[captain harlock]

I noticed that the most important procedures one should take with any controller to insure a safe and smooth operation, is to make the wires super short( I even thought about connecting the controller directly to the motor with no wires at all!!!) Hard wiring without the usage of connectors between the motor and esc. When using a large pinion gear, it will drain loads of amps out of the controller and will greatly heat the wires and motor. You should use high quality connectors with a great heat resistance capability( the deans are good, but the 6mm sized schulze connectors or BK's 5.5mm ones are much better). Some controllers come with 13-14GA wires, for extra safety( espicially in Monster Trucks and buggies), replace them with 12GA wires( Dean's Noodle wires, for example). A cooling fan on the motor and controller is a good topping, but shorting down the wires is more ipmortant.
I believe most of you know this, but thought about refreshing your minds.
I made those precautions on my 18.149 schulze controller and it did not break a sweat under hard acceleration. Just DON'T use brakes a lot.