what is the point of this?

[m1009cucv]

i finally got a wraith. has a tekin rs esc and a roc motor. this capacitor i think it was plunged into the receiver. i will be using my gt3c on this. is it still needed? thanks

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[Dostradamas]

Think of capacitors as tanks of electricity, when voltage is applied the Cap fills to capacity & chills.
When a draw on the power exceeds the supply you get glitches & other stuff. The capacitor on your Rx is like backup power for those times when you need a bit more.
They call it a glitchbuster.
I use one all the time.
It is likely unnecessary with a 10a BEC or something like that but they can be a nice helper to your ESC's BEC when its supplying all the power to your Rx & servo.

[Grizzly4x4]

Originally Posted by Dostradamas

Think of capacitors as tanks of electricity, when voltage is applied the Cap fills to capacity & chills.
When a draw on the power exceeds the supply you get glitches & other stuff. The capacitor on your Rx is like backup power for those times when you need a bit more.
They call it a glitchbuster.
I use one all the time.
It is likely unnecessary with a 10a BEC or something like that but they can be a nice helper to your ESC's BEC when its supplying all the power to your Rx & servo.

Exactly this.

Novak sent me a bunch when we were working on the glitching of the new Rooster Crawler ESC. I have found that they are not needed with a CCBEC but they also don't hurt. I have put them in other RCs such as my boat as an extra measure to prevent glitching issues.

[m1009cucv]

ok got it. dont have a bec on there yet. so ill use it on the flysky receiver. can i plug into any channel? wouldn't matter right?

[Dostradamas]

any channel you are not using is fine.

[m1009cucv]

thanks