thrust speed

[Dilbert Firestorm]

I tested the machine in my back yard yesterday morning, it runs pretty good.
however, after the test, I was surprised by how much dirt & grass it picked up
in the chassis.

at one point during thest, the model got stuck in a small ditch, and tried to
back out, but there wasn't enough power to get it unstuck in reverse. I
switched my transmitter settings to another default model setting (100% on both
forward & reverse). it had enough power to back out.

anyone know whats the reason for the 70% forward, 30% reverse thrust that seems
to be recommended by some ESC manufacturers?

[Justin Mahn]

It gives you more control over throttle, wich optimimally is used much more
than brakes. Most ESC manufacturers assume you want a racing, not a bashing
configuration and don't take reverse into account. Also, if you got more
power by changing your forward/reverse ratio, then your ESC probably lost
its programming. Set your transmitter to the way you like, 70/30 or 50/50,
and reprogram the ESC for maximum power in both directions.


"Dilbert Firestorm" <scanb31@*nospam*directvinternet*nospam*.com> wrote in
message news:3e295b8d_6@nopics.sjc...
> I tested the machine in my back yard yesterday morning, it runs pretty
good.
> however, after the test, I was surprised by how much dirt & grass it
picked up
> in the chassis.
>
> at one point during thest, the model got stuck in a small ditch, and tried
to
> back out, but there wasn't enough power to get it unstuck in reverse. I
> switched my transmitter settings to another default model setting (100% on
both
> forward & reverse). it had enough power to back out.
>
> anyone know whats the reason for the 70% forward, 30% reverse thrust that
seems
> to be recommended by some ESC manufacturers?
>
>