I was in contact with BK yesterday. I asked them about the "brake/backward-problem". Here is what BK answered (short version):


"Breaking is a short-out of the motor. When you are breaking all phases of the motor are under positiv voltage. That's also the reason why MGM controllers are burning some times.
When you hold the trigger in break position for more than 1.8sec. the stress peaks are so high that when switching to forward mode the motor could blow up.
That's the reason why 99% of the (racing) drivers like the behaviour of the BK controllers. Nobody would ever break for more than a second."


Ok, maybe a "racing driver" would not break longer than a second. But I driving a Savage and I am bashing for fun and not entering a race contest...

-- Dave