Electric or mechanical brake?

[EV0LVE]

I bought a used 5ive B that's already setup as electric and it uses the engine to brake, as expected. I'm wondering if using a mechanical brake, with a brake throttle will help save the battery and prolong motor life?

it just seems like a lot stress is put on the motor to stop all that momentum and weight from speed. Im also used to gas power so i'm a
little more used to mechanical brakes and the adjustability than an electric braking which just bites.

Thoughts?

 

[Brendog_78]

if brake bias is something you want to play with mechanical brakes are way more adjustable. if your chasing simplicity then using the motor/esc will get the job done. If safety is your concern a mechanical break may be the best option a disconnected battery, failed motor or esc with no mechanical break could be very dangerous.

 

[Clubin]

If you use mechanical brakes you must install a servo for them. It using motor breaking. No servo needed. But front/rear brake bias isn’t there.

 

[capflya]

Depends on what you're doing... if you're just bashing it you probably won't stress things out enough to worry about it. If you're driving on a track maybe you would want to think about it but mostly for tuning purposes. I've built a bunch of electric 5ive-b and sometimes they get mechanical brakes and sometimes they don't. It's mainly personal preference.

 

[Clubin]

I always use mechanical brakes. But that’s just me. Way more tuneable.