Pushing the limit

I've read numerous threads on pushing the mamba max ESC to its limits (and sometimes beyond!). But how many people have messed with other electronics like the Novaks or LRPs?

I was messing with my XBR/SS+ firmware Novak ESC, and just for fun, I hooked up a 3s lipo (only read about 10.58v according to my digital multimeter; it just came back from a run in my Trinity NOW). To my suprise, the ESC worked fine. I was going to test a fully charged 3s pack, but then I just took a quick look at the cap and it's only a 10v (I switched out the stock 16v one for the larger capacity 10v since it allows things to run far cooler).

So this brings me back to my point: does anyone know the limits of the Novak ESCs or any other manufacturer's ESC? I'm half tempted to push this ESC till it breaks, but I don't have the money to get a new unit afterwards.