Timing Hard vs soft

[Cat-Boi]

Using a 40-160 schulze controller now on 6s hydro with soft timing. any disadvantages to using hard setting? the slow spool up seems to hinder launch greatly as well.

[Fluid]

Optimum timing advance depends on the motor and the amp draw. The higher the amp draw or the higher the rpm, the more timing advance is required. The number of poles doesn't matter, but the winding pattern can. Neu "D" wind motors do not respond to timing advance, but most all other motors do.

Too much timing is a bad as too little by adding heat with no power advantage. What motor/prop/amp setup?



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[ozzie-crawl]

Optimum timing advance depends on the motor and the amp draw. The higher the amp draw or the higher the rpm, the more timing advance is required.

would this then cause the motor to draw more amps or does it become more efficient being closer to its optimum setting

[Fluid]

The motor will become more efficient at the optimum timing advance; raising the timing more will pull more amps (up to a point) and add power at the same time. Eventually, extra timing will just add heat.



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[Cat-Boi]

ok, makes sense... thanks. will it produce more rapid spool up too?