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BrianG · 10:50 PM

One way to help with the arc is to use a light bulb between the last contact you make. Once the caps equalize, no more arc.

I'd keep the wire coming out of the ESC. If anything, use larger 10GA wire.

Yeah, putting caps in series will add their voltages, but halve the capacitance (assuming you are using two of the same values). Ultracaps might help, but are too big and heavy IMO. Not enough bang for the buck weight-wise. You have to keep the caps as close to the ESC as possible.

I would just add the caps to the PCB or the wires right before the ESC.

If you decide to get some caps, you usually can get a better price if you buy bulk. I would be interested in ten 220uf 35v caps. If we can get more people on this, it can be a group buy...

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.30.2007, 10:49 PM One way to help with the arc is to use a light bulb between the last contact you make. Once the caps equalize, no more arc. I'd keep the wire coming out of the ESC. If anything, use larger 10GA wire. Yeah, putting caps in series will add their voltages, but halve the capacitance (assuming you are using two of the same values). Ultracaps might help, but are too big and heavy IMO. Not enough bang for the buck weight-wise. You have to keep the caps as close to the ESC as possible. I would just add the caps to the PCB or the wires right before the ESC. If you decide to get some caps, you usually can get a better price if you buy bulk. I would be interested in ten 220uf 35v caps. If we can get more people on this, it can be a group buy... Last edited by BrianG; 04.30.2007 at 10:50 PM.