New hi-speed project

[What's_nitro?]

Instead of a transorb, why not just use a zener diode with appropriate voltage/current ratings to protect the batteries? Seems simpler to me anyways and the diode will last forever so long as it can handle the current produced.

[lincpimp]

I guess my anchor idea is stupid.

I have noticed that mech brakes do seem to lower the esc temps quite a bit. I have a quark 80 airmaster on 5s in my tekno revo. It runs a aveox motor very well. I have a feeling that the motor is loaded quite a bit,maybe even slighly undersized, and it will get the esc warm, but it never gets much over 130. The quark air esc is nice as it does not require a pixstix, and stars just like the car model. No proportional brakes, but it has all of the other features.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

Instead of a transorb, why not just use a zener diode with appropriate voltage/current ratings to protect the batteries? Seems simpler to me anyways and the diode will last forever so long as it can handle the current produced.

Yeah, whatever will work I guess. Even a transistor or FET could be used...