Failsafe or not?

[Revo Rancher]

Okey, dokey, got the TC 4 up and running. Ran some suspension bugs out of it today. Nice smooth ride. Lowered the body some more. Thinking of tinting the windows so noone sees the Neo One and Sphere ESC, plus the 3700 batts, at race practice.

Anyhow, this thing is quick. Not as much top end as a nitro, but still, it gets up and boogies. Brings me to my reason to post.

Do I need a failsafe? Or is it built in somewhere?

 

[redhatman]

You do not need a failsafe on electric cars as much as gas, being that gas IMO has a bigger potential for destroying. When I drive my electric cars out of range, they just stop. but walk a couple steps towards them, and they go back on. Maybe there is some kind of built in failsafe, but I have experienced glitching, just not life (car) threatening.

 

[bustedgears]

When you have an esc on an electric, you don't have to worry about the failsafe.

 

[beason]

if you have a mechanical throtle control it would run.. but a esc it would just stop..

 

[redhatman]

When you have an esc on an electric, you don't have to worry about the failsafe.

not nessecarily, but where in gas, if you lose signal, the carb stands at its current position unless there is a failsafe. For electric, nothing happens, it just goes to no throttle. the thing that would caus it to go pysco is if there is interference and someone else or something else for that matter controls it somewhere else before you gain control again.

 

[Revo Rancher]

OK, nice clear, quick answers. Anyone know why they stop or do not need a FS? I am just curious. Reason I mention the latter is that electric airplanes will just keep going (at least mine do/did).

 

[redhatman]

OK, nice clear, quick answers. Anyone know why they stop or do not need a FS? I am just curious. Reason I mention the latter is that electric airplanes will just keep going (at least mine do/did).

because in gas, nothing is controlling the carb, so it stays it its position.

 

[beason]

a mechanical fail safe would keep going.. the servo stays where it was at.. with a esc.. signal means throtle positon.. no signal = no throtle position or stopped..

 

[redhatman]

yup.. exaclty what I said, but u said it a lot shorter.

 

[Revo Rancher]

OK, got it. You guys typed more while I typed up the follow up question. Thanks again.