E-Baja 5SC SS - Brake Options

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by x-y

if you use manual brake you kill the reverse option

I don't think so...? Though I am not at all familiar with the Baja platform. You could just set the ESC to Forward/Reverse Lockout and Brake % to zero.

[rckcrwlr]

Looks like, so far, the only thing that we are all set on is not using just the OEM Rear brake.

Keep them coming guys. The comments are helping.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by What's_nitro?

I don't think so...? Though I am not at all familiar with the Baja platform. You could just set the ESC to Forward/Reverse Lockout and Brake % to zero.

If you use mechanical brakes, reverse is a no-go because reverse is the same position on the throttle channel as the brake. So even if you do disable brakes on the ESC (while retaining reverse somehow), the mech brakes will be on while you are trying to go reverse. The only way that mech brakes works with reverse is to use a different channel control on the brakes; meaning, the brakes would be triggered off CH3/AUX and NOT slaved to CH2 - the brakes would have its own button (which is a PITA to use IMO).

You could mix the throttle channel to ch3, and have the mix on a switch. This is similar what Brain said, but I believe he implied just using a button for ch3 without a mix. Continuing on though if you had the switch normally on (mix on) then it would be the same as driving with brake, and no reverse. However if you find yourself stuck and need reverse simply flick the switch (turn off the mix) brake servo returns to neutral and your right to reverse. No different to changing your car into reverse. Simply flick the switch again when your going forward and manual brakes are back on for when you need them. You would have to remember not to move the trigger back into reverse without turning off the mix though as you would get the motor fighting the brakes. I sure with a fancy enough radio though you could set it so it alerts you or automatically disables the mix?

Kieren