Question on Installing Cap Bank on Swordfish 300A Lite or similar set up

[tlandauer]

Seeing this came up on another post, I wanted to know if this alternative way of installing a cap bank is possible. Please excuse the bad drawing but it will save many unnecessary words.
Example is for Xs2p battery config.
THIS:

Scan0003 Cap Bank Arrangement.jpg

INSTEAD OF THIS:

Scan0003 Cap Bank Arrangement 1.jpg

[srislash]

So in pic one you have caps on each power lead as opposed to the caps storing energy and feeding both power leads, Mmm.
Does not seem right but one such as myself is no expert. Maybe post this in Doc's 'pre emp' thread. He IS the engineer.

[oscarel]

The main leads have to be tied together, you can't run them on separate batteries. The boards aren't tied together internally.

[ray schrauwen]

The main leads have to be tied together, you can't run them on separate batteries. The boards aren't tied together internally.

A good warning

[tlandauer]

The main leads have to be tied together, you can't run them on separate batteries. The boards aren't tied together internally.

Thanks! I didn't know... I thought it was designed in such a way so you can run them like I had fantasized. THANKS FOR THE BIG HEADS UP!
Previously I had only run something that resembled that kind of lead arrangement and it was an old Schulze 40.160 and that had separate sets of wires ....

[tlandauer]

A good warning

I agree whole heartily as well...

[tlandauer]

So in pic one you have caps on each power lead as opposed to the caps storing energy and feeding both power leads, Mmm.
Does not seem right but one such as myself is no expert. Maybe post this in Doc's 'pre emp' thread. He IS the engineer.

I was only thinking out loud, the only reason for this "fantasy" was that I was trying to avoid having to solder these 8 ga. wires together and make a mess. But as Oscar had pointed out, this ( even w/o the cap bank) won't work. --------------Another grand scheme of mine down the drain............

I only posted this because someone else had asked a question on this ESC, I am not "advanced" enough to use this yet, lol....

[pescador]

I'm working on my 300 and I used the Hefei parallel/cap bank terminal.
You solder all 4 wires to the back and it gives you 8mm bullets and an anti-spark terminal. I milled out a little case for it from Delrin.





Brian

[tlandauer]

Brian, thank you for the pictures, now i understand how this cap bank works!