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Dagger Thrasher · 08:35 AM

I wouldn't bother with those...and the caps won't make any difference in performance...they aren't big enough. For power caps to make any real difference, you really need at least 10,000uF capacity on them (they look to be around 1,500uF). The idea is that they store up charge and release it when the ESC needs it most, keeping voltage up a little better and ironing out ripples. It certainly helps in high-current situations, but with such small caps you won't notice a difference. I have two 15,000uF power caps in parallel on Cold Fusion (effectively 30,000uF, and she is running twin 14T brushed motors)...it definitely aids acceleration a little and prevents glitching. Also, the cells stay a little cooler...not much, but every little helps.

As for the batteries themselves, well like you all say, you get what you pay for...

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Dagger Thrasher I have no idea what's going on Offline Posts: 464 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: UK	12.05.2005, 08:32 AM I wouldn't bother with those...and the caps won't make any difference in performance...they aren't big enough. For power caps to make any real difference, you really need at least 10,000uF capacity on them (they look to be around 1,500uF). The idea is that they store up charge and release it when the ESC needs it most, keeping voltage up a little better and ironing out ripples. It certainly helps in high-current situations, but with such small caps you won't notice a difference. I have two 15,000uF power caps in parallel on Cold Fusion (effectively 30,000uF, and she is running twin 14T brushed motors)...it definitely aids acceleration a little and prevents glitching. Also, the cells stay a little cooler...not much, but every little helps. As for the batteries themselves, well like you all say, you get what you pay for... Last edited by Dagger Thrasher; 12.05.2005 at 08:35 AM.