Originally Posted by
mjk1210
I'm not sure if it is simply not recommended but at the very least the system will not have the launch it had. The cap holds quite a bit of power that is used when you first pull he trigger hard. Again, I'm not sure, but it may cause some damage. Maybe Howard can answer that.
I scavenged a cap from another ESC to get me thru the race day. I've never ran a modern brushless ESC without a cap so that was why I asked. Gotta order up another from SP though...their twin cap setup fits nicely under the front driveshaft on my b44 and replacement from my junk pile doesn't