Reverse charging a capacitior isn't a problem - unless you're using electrolytics or tantalum beads.
On Tuesday, 2 April 2013 19:47:27 UTC+1, Jason Kehoe wrote: > > imho the interference isnt coming from the speed controller its far more > likely that its coming from the motors themselves. in the ARC cars we would > put capacitors on the motor leads to dampen down the electrical spikey > interference but this is only an option on the forward only use motors as > youd see in a "racing" rc car... the racing ESCs didnt have reverse > capability, and with the capacitors you cant use reverse anyways because > reverse charging a cap is bad news. > > best practice on the cars was to locate the receiver as far away from the > batteries, power wires, and motor as possible. moving a servo wasnt really > possible since those locations were dictated by chassis design. > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Neil Rochford" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > *To: *[email protected] <javascript:> > *Sent: *Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:35:51 PM > *Subject: *[TANKS] MAG esc`s in tanks > > Tonight I want to talk about on/off Mag speed controllers.The beauty of > these devices is they are cheap and easily mend-able. with no more school > money for a while they are my best option. > I have made MAG esc`s in the past to power the drive motors of > various vehicles only to find that the electrical interference makes the > servos go wild and therefor the unit undrivable, However I have been > given a number of servos, enough to build MAG sc`s for 4 tanks. so Id like > to give them a go. I have attached a paint picture of my very simple idea, > instead of having the servo close to the micro switches I plan to move them > away form the electrical noise with an extension arm operating a swiveling > offset > circle. . Can anyone think of a reason why this wont work. > > Many thanks > > Neil R > > -- > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] <javascript:> > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
