Category: General Electric

Articles relating to all Electric RC vehicles

Does an RC Motor and ESC provide Regenerative Braking

Regenerative Braking Efficiency Calculation by RCexplained on YouTube

Many RC ESC’s have an electronic brake function to slow down the motor where and when required. For RC Cars this is extremely important as the guys exceeding 100mph would be in the next city without brakes. For airplanes that can cruise back down from a high altitude with no throttle input, a drag brake …

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Do Brushless Motors Require Oiling or Lubrication?

A brushless motor used in RC is actually quite simple mechanically. There are only a few moving parts in the entire assembly. Those moving parts are limited to the rotor containing the permanent magnets and the bearings that support it. When considering lubrication, the only area that could possibly require it is the bearings, right? …

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How to verify the C Rating of a LiPo Battery Pack

The true C rating of a LiPo battery

A LiPo Battery packs C rating is a very important specification on a LiPo. It represents the ability for a LiPo battery pack to provide continuous current. Although, the C rating alone does not tell you how much current you can get out of a particular LiPo. There is a calculation for this and that …

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Parallel or Series for a Setup using 2 LiPo Packs? (RC Cars, Airplanes, Boats)

Parallel vs Series of 2 LiPo Batteries

There are many RC’s on the market that are setup in such a way to use 2 LiPo battery packs. Theoretically, you can have any RC Airplane, Car, Boat, Helicopter or Drone setup using 2 battery packs. However, it is fairly common that RC manufactures would setup higher powered vehicles in this way. In this …

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How to Improve Cogging – ESC Motor Hesitation on Startup

Firstly, I have to state that cogging is actually not the term to use here. However, since this term is commonly used within the RC community, I want to be sure that all can still find the improvements to the motor hesitation that we will be covering. For a deeper understanding as to what cogging …

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