RC Basics - Understanding Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC)

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In this video we cover the how an ESC works and what the main jobs of it are inside your model. We cover the standard settings that you will encounter in traditional firmwares, things like brake, advance, voltage cut-off, direction and timing. We cover a few of the standard firmware types like SimonK and BLHeli. We talk about what OneShot is. We then finish by discussing the various types of battery Eliminator Circuits (BEC/UBEC) found in ESCs (Linear, Switching/switched, Optio/Opto).
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In this video you can find –
- Introduction (0:02)
- How do ESCs work? (2:29)
- Firmware types and OneShot (9:18)
- Why do we need to calibrate the throttle? (14:32)
- Types of BEC (1605)
- Summary (19:03)
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