by B16A2
Typical ESC's are designed to pump out as much current as possible from the battery to the motor limited by the PCB design and the MOSFET rating, never seen an RC ESC with current limiting for drive. You could do a wattage test on the motor and limit the throttle EPA to just under the max watt draw you desire to protect the cells.
Our Mamba XLX does it but it's limit is between 120 and 400 amps, so it would not work for the thread starter's situation.
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