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Old 05-13-2026 | 03:04 PM
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Burl Swift
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Originally Posted by DirkW
I believe his question is what happens inside the ESC when you apply the brakes.

IIRC in the brushed days, the two motor poles were shorted somehow and that created a braking force. Not sure about brushless systems. Never really cared for the details, tbh.
Yup, you got it. And thanks for the info.

I club race and I drive a very HEAVY SCT on some nights, my brakes are garbage when I try to get it slowed down at the end of the straight, I had always assumed it was my motor not having the strength. Now I'm thinking its the ESC.

Either way, I need to put the SCT on a diet.
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