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BrianG · 04.05.2008, 12:23 PM

Caps can help maintain a more stable voltage, but they have to be sized correctly. A cap able to help with 100A bursts would have to be VERY VERY large, like in the multi-farad range (as opposed to microfarads). Even Novaks larger 2700uF cap is only a 0.0027 farad capacitor. The ESC input caps help to filter out the AC ripple current, not necessarily to smooth out current peaks.

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	04.05.2008, 12:23 PM Caps can help maintain a more stable voltage, but they have to be sized correctly. A cap able to help with 100A bursts would have to be VERY VERY large, like in the multi-farad range (as opposed to microfarads). Even Novaks larger 2700uF cap is only a 0.0027 farad capacitor. The ESC input caps help to filter out the AC ripple current, not necessarily to smooth out current peaks.