LVC clarification

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Originally Posted by DrFizz2k1

Hi,

I am looking for clarification on the LVC workings.. I have and use everything from Mamba 25, Sidewinder, Original Mamba Max, Mamba Max Pro and Monster Mamba...

In each one of these systems, I have the settings for auto lipo with cut off at 3.2v and/or 3.3v depending on the rig.. When I trip the LVC, there is no slowdown that i can notice.. trucks running the BAM, no more power.. Is this normal? I know someone (I'm going to sound like a noob here.. but i swear im not.. im trying to be nice.. LOL) I know someone who claims his sidewinder ESCs have 2 stage LVC that cuts to 1/2 power for a while before eventually just cutting off juice to the motor... Is there a multi stage LVC in these speed controls? Is it something that one would need to manually engage via software or something?

Thanks..

LVC cutoff is soft on the Mamba line -- if the controller sees the voltage drop below LVC, it will throttle back until the voltage rises back above LVC. There isn't any "1/2" throttle max -- it just limits power when it sees the voltage drop below LVC.

So what happens in practice is that acceleration gets softer as the batteries go down, and then eventually it cuts off hard if the voltage doesn't bounce back above the LVC.