[NSRCA-discussion] Braking question

[James Hiller]

Matt, it can be simple.
I'm running E-Flite motors and Castle ESCs in various applications from a 450 to 160 (3-10S). Other than setting rotation direction and 'Soft start' (my preference) nothing else is needed. This truly is plug and play equipment, if one is content with that. It makes the airplane go, quietly and cleanly, every time.
Jim
 
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Sounds to me that E-Pattern has gotten about as complicated as Pattern ever was. Even the great Hanno simplified his stuff, at some point realizing that complex pattern planes with tricked out power plants were not his friend. You boys at the top may want to think about that and force mfr$$ to simplify for the rest of the tr00p$$ who fly E-Pattern.  
 
But, of course, it doesn't really matter to me either way. ... ... Pattern to me is a gas!! lol 
 
RCMeister


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With my V3/Hacker Comp 14XL I ran 50-60% brake. On the V4/Kontronic I had to drop the brake down to 15-20% or the rear prop would stop and make an 'auto-rotation' sound on my downlines. I thought it was cool sounding but it was too distracting to fly in competition.

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On Mar 1, 2016, at 8:48 PM, Dave Lockhart < <mailto:davel322 at comcast.net> davel322 at comcast.net> wrote:
The rate of commutation increases as RPM and pole count increase.
 
If an ESC can commutate at say 180,000 times per minute, it could run a 4 pole motor (geared inrunner like Neu) at 45,000 RPM or a 28 pole motor (some of the Q80s) at 6,428 RPM.  In practice, if an ESC can not commutate fast enough, it may still work ok at partial throttle, or it may behave erratically throughout the throttle range – hesitations, stuttering, surging, etc.
 
Regards,
 
Dave
 
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Only thing is the OS/Futaba esc's don't like 28-pole motors. Not sure why.

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On Mar 1, 2016, at 1:35 PM, David Harmon via NSRCA-discussion < <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
Hi John….could be but the OS 1100HV and Futaba MC 9100A work great without screeching or any other operational problems.
The brake is very effective and I have had the brake setting adjusted between 50 and 90 on various 2 and 3 blade props as large as a Mejzlik 22 x 12 2 blade and Mejzlik and Falcon 3 blades.
The hand held ‘loader’ is small enough to put into the transmitter case and you can make quick changes at the field between flights without a computer or other hardware.
Both ESC are clones to each other…they look exactly alike except for the mfgrs sticker.
The loader is also clone across both mfgrs and operationally are exactly alike….in fact I have only one loader and use it on both ESC.
All available at RC Japan….tower does not have them anymore because they said sales was too slow…arrgh
I am using the Plettenberg Advance motors at 15 degrees timing.
 
 
73
 
David Harmon
K6XYZ
Sperry, OK
 
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The reason this is so touchy BTW is because you guys are using sensor-less brushless motors. Commutation takes place in the speed control. This works fairly well when the speed controller is driving the motor. When it’s the other way around however – not so much. I bet if someone came out with a motor that had position sensors and a really expensive speed controller to drive it, more people would get  interested in Pattern again… LOL
 
John Pavlick
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This is exactly my experience as well.
 
David Harmon
Sperry, OK
 
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Braking question
 
ESC dependent. Castle ESC braking doesn't work well over 30% in my experience, without screeching. I set my OS controller at 65%, and it works fine. Jason goes as high as 90% with an OS. Some other controllers don't work well with braking at all, such as the YEP controllers from HobbyKing.
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