Capacitor question

[nsg1rc]

I am building a berg for my 1st crawler. Using 2 Matrix Pro 45t motors and punk dig.
I picked up a Sidewinder w/ccbec used in great condition. My question is do I need to be using capacitors with this setup? If so, what capacitors should I be using?

Thanks,
Neil

[Skullbasher]

Believe it mostly depends what radio you are going to use. With a 2.4ghz radio, you shouldn't need them. if you are gonna run like a 27mhz system, I would solder some on.
The capacitors I have always used are 0.1 farad, 50v ceramic caps.

[nsg1rc]

What about the cap. that I see popping with the fxr esc, does the sidewinder require one?

[oldhippie]

Originally Posted by nsg1rc

What about the cap. that I see popping with the fxr esc, does the sidewinder require one?

No

[YJ_Driver]

Originally Posted by Skullbasher

Believe it mostly depends what radio you are going to use. With a 2.4ghz radio, you shouldn't need them. if you are gonna run like a 27mhz system, I would solder some on.
The capacitors I have always used are 0.1 farad, 50v ceramic caps.

That should be 0.1 microFarad (uF). I believe CC recommends caps when using a Sidewinder, in general it's a good idea to keep radio noise and voltage spikes back to the ESC at a minimum.

Richard