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That's....not entirely true. The capacity to switch larger currents is part of what makes the FET useful as it prevents all the current going through the trigger contacts which can then arc and lead to poor switching and conduction but it's also the ramp rate of the FET that makes the trigger response better. You could JUST fit a hardwired FET using all the original wiring and get a much improved trigger response because the FET can go from 0 to full current far quicker than a mechanical switch. Granted if you combine this with better wiring, Deans connectors etc then the trigger response will be better still but don't make the mistake of thinking that's where the greatest benefit in switching speed comes from.it is when you rewire with thicker wire + deans that the fet comes into its own and it is the other bits that give the faster response
not the mosfet - the fet just allows us to safely switch higher juice for heavier loads on juicy motors etc....
That is where the trigger response comes from - not the fet itself
the fet just manages the bigger juice safely keeping your contacts looking good rather than deep fried
With 11.1 im getting around 40 odd per second , but that's testing it with a crappy iPhone app..I'm going to short stroke it with an m120 I think
Do you think plastic teeth are the way to go on really high speed stuff so only that goes bang ?
Not gonna get into a debate on it but fet is an additional device with additional wiring often sited further backwards....
then the current would flow from the fet to the motor after the fet's own delay or switch on time even in nano/milliseconds
it prevents trigger arcing/carbon which would cause resistance etc in switching
but like for like as you wouldn't fit a mosfet when the trigger contacts were shot
you would replace switch - but on clean good contacts under stock conditions at least
the fet does not in my mind improve trigger response....
as stated above additional device, additional wiring and has its own delay or switch on time
burnt out contacts are different - the point I am making is that many people assume the mosfet is improving trigger response
it on its own is not - it is safely allowing the use of higher juice to the motor using thicker wire/connectors
take two exact brand new guns and a soldering iron........
fit just a mosfet to one gun and to the other fit deans instead of small tamiya to other gun & battery
Then dean's gun will show trigger response than the mosfet only gun
maybe in time as carbon builds up on deans gun this may get so bad in terms of resistance the mosfet gun triggers faster
but like for like new clean contacts the mosfet will not show any improvement in my mind like I stated above
trouble is even if it did provide a smidge more, then often people would take it that most of the response must be down to the fet
it is not it is when all the items are upgraded and the fet operates to prevent additional resistance building up at switch
that trigger response is improved and maintained through the larger wire/connectors with little resistance
The mosfet is there as I said to prevent resistance taking place - on its own it does not in my book when fitted improve response
over time it helps maintain trigger response - I will admit that
but I can't see how on its own with new contacts the response will be improved in the fet Vs deans gun scenario
I do enjoy the times we don't quite see eye to eye but we all know it is when it is all done properly the response really improvesAll I will say in response to that is that I used to do this stuff for a living. A FET will improve your trigger response without changing the original wiring but not as much as changing the whole set-up as you rightly say.