Originally Posted by
katze
i am fairly now to the concept of electric racing and is still abit confused about brushless motor timing effects...
my questions:
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do you guys adjust the mechanical timing on your motors? if so, why do you do so since most esc have timing shift functions.... if gearing up has the same effect, why not just gear up?
I have advanced the time on my motor for other reasons too. In my Pro10 (10.5 2S Pancar), when coming out of the corners, to much torque is hard to control. So by advancing the timing on the motor, it makes the car more controlable. When the RPM and Power come on, the car is generating more downforce so it has the traction to take the power. The power band also feels more linear with the motor timed this way.
One thing about the timing though, the further you get from zero, the less efficient the motor becomes, so it will generate more heat, and use more Mah from your battery.
Shawn.