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Old 04-21-2008, 07:46 PM
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deskwarmer
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Hey Steve,

How come ESC's get so hot even though the on resistance of the mosfets are in the milliohms? I think I read something a long time ago that its because the fets are spending too much time in the triode region (is that the right word?) and aren't being switched fast enough. I'm not sure though. Don't hold back on the technical explanation.

-Jon
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