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Old 05-09-2019, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by bertrandsv87
There is still transit time(drag brake comes on) when going from throttle to brake and vice versa: drag brake can turn on&off over 20 times a lap, causing a little more motor heat and more esc computations(heat). You don't want current constantly fluctuating in your circuits: it generates too much heat, for not much work done.....
Clearly you don't know how brushless motors work if you don't think the current is already constantly fluctuating, even at a constant speed.
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