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Old 01-06-2018 | 05:00 AM
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I've heard conflicting stories regarding capacitors and the ESC. My Hobbywing ESC came with just one cap. Would it be beneficial to swap it out for a series of caps? Like I said, ive heard different things.

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Old 01-06-2018 | 05:22 AM
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A link that have explained a lot on this forum:
https://www.rctech.net/forum/search.php
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Old 01-06-2018 | 05:35 AM
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a cap on a esc is a voltage sag helper.. depending on your driving style and battery true C rates . a bank of caps on the esc will help in starts and chicane..as in fast slow fast slow trigger pulling..
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Originally Posted by Roelof
A link that have explained a lot on this forum:
https://www.rctech.net/forum/search.php
Come on Roelof.
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Old 01-06-2018 | 10:23 AM
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In every 2 weeks a new topic about caps is started and everytime it is all explained.
Some research before asking a same question would be nice.....

Edit: OK, because I can be nice....

A simple search and some reding within a minute some topics about caps:

How much capacitor is enough?

ESC Capacitors

Better Capacitor.......?
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Old 01-06-2018 | 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Roelof
In every 2 weeks a new topic about caps is started and everytime it is all explained.
Some research before asking a same question would be nice.....
Sorry if I got your panties in a bunch. Here s a tip: if you see a topic that you're either sick of or familiar with then don't click on it.

Have a great day sweetheart.
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Old 01-06-2018 | 11:05 AM
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Sorry if I got your panties in a bunch. Here s a tip: if you see a topic that you're either sick of or familiar with then don't click on it.

Have a great day sweetheart.
I rather would have read a "sorry, you are right, I should have done that first"

But OK, sorry for standing on your toes but also from me one tip: You will be amazed what answers you can find by just using the search. It is also much better learning if you do some own research.
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Originally Posted by Roelof
In every 2 weeks a new topic about caps is started and everytime it is all explained.
Some research before asking a same question would be nice.....

Edit: OK, because I can be nice....

A simple search and some reding within a minute some topics about caps:

How much capacitor is enough?

ESC Capacitors

Better Capacitor.......?
+1 to link 3 (just because Im in it)

but really no need to go silly and get large caps, the one included by the factory is perfectly suited. The engineers included it because they felt it was the best for the job.
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Old 01-06-2018 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Roelof
I rather would have read a "sorry, you are right, I should have done that first"

But OK, sorry for standing on your toes but also from me one tip: You will be amazed what answers you can find by just using the search. It is also much better learning if you do some own research.
LMAO to the guy getting hurt.

That is one small annoyance about this forum, people dont use the search feature before posting. With that said, I do love RC stuff and deal with it.
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LMAO to the guy getting hurt.

That is one small annoyance about this forum, people dont use the search feature before posting. With that said, I do love RC stuff and deal with it.
The best thing is that OP asked a question about capacitors back in 2016, and Roelof answered his question back then.

OP has started many threads that get closed because he can't seem to understand that he is supposed to ask his question in the thread for that vehicle, instead of starting a thread just for his question.

Also, it seems he worries about a lot of things that might maybe make a tiny difference in on track performance. Stuff that you need to be a REALLY good driver to make your lap times faster. Stuff that is not going to make any difference for him.
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Old 01-07-2018 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by urnotevenwrg2
The best thing is that OP asked a question about capacitors back in 2016, and Roelof answered his question back then..
Murfdogg Capacitor?

WHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh man, looking through his list as a topic starter he has a lot o questtions.
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Originally Posted by Roelof
Murfdogg Capacitor?

WHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh man, looking through his list as a topic starter he has a lot o questtions.
Okay guys, you've made your point. No need to belittle them further.
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Guys, come on, attitude! If it continues a moderator (maybe me) will have to come in and pull some heads in, then you'll cry to one of the site admins over pm that the big bad mods are picking on you.....

We don't need that now do we?

Now, esc caps

Even the best ESC cap will only give what the battery will provide. IMO it's more important to have a cap with a low ESR rating (resistance) than one that has a higher uf (capacitance). The Hobbywing single caps are usually pretty low resistance, very similar to the Tekin single caps (may be the same unit?) On my Hobbywing I use the G force hyperbooster as I needed weight that side of the car so figure it may as well be doing something, and the esr on it was the same as the stock cap. On my Team Powers esc (which is heavier) the stock cap is fine.
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