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Originally Posted by brushlessboy16
I dont think that not using motor brakes shortens the life of the motor... with the motor rotation accelerating and decelerating at the same rate- albeit with a different foce everything is subjected to the same forces either way.
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That is the point w/ mechanical brakes there are no forces on the motor it moves all force onto the disc brakes you disable the motor brakes in the ESC. Saving work, less stress on the motor and bearings setting it up to last longer, obviously many things can throw a motor though. Mechanical brakes seem to reduce heat by about 5-10 degrees from my experience too (depends on track), again taking that function away from the motor... like I said though it's just not that big of a difference, you'll be happy either way. On another note.. mechanical brakes do allow you to adjust bias so you don't do the classic front flip on a hard brake that you often get w/ setup that has a center diff.