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BrianG · 09.15.2006, 09:41 PM

Yeah, it's kinda hard to say. It made sense in my case though. It was just a thought. (BTW: what's OTOH?)

As far as I know, the ESC doesn't pull more current to make up for lower voltage. I think it simply outputs a PWM pulse proportional to throttle using whatever voltage the batteries can provide. Normally, for a given load, an increase in V = increase in A. However, the motor is a coil and there is inductance involved, so I'm not sure if that is a factor somehow.

Edit OTOH=On the other hand. Doh!

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BrianG RC-Monster Admin Offline Posts: 14,609 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA	09.15.2006, 09:41 PM Yeah, it's kinda hard to say. It made sense in my case though. It was just a thought. (BTW: what's OTOH?) As far as I know, the ESC doesn't pull more current to make up for lower voltage. I think it simply outputs a PWM pulse proportional to throttle using whatever voltage the batteries can provide. Normally, for a given load, an increase in V = increase in A. However, the motor is a coil and there is inductance involved, so I'm not sure if that is a factor somehow. Edit OTOH=On the other hand. Doh!