Questions tagged [esc]
Use in reference to electronic speed controllers, used with both brushed and brushless DC motors on drones and model aircraft.
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Effect of motor load on ESC?
I know that when a prop is caught on something or is slowed down by something it can put extra strain on the ESC or even burn it out.
If I was using a 2207 motor with an unusually large and heavy ...
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What does BEC, SBEC, UBEC, and OPTO mean for brushless motor ESCs?
I'm looking to purchase an ESC to go with a brushless motor. Many of the product pages include terms related to a BEC, such as SBEC, UBEC, and Opto.
What do those acronyms mean and how should I ...
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Help finding ESC for brushless motor
I'm very very new to hobby electronics however I have studied a bit about basic electronics in school. I have four EMAX 0802 Brushless Motors and I want to drive them with an Arduino Nano. I know that ...
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How to determine the lowest safe ESC current rating for a drone build?
I was planning to build a quadcopter and was wondering how I should decide what ESC to get. I'm asking about ESC current ratings. I am building a 7 inch drone using 4s with 2306 1900Kv motors. I have ...
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How to measure the RPM of a drone motor using Betaflight?
I am interested in finding out the RPM of the motors on my drone with certain amounts of load and without load. Is there some way to measure the RPM of a drone motor using BetaFlight? If not, is there ...
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Motor will not go above half thrust. Why and how to fix?
I fixed the esc of my aircraft, but now it won't go above half thrust for whatever reason. Here is a short record of the electronics in the craft;
Crashed twice, broke esc, soldered 3-pin ground ...
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